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Show it anywayI would think any "FREE TRIP YOU WIN!" mail was a scam, too. FYL for having a cousin who, although being generous, doesn't think to send you mail you'll actually read without dismissing it instantly.
i would at least open the envelope first, just to be SURE it was a scam. you know what they say, when you assume you make an ass out of you and me.
It probably wasn't "Free Trip" and they're just saying it because they're embarrassed. Also if you don't cash the cheque it doesn't detract. Fail FML.
Wow. Try to find the check.
I don't think #3 even read the story, that's probably his generic "first" comment.
I went to Cancun about 10 days ago. Really pretty place. Too bad you won't see it. Unless you dig it out of the trash.
did you get swine flu?
i also wonder how safe it is with all the drug cartels going on a rampage
Good luck digging Cancun out of the trash! Haha
Your cousin shouldn't have made it look like junk mail.
Yeah exactly! If you receive something that says "You have won a trip to Cancun, Mexico!" when you didn't even enter a competition for it, you'd instantly assume it was a scam. I don't blame you OP. That's just unfortunate. Your cousin, while really generous, is really stupid
How is the cousin stupid? It's the OPs fault for not fully checking 1) who sent it, 2) full contents of the envelope, 3) assuming it was junk mail. You know that is a huge reason that people don't hit the big money in the lottery. They make the really big winners in the scratch offs have teh same letter codes as the losers. That way when people look for the letter code and see losing letters, they throw away a big winnner. Nothing different here, just someone not patient enough or alert enough to check it out fully
People who are creative gives special gifts done in different and interesting ways all the time. So it looks like a "Winning Ticket"? Why wouldn't you notice that it came from a friend or relative? I've received handmade travel vouchers, and other certificates that are really gifts in disguise. If it has a friend's address on it, I'm going to assume it's real.
i guess ydi for not checking it thoroughly, though i would've thought it was a scam too.
If it was a birthday GIFT, then why would the letter say you "won" a trip to Cancun? And how could you not notice a handwritten cheque inside??
This is what I'm wonering
so can't he just write you another check? And he can let the bank know not to let anyone cash the other check (if they some how find it in the trash). simple solutions...
If you threw in the bin, why can't you just go back and retrieve it? Unless the garbage collector came around already... lol.
As long as the check was made out to you, no biggie. Still, YDI for lacking awareness
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I went to Cancun about 10 days ago. Really pretty place. Too bad you won't see it. Unless you dig it out of the trash.
Your cousin shouldn't have made it look like junk mail.