Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site proper.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!proper!gam From: gam@proper.UUCP (Gordon Moffett) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: another sweepstakes (Cheeselovers == Carter & Van Peel?) Message-ID: <1051@proper.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 01:31:43 EST Article-I.D.: proper.1051 Posted: Tue Mar 6 01:31:43 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Mar-84 10:07:16 EST References: <558@pucc-h> Organization: Proper UNIX, San Leandro, CA Lines: 27 Jeff, I recieved a letter (on narrow laserprint computer paper) which was nearly identical to yours except: "Carter & Van Peel" was replaced with "Cheeselovers International". The second paragraph began: "Return this notice to claim prize. Enclose $1..." and the rest is the same. The third paragraph begins "When your official award notification arrives within the next few days, it will describe your prize ... [same stuff] ... Mail this notice and $1 in enclosed reply envelope at once." The prize must be claimed before April 25, 1984. And, amazingly enough, the address here is ALSO a P O Box in Westbury, NY! (1265, to be exact). And it was labeled: "Attn: Gerard Paul" I was thinking of sending it in, (without the $1, of course), but I recall hearing bad things about the mail order practices of "Cheeselovers International" on a consumer radio program. I decided it was more trouble than I wanted to deal with. Interesting that "Cheeselovers" and "Carter & Van Peel" are the same people, no? Any OTHERS out there get this apparent mail fraud?