Can i sue a sweepstakes company if they didnt send me the prize they say i won???

i got a letter saying i won money they sent a check saying deposit it in my account for processing fees. they never asked for money out my pocket. i try to cash the check and the bank said its fraudulent. the company used names such as publishing clearing house,readers digest etc.....

Can i sue a sweepstakes company if they didnt send me the prize they say i won???
That is a really popular scam going around these days. They impersonate some of the top names in the sweepstakes industry and include a check to make themselves look legit, but they're not - and those companies are not really involved, either.





The people who are behind these scams are very sophisticated criminals, usually based out of Nigeria. They get runners living in Canada to do the dirty work of actually picking up the money, so that even if the police are lucky enough to catch someone involved (which is very hard), then it's no one who really affects the organization.





You should contact your local police. If this check was sent out of Canada, you should also contact Phonebusters at http://www.phonebusters.com - they actually try to stop this kind of fraud.





If you actually wired the money, you can also contact your local attorney general. In some rare cases, they can help you recoup your money. And if you received the letter in the mail, you can contact the Post Master General, who also investigate mail fraud.





There's more information about where to report sweepstakes scams here: http://contests.about.com/od/conttestsca...
Reply:this whole thing is a plot to sell something else like magazines... they send lots of dummy cheques out to people....


when you see these coming from companies that you know nothing about, I deposit them in the trash....
Reply:OMG! You've been the victim of a fraud, a scam! Run the other way and cut your losses.





Not to mention, changing your email addy and getting some good security in place to protect yourself in the future.





Gosh, I can't believe people are still this naive and gullible after so much media attention over the years!





You've been suckered, sucker!





Get some help securing your PC if you don't know quite how. You have a problem. Be more careful and slow down.





Nobody's gonna just GIVE you some money for the helluva it or just because you may be cute!





But don't feel bad - you're not the 1st and you won't be the last.





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