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Scam tracker report entered on behalf of victim by BBB Employee: Scammer impersonating Global Payout Inc sent a certificate in the mail to a consumer stating that they won $2,165,000.00. The letter asked the victim to confirm alternate mailing address and to pay $17,200.30 for administrative taxes only by "Money Gram" or a "Green Dot Card". A cashier's check was included in the mailer that has written "See when pay!" across the bottom where checking and routing numbers would be. The BBB logo is on the packet the victim received and was meant to deceive the consumer in believing the scammer was BBB Accredited. The victim also received an approval letter from "Bank of America" stating that the victim will be paid the winnings when an additional $165,000 is paid.