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From: gam@proper.UUCP (Gordon Moffett)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: another sweepstakes (Cheeselovers == Carter & Van Peel?)
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Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 01:31:43 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  6 01:31:43 1984
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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?