Today, I received a letter in the mail stating that I had won a trip to Cancun, Mexico. It looked like a scam so I threw it away. I later found out that it was a birthday present from my cousin and the envelope also contained a check for 5 thousand dollars to help cover some expenses. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out I won a 20 000 dollar scholarship. After celebrating with my family by jumping around the room for a half-hour, we realized it was addressed to someone else with the same last name. When we called to tell her, she said it was weird because she had received my rejection letter. FML
Today, I scratched a lottery ticket I had gotten for my birthday and won $10,000. In celebration, I jumped up and raised my hands directly into a ceiling fan. Oh, and it was a fake ticket. FML
Today, I was supposed to hear back from a major scholarship competition. After months of waiting, during which my parents were convinced I had won, I discovered that my entry had never been received. Apparently the woman I had confirmed with had had a long day, and lied so that she could go home. FML
Today, I found out that my dad, thinking it was an advertisement, threw away a letter from the college I applied to. FML
Today, I was accepted to the college of my dreams. Then I checked the address. Turns out, the letter was meant for my neighbor. I was actually denied. FML
Today, I found out that the $100,000 scholarship I "won" was a scam. I found it on a website. When I won, they asked for a "processing fee" that I begged my brother to let me borrow. The website has vanished into internet wasteland and I have no way of paying back the money. FML
Today, I got a birthday card in the mail from my aunt. I got all excited when I saw a cheque inside, but the cheque was addressed to the wrong name. Not only did my own aunt forget my name, I couldn't even bank the $60. FML
Today I was very excited to go to the post office to claim a parcel. I didn't know what it could be, so I assumed it was a gift. It turned out to be a speeding ticket. FML
Today, after weeks of allowing my parents to borrow money, I got a check for $2000. I took it to the bank only to find out it was fake. FML
Today, my parents gave me a letter they'd forgotten about since late last year. In it was a $30,000 scholarship to a local master's program with an application due date of two weeks ago. FML
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anneboleyn 0
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.
aback 5
Your cousin shouldn't have made it look like junk mail.
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RitzyHoke 0
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YDI for jumping to conclusions and not checking properly
nonotme 0
I 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.
diet_otaku 0
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.
Suffertree 0
I don't even think companies DO those scams with snail mail anymore. And you didn't even check who sent it? YDI. Dumbass.
fretforyerlatte 0
they do! i got a scam in the mail a few weeks ago. it had a check in it for about 4 grand that i was supposed to cash, and then send back to them, to cover the "expenses" from claiming my actual "winning" of $250,000. yeah, i'll get right on that.
MajorLeeScrewed 0
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.
curryndricegirll 0
yeah, why would you "win a trip" from your cousins. most people just tell you that they're giving you a free trip
zach055 23
You do realize that since the check was never deposited they just have to stop the first chech and write you a new chech for $5,000
ipodhacker11208 0
totally true
iJasper 8
Agreed
Pacmery 0
Wow. Try to find the check.
Fuk_My_Life 0
haha thats what you get for being a bitch btw first!!
elara15 0
How was the OP a bitch? The cousin should have sent a personalized letter or given some sort of heads up that wouldn't ruin the surprise. I'd have thought it was a scam at first glance too. But if you tore up the check, it's just voided and your cousin should be able to write another one.
quinnteh 0
I don't think #3 even read the story, that's probably his generic "first" comment.
anneboleyn 0
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.
kingston52 0
did you get swine flu?
ryan__h 1
i also wonder how safe it is with all the drug cartels going on a rampage
anneboleyn 0
Argh! I hate all the swine flu jokes!
cacheson 42
Good luck digging Cancun out of the trash! Haha
aback 5
Your cousin shouldn't have made it look like junk mail.
divineinstrument 2
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
nomadxx7 0
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
beartalon 0
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.
summer99 0
i guess ydi for not checking it thoroughly, though i would've thought it was a scam too.
whatastory 0
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??
mattmag 0
This is what I'm wonering
ashmash 0
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...
poopsicle22 0
exactly what i was thinking. This is really less of a case of "my life is ******" and more "I'm stupid." FML's should really only be about people who couldn't control what happened to them, not people who made stupid decisions. tl;dr YDI
dyingstart 0
At first I thought you meant this post was tl;dr, but now I understand that the OP look at the letter and said "Ah it's a scam, tl;dr"
n3k0_fml 0
If you threw in the bin, why can't you just go back and retrieve it? Unless the garbage collector came around already... lol.
BenignScientists 0
As long as the check was made out to you, no biggie. Still, YDI for lacking awareness