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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (131)
signe_fml 0
The good thing about checks is that they're *replaceable*.
18legalawesome 0
It's nice that you're being cautious, but checking the return address might've helped...
ichat21 9
Better safe then sorry? that sucks, FYL cuz i woulda thought it was a scam 2. but ya u should check the return address in the future - its usually helpful
allylalala 0
well if you opened it today and threw it away today it somewhere in your trash..............lol have fun with that
xualsexual 0
ydi for not double checking to make sure
f_my_life88 0
I think this is your cousin's cheap way out to NOT get you a birthday gift ! "what? you threw away your FREE TRIP envelope? I sent you that, I swear"
akalisser 0
You could've at least double-checked. YDI.
egaonogenki 0
That's why I examine all my mail a bit more closely, even if they appear to be scams.
fegd 0
At least it was a check and not cash.
fretforyerlatte 0
yeah, if it was just a check then there's really no problem, they could just write you a new one. did they send you the actual tickets or just a letter saying you won or whatever? i doubt they'd send tickets to that type of thing through the regular mail, it's not safe enough if something happened. this could turn out to be not an FML at all, just a funny story that ends with you going to cancun.