AWARD PAYMENT DATA RELEASE DIV. This company sent me an award payment letter stating that I won One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars. East Meadow New York

Dear Snoop - I read your complaint and I received the same letter today. My question is, how did you find out it was a scam? I'd like to know so I can protect myself in the future. Thank you for your initial report. Sincerely, Mel.

TEAR THIS UP.

IT IS FAKE.

IF YOU TRY TO REDEEM THIS OR CASH IT, YOU WILL BE IN MORE TROUBLE THAN YOU EVER DREAMED POSSIBLE.

YOU DID NOT WORK FOR IT, YOU DID NOT EXPECT, YOU DID NOT ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES BECAUSE IT DOES NOT EXIST IT IS A SCAM.

SO TEAR UP THE CHECK AND DO NOT GET INVOLVED!

Any letter you receive from this company called AWARD PAYMENT DATA RELEASE DIVISION is a spam. Here is a slice of the spam mail:

"...confirmed for you shall be released as soon as we receive your completed document, so please do so within the next 10 days being sure to enclose the Award Payment Data Release fee of just the $19.99, this is the only fee."

and then requests $19.99 from me. The funny thing is, its not written in a spoken or formal English. Looks like some armature from some other country wrote it.

The mailing address where the money should go to is:
PO BOX 9000
Ease Meadow, NY-11554-9000

There is no contact number.

I am reporting this to the authorities now.

Where is the rip off ??? All that you have done is to cut and paste a letter. How were you ripped off ?????? Please file a COMPLETE report and provide all pertinent information.