I recived mclane check to what did u do

i got a letter from this this company telling i won so i researched it and what do you know its a scam.

i received a letter stating i had won $125,000,000 from the reader's digest lotto.i also received a check for $3,579.00 stating this was to cover the taxes to be withheld from the amount.this check was to be deposited into my checking account so that i could write a check for the taxes  when ups deliveres my so called winnings. i deposited the check,called this so called company to let them know so i could get a ups date and time. i got very suspicious after depositing this check,called my bank and told them my story/ also after looking at the envelope,that cameto me,it had no return address,no postage mark and a canada stamp.after calling the phone number and getting the same person each time,i became even more suspicious. each time i asked to speek to a different person,i got cut off. thank goodness i did not write the $3579.00 check because it was no good. i hope this will help someone else.

We just got one as well and contacted the company on the check and were told that they had been getting numerous calls trying to verify the checks and said if you cashed it you would be out a lot of money because they will not cover the check. It is definately a scam.

My roomate just got letter with canadian postage, no return address. Letter dated feb 9 2010.
The company name is Reader?s Digest of 442-8797 323 St Langley B.C. V5Y 2P2.  From Derek Williams (Chief Financial Officer) informing him that he is a winner of the Reader?s Digest Lotto from Auguest 3, 2009 in the amount of $97,000.  Enclosed with the letter is a check in the amount of $3,950.00 to cover the insurance, and processing charges on the purported winnings.  Asked to contact Brad Dickson 1-778-859-1791 (which searching is a Vancouver cell phone) to activate claim before depositing check in bank, very important to do this first. We call number and get some strange error like message and then something in French.  The Address on top, in addition to BC address lists p.o box 9587 San Diego, CA 92124. The check is drawn on Republic Bank (no address or city location for bank, no branch number, etc., which we found website for, based out of Duluth, MN.  Name of check account holder is The Bazaar, Inc. at 1900 N 5th Ave, River Grove, IL 60171-19005, which if you google for is actually a legit company wholesale distributor at this address on check.  We are taking this for a scam after reading this post

I also received this same curious letter today, as well as the rather authentic looking check.  I checked out the bank -- Amegy Bank, NA and found that the routing number is legit:  http://www.amegybank.com/aboutus/contact.aspx  

However the check is drawn from a company called M-C McLane International, which is actually an international shipping company; and the address printed on the check is slightly incorrect, based on what appears on their website:
http://www.importgenius.com/importers/m-c-mclane-international.html

It looks pretty suspicious to me...

So this check is counterfeit? I just got this letter tonight. What a scam. I was going to call it tomorrow. I googled it and fround your message. Let me know if you have heard anything more on it. Thanks!

I just got this same letter. Did you cash the check? I just got it tonight, but I thought it was too good to be true so I googled this dude Derek William's name and Readers Digest and got your message. Have you found out anything more on this crazy scam? Let me know. Thanks

I just received one as well.  I keep reading that this is a scam but nobody has seemed to try and cash it in.  If anyone has tried and it failed I would like to know.  also the check looked legit, the watermark said original document.  If I cant find anything saying the check is fake Im going to take it a check cashing place not my bank and see if I get any money out of it.

I just opened the mail and found my letter and check too. I called the number and what do you know! the number is not working. The check looks very real. Has annyone deposited one yet? Maybe the check is good, I think I will have my back check it out... I also called reader's digest and they don't answer the phone and many of their numbers don't work as well. So maybe reader's digest is behind all of this. WHO KNOWS, the world is fine, it is all the people in it that have gone nutts.

I just recieved one of these letter's in the mail.It does look legitimate.But after finding this site.now i know.

How did you find out it was a scam?

I got the same letter.  Thanks for posting.  Will file this letter under
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778-858-0979 is affiliated with an 'advance fee lottery' scam.  The company name is; Reader?s Digest of 442-8797 323 St Langley B.C. V5Y 2P2.  The potential victim is sent a letter from Derek Williams (Chief Financial Officer) informing him that he is a winner of the Reader?s Digest Lotto in the amount of $97,000.  Enclosed with the letter is a check in the amount of $5,925.00 (counterfeit) to cover the insurance, and processing charges on the purported winnings.  The victim is asked to contact Barry Chuba.  This is a SCAM.