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I get a diverse amount of e-mails and newsletters and sometimes I come across something that’s not being posted anywhere else. This is one of those items.

I subscribe to Promo Magazine because we do marketing as a company. They recently published an interesting article that I thought I should make you aware of.

Verizon has issued a statement that there appears to be a mailing coming from them that tells you you’ve won $750,000. This mailing also includes a fake check from Verizon Financial.

According to the Promo Magazine online article:

The company notified law enforcement agencies late last month that the letters state that to collect the prize, consumers must first pay a $3,200 “processing fee,” Verizon said. Each letter contains a fake $4,500 check “to trick consumers into believing that they will be more than reimbursed for the fee,” the company said.

Further, the article states:

Another twist to the scam is instructions in the letter that tell the recipient to call a “claims agent” to claim the promised $750,000, a likely attempt at illegally collecting consumer information, Verizon said.

I know this is economic hard times for some of you, but please, don’t be duped by this scam!

To read the full article and Verizon’s statement, go here: http://promomagazine.com/contests/news/verizon_warns_sweepstakes_scam_0904/

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