Ramada Plaza Resorts ; Imperial MajestyCruise; Alamo Car Rental Too good to be true Ft Lauderdale Florida

I just got a letter from Ramada Plaza Resorts congratulating me that as a result of my winning a customer service compensation draw, that I was one of five winners of $25,500.00 AND a complimentary paid vacation.

The Vacation included Ramada Plaza Resorts, thre nites in South Florida, two nights in Orlande, Round trip Carnival cruise or Iperial Majesty Cruise, meals and entertainmnet, Nassau Bahamas and an ecomony rental car for 7 days. WOW I thot too good to be true!

What really threw me is that they included a draft for $5,094.00 Canadian dollars drawn on Desjardins. In the letter, they call it a check. But I have to phone 1-703-986-1907 before I deposit it and state my Ref #. Also, I never heard of this Desjardins Bank in Montreal , but they have a website and look like some kind of a quasi-bank.

It all sounds straight forward, except that at the bottom. there is a warning that any form of gambling by a minor is forbidden by law. etc.etc

That's when I got nervous, because I have personal moral beliefs about gambling. I know I never bought any lottery ticket and I could not remember that I ever entered my name in any draw. Certainly not at the Ramada Inn. I even send the little school kids selling raffle tickets away. (sometimes I GIVE them a toonie, but I never fill out a ticket). So How did these Ramada folk get MY address?

So I looked up Ramada Plaza Hoax, and here I am. But my prize offer is WAY bigger than any other mentioned on this website.

Has anyone else heard of such a big promotion? Did anyone get a check in the mail? Is this a big Bait and switch scam?

Canuck
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Canada