All State Financial (Life Investors Insurance Company) Mailed Letter and check of $4970.00 to my home address and issued to me Ontario

I received a check (it looks real) issued to me for the amount of $4970.00. With it, is a letter from All State Financial that I have won a "Consumer Promotion Draw," for the amount of $250,000.00. However, because I am a non-resident of Canada, I must pay Canadian tax of $3970.00 to receive the remainder of funds. Because of that, they have sent me the check, so that I can use it for this purpose.

As others have stated, if it is legit, why don't they just keep the tax initially and pay the remainder. Obviously, they're looking for the returned checks with all of your information on it, in addition for you to send the amount due. Then the check will probably bounce, and you will have to pay back the bank.

Sancd648
Albuquerque, New Mexico
U.S.A.