Prize Research Intelligence Agency review: Constantly receiving letters 95

i recieved a letter today 12/03/09 stating i won $2, 536, 092.23 from PRIA. what a crock.i wish they put a real address cause i would go down there my self and smack the ### out of them just for trying to rob me for the $20 they want me to send for the transfer fee. if they had any balls they would come to my house and try and take my money in person but obviously there just a bunch of ###. i dont call the cops so im not gonna give this to the feds but if i ever get a sense of where the hell the person that sent me this actually is you can guantee that i will handle his the i want it handled. no body tries to ron or scam me. i take this ### very personal.

Ignorance and Greed is the cancer killing our society and now self entitlement has

flourished to the point that if good smart people dont unite and treat this cancer with

knowledge, generousity, and nobility then history will repeat itself and our society will

pass just like others have . there are simple sane ways to fix and change our problems

but if everyone continues to believe everything they hear on television they should

watch the movie " Idiocracy " because its sad but true that this comedy is becoming

a reality. what we need is someone with power to unite with someone with wisdom

and with this one simple meeting our future could be bright.

I to recieved a letter from these folks requesting a 20.00 processing fee for my winning, almost blind, my wife asked to read it for me, normely I wouldn"t have responded to it but she thought it was a up and up sweepstakes we really needed the winnings since she has breast cancer and we really needed the money for the pile of medical bill adding up.After we sent in our money I decided to research where we sent it and found this web site.BOY OH BOY was I fooled..It"s not the 20.00 thats hurts it's the hope off alot of people who may be sitting in our shoes...So stay away from anything these from these folks and their scam..One last thing I have to say I contacted the Local FBI and wrote a letter to the postal investagators maybe they will do something To Close Them down and send them to jail where they belong..

Next time - Look at the Address If it has a - Po Box number This is a red flag.
They are a lot of scam out there and Remember
These people look for way to get money .
And if everyone send them $ 20.00 Dollars they are getting rich off you.
{ Don't do it} Put 20.00 Dollars a week back or put it in saving.
This stuff has red Flag all over it.
Invest in your self you will win more and live more

I just received a mailing like this 3/20/2010. I've always heard if they ask for some kind of fee it is NOT legit! Glad I checked here. J Dill Evansville, In

Lol Its a SCAM!... I sent mine back with... " I give you the permission to take the 20 dollars out of my prize winning money" Im sure they wont know what to say then! They probably get all that money through the 20 dollars people send them

xox Robin

I got a notice from these jerks, but I had opened my mail too late to send my $20 in; however, something just didn't smell right. I believe you all can report this activity to the US Attorney General's website. That's what I'm going to do when I finish here. This type of thing makes me sick. They prey on people with disabilities (like me) and the old and they get names from lists that are free. Report these a-holes to the Authorities. That's the ONLY way they can be stopped! The prize to be claimed was in the amount of $2, 342, 000.00--- sound familiar? It came to my house in Virginia from Miami, FL

these people are [censor]...! trying to prey off desperate people in desperate times, and i really think they should be in hell with there backs broke!

I received Memo # [protected] stating that PRIA was giving me FINAL NOTICE (I have never received ANY notice from this company) that I need to send $20.00 ASAP to "account for $2, 342, 000.00 and all directives will be rushed to me".

I received something like this before from another hoax, so I immediately booted up and 'binged' PRIA. It appears that this is a fraudulent business, so I am reporting them to the Better Business Bureau. Keep up the good work, educating people about these hoaxes. I'm thinking I will also forward this mail to the P.O. Inspector General and see what happens. :)

Good luck everyone!

I have recieved two of these letters in one day...One from Carol Walker, Corporate Compliance Officer with International Award Advisors - then the other from - Prize Research Intelligency Agency! What the HECK is going on? Why are these people allowed to send these king of mess in the mail. Asking people who is working for a living praying that something would come to be true - then we get crap in the mail like this. If I didn't know better I would have sent in the $20.. But thank God we can now look up information before giving away money that someone else don't nee. PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS!

THANK YOU FOR THIS INFO. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO BOYS, WHO IS STRUGGLING TO PAY BILLS. TO KEEP MY HEAD UP, THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPEND ON GAMES. YOU ALL NEED TO STOP THIS! NOW!

I just received my "cash prize award Express Notice" in the mail Saturday, July 17th, 2010, I also won $2, 536, 092.23.
I wrote out my check for $20 bucks, I was so excited and then I thought...I better check this company out on the internet, this sounds to good to be true.
Needless to say, I ripped up my check. I did notice however the return envelope is a postage paid envelope. So I am going to find all kinds of Heavy scrap items (small rocks, junk mail - without my name) and mail them back to the company so they have to pay for the postage of my junk. I know it is small potatoes for folks like this but at least I can make them pay for my garbage.

I do believe in karma. I know someone, somewhere, someday will return the favor to them.
Maybe that person is you, reading my comment - right now.
If not, find junk without your name and mail it back in the return envelope. Small potatoes add up.

I work for the post office and i know how people can get back at them.I don't know how to put them in jail but i know a trick we can play on them.when someone enclosed an postage paid envelope that means they are paying for the postage when you return with their money so send them a letter and tell them how we all feel about their scam and write $20 on it and just be imaginative with it and send it back in their paid envelope.They'll get a piece of your mind and they are paying for the postage also.If they get too many of those and start losing money they'll stop.

Got my letter today checked the company out online before sending 20.00 and found out company is a scam turning letter over to police, hope they get caught, its hard times for all everywhere out there we don't need scamers then those people have very bad Karma coming at them!

Does anyone know the proper government agency to report Prize Research Intelligence Agency. My mother has Alzheimer's and anytime she receives something like this, she thinks it's a bill and she sends them a check. Here are a few of the people I found out today that she has paid: Opportunities Unlimited Publishing, American Sweepstakes, Ticketing Officer, Contest America, Infinity, Galaxy of Prizes, Adopt a Platoon, Boys Town, Vets First, Sweepstakes Audit Bureau, Global Subscriptions, Help Hospitalized Vets, Global Reporting

I strongly believe that Miami, Florida should look into the fact that these idiots are sending mailing polluting the environment with this nonsense. This needs to stop! When I read the mail and they claimed I won $2, 342, 000.00 then they are asking for $20.00 I knew this was a scam. If they want to give me the money why do they need my $20.00? These people should be tracked for using the U.S. Mail to commit crimes and use the poor eagle that is suppose to stand for American pride on their scam. How many people do not have intranet and are not able to do the research. This is what the crooks are depending on. Something needs to be done because they are committing crimes all over the country. This can be traced and I believe that our government needs to get after these lazy good for nothing [censor] buckets. The Attorney General needs to do something because we all know that some poor person has already sent them money. Otherwise they would not continue to do this.

I just recieved it just a few days ago and the thing that worries me the most is they have my name and address. The letter said I won 2, 342, 000, 00 it would be great but it's a joke that I have to send money in order to get money. I agree with all those who have been mentally ripped off and let us all feel releif of no debut and some pleasure to what may be. But I Thank all those that have looked into this and helped all of us be aware to those who are preditors.

OMG! My mom just received her PRIZE NOTIFICATION LETTER in the mail... OF course $2, 536, 092.23... I am sick of scams like this - we the people work entirely to hard to get what we have... This is truly a crime. Thanks for all those that have posted, , , , , , beware of SCAMMERS!

I highly agree about these flippin idiots...Whatever you do, anyone, PLEASE DO NOT SEND THESE [censor]S ANY OF YOUR HARD WORKING MONEY ! ...Its a RIP - OFF...If you got 20.00 to get rid of, then give it to me...I will be glad to have your 20.00$...RULE OF THUMB...ALWAYS GOOGLE...THESE SCAMS...Because its what it is...Just Plain Scams...Shred all these letters...just ignore this PRIA...There Full Of [censor]...ITS ALL HOGWASH...Prize Research Intelligence Agency...Has Anyone Found a PHONE NUMBER TO CALL THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY...!Put these A-HOLES...Behind Bars...Lets All Work Together...and Scam these IDIOTS Right Back...You Get Me!...SIR...YES...SIR...

Im sick and tried of these people telling me i have won and i have to send 20.00 before i get it.

I just got a letter today telling me that I won 2, 536, 092.23 I'm so glad I checked because it sounds too good to be true and then I read more and they wanted me to send them $20, now i keep getting all this junk mail sent to my house telling me that I won money, but I need to send them money to receive payment.These people need to be stopped and put into jail.

I received the same letter from Miami, Flo. The sum of$2, 536, 092.23 was waiting for my $20.00 in order to deliver it.Thanks everyone for your posts on the internet.It's a big help to go on the internet and find out that I am not the only one that's gotten these letters. Thanks again KM

I just received an express letter in the mail today as well. It seemed odd to me that someone would tell you that you have won $2, 536, 092.23, but you have to send them $20 first. My thinking is that if I won the money why not take the $20 out of the, 536, 092.23 and just send me the difference. Thank god for the internet. I'm glad I goggled it. Now I know this is really a scam, and in the future I can pass this information along so that others wont become victoms like so many others.

I think we need to find these people and make sure they get prosecuted for what they are doing. Anyone who can help track them or lives in Miami Florida should contact me by E-Mail. Emmmmmmbaressed@aol.com. If they can track us we can track them. I'm also going to make copy's and send them to the police. I think we all should.

i also recieved this letter and they wanted $20 and i had to look it up on line it sounded way to good to be true thanks everyone!

My mother-n-law has fallen for t his scam to the tune of almost $50, 000. My husband and his siblings are trying to get control of her remaining--almost nothing--money because she is obviously not capable of taking care of her business herself. Right now she is waiting for the armored car to show up with her money. What a disgrace! She has lost everything...all happened before anyone knew about it. And she still believes the money is coming. This is beyond criminal.

I too googled this PRIA because I just received a letter. I thought about sending $20 in cash so they would not have any of my info (like they don't already). Once I saw your posts, that dream of $2.5 mil sent me back to reality.

2011-30-06
I also just recieved a letter from EXRESS NOTICE saying I won $2, 536, 092.53 with an A/C #[protected], I almost sent in the $20 they wanted but I got leary of it. So I searched it on Google and got this surprize ! Iam glad I did not send it and Good People put thsese complaints up, Thank You! I saw on the back of the letter an address to send a written request to have your name removed from their mailing lists it is / To: PRIA P.O BOX 527800 Miami, FL [protected] hopefully they will honor our request. And I hope they can be stoped before they get someone else.
Christina Bennett, Pontiac, MI

I got the same notice. I went to the BBB website and it looks like this company operates under several names. I would recommend any person who had been defrauded or stolen from by these people file a report. The best thing you can do is continue to file claims on the BBB site until they shut them down. Here's the site: http://www.bbb.org/south-east-florida/business-reviews/prize-promotion-services/american-entry-exchange-in-miami-fl-92006847
Right now the BBB has issued them an F rating based on A+-F but there has only been 56 complaints filed and the bbb states the following:
BBB concerns with the industry in which this business operates.
56 complaints filed against business
Failure to respond to 18 complaints filed against business.
BBB does not have sufficient information to determine size of business. BBB evaluation of business is based on rating formula's smallest size classification.
BBB does not have sufficient information to determine how long this business has been operating.
BBB does not have sufficient background information on this business.
Please! File a report & shut this company down.

I keep having to tell my boyfriend these are a scam. Why? How do you prosecute?

well i can't believe i fell for the scam.how dumb. i never will do something like that again.

I received this letter today. I know that it is false. And I want everybody to know how it looks.

I just received one of these letters today with another twist. On the back of the letter is a bunch of disclaimers along with the following very dangerous, very 'scammy' text: "WHEN YOU PROVIDE A CHECK AS PAYMENT, YOU AUTHORIZE US EITHER TO USE INFORMATION FROM YOUR CHECK TO MAKE A ONE-TIME ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER FROM YOUR ACCOUNT, OR TO PROCESS THE PAYMENT AS A CHECK TRANSACTION. WHEN WE USE INFORMATION FROM YOUR CHECK TO MAKE AN ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER, FUNDS MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM YOUR ACCOUNT THE SAME DAY WE RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR CHECK BACK FROM YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT YOUR CHECK IS RETURNED UNPAID, A STATE-ALLOWABLE HANDLING FEE MAY BE ELECTRONICALLY DEBITED FROM YOUR ACCOUNT." This process itself should be illegal if it is not already. If I send a check I do not want an electronic transaction performed. If I did, I wouldn't be sending a check in the first place. Who knows where the fraud & scams will end with these people? It's just like an example of illegal aliens - if you break one law - not abiding by immigration laws and taking advantage of other services, you aren't really that concerned about breaking other laws as well.
No legitimate company ever charges you a fee to transfer your prize to you. If there was need of a fee, then the $2, 536, 092.23 prize could easily just be reduced by $20 to $2, 536, 072.23.

yup, got the same letter here in maine today, $2, 536, 092.23... thanks for the help and the internet all!

Thanks to everyone for your posting cause i received a reward letter today in the amount of 2, 536, 93.28 and wanting me to send $20.00 and i let my best friend read it and he told me to make a copy of it. and is there not anumber to call them ad it's not one. so i came back home and here i am looking it up and found everyone else with the same letter thank you all for giving me the heads up. i will be contacting IC3.gov when im done here. God Bless my friends like you Amen. we are all already rich in Glory from th Lord and it cost us nothing. but to submit ourselves to him.

same thing happen to me i live in nc. I recieved this notice as well. Was also ready to send 20.00 until I googled this and found you guys. Thank God! If something is to good to be true, it probably is! you shouldn't have to pay for something you won. Think of the people that have sent 20.00 these people have made millions. I am going to report this address and have the police check it out. Maybe have them stake out the P.O box. also can report to the US mail or post office of this fake or misused P.O box is set up for SCAMS! everyone needs to report them. Thanks

It would seem that I am the first one to receive this bogus letter in 2011. Anyway, same here. I don't have to elaborate. Same modus operandi. I wish I could have a way of having these people punished for what they are doing. I will keep the letter and find out how to retaliate. This is ridiculous!

actually i did not even notice that they wanted money..i am sure aLOT of people fall for this scam otherwise the scam would not exist --post office do your due dilligance and put a stop to this crap mail...

Every time these people mail another fraudulent piece of nonsense using the U.S. postal system, they elevate their already very serious crime to separate, costly, federal offenses punishable by hefty fines and several years in prison. Personally, I reported them to the Federal Trade Comission (my best friend in these situations). Don't mail ANYONE money in order to RECEIVE money. That's just ridiculous.

I received the same thing from TWO of these bogus documents. One was from (PRIA) Prize Research Intelligence Agency titled Memo No: [protected] Payment Pending Memorandum. This is the one w/the fake check. Then the OTHER official letter came from the (DRD) DATA RELEASE DIVISION announcement of IDENTITY I>D> [protected]. they were a a few cents cheaper than PRIA. PRIA asked for $20, DRD oly wanted $19.99. What a SAVINGS. I do not believe there is much that can be done because of either the fine print on the document or the clearly but light print info on the back all these documents say they aren't affiliated, don't have anything to do w/awards or money given. PRIA's check reads "...PRIA has identified $xyz in non-disbursed funds ...pending payment, but still remaining unclaimed"; PRIA...informs...your name has been cleared as an eligible recipient for these funds." and "Final payment is dependent on...completion of claim requirements and...". Which is what all the original sweepstakes companies say in their direct mailings so who needs PRIA & DRD? Send complaints to:
Federal Trade Commission Bill McCollum Fraud Hotline
600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Office of Attorney General T: [protected]
Washington, DC 20580 State of Florida F: [protected]
[protected] The Capitol PL-01
www . ftc . gov Tallahassee, FL [protected]
Florida Fraud Hotline
[protected] Toll Free
[protected]

Instead of $20 everyone should spend $1.32 for 3 stamps and return these bogus documents giving these CROOKS the what for!