Recieve the same letter.  This is a scam from the Bank to the phone number.  None of it is real.  We called the number and asked what country they were in - was told Canada.  and was told the website could be found on walmart and homedepot.com's  What a scam - who doesn't shop at Walmart or Homedepot???  A person really answered the phone - Why are the police not investigating this - they are targeting the elderly.

NOT A CALL, BUT THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT WAS LISTED ON THE FORM I RECEIVED ON A SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008.THE LETTER STATES THAT IT IS THE UNITED ASSCESS FINANCIAL INC., HOWEVER, I CAN FIND IT NO WHERE IN CANADA WHERE IT IS LISTED TO BE. (MIDLAND ONT)   THE LETTER STATES THAT I HAVE WON $250,000.00 FROM A TOTAL POOL OF $5 MILLION US dollars.   THE LETTER DOES STATE THAT THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME, WITH SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK IS DRAWN ON FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA166 MAIN STREETGREENVILLE, PA   16125-2146   SIMPLY PUT, WHO, OR WHAT, GETS THEIR THRILLS BY DOING THIS? I WAS PRAYING FOR A FINANCIAL BLESSING THE NIGHT BEFORE, SO I COULD HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN I. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CHECK, I WAS NOT IN A TRANCE, BECAUSE I REMEMBERED MY REASON FOR ASKING FOR THE BLESSING. WOW, JUST THINK, IF THIS IS BOGUS, WHO ARE THEY REALLY FOOLING AND WHO EXACTLY ARE THEY REALLY MESSING WITH? YA GOTTA DIE SOMEDAY AND I WOULDN'T WANTA BE THE PEOPLE WHO DO THESE SORT OF THINGS, IF THEY ARE DOING SO, WHILE KNOWING THAT THEY ARE ONLY HURTING EVERYONE BY FOOLING THEMSELVES???

Same Letter....M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank from Antigo WI....typical fraud.

I also received a letter and check stating the same content. I did not enter a contest and this looks like a scam. I will not deposit the check into my account but will submit it to the appropriate State authorities.

Got a similar letter with the same phone number.  Stupidly, I cashed the check. I'm sure I will be paying it back to the bank soon!  If you get this type of letter...just shred it!  They collect money from the "tax payment" you supply and stick you with a debt from the now cancelled "winning check"!