The Maine Bureau of Insurance is advising consumers to beware of an illegal sweepstakes scam targeting MMG Insurance Co., a Maine domestic workers’ compensation insurer located in Presque Isle.
Officials at MMG notified acting Superintendent Eric Cioppa that individuals across the country have received bogus sweepstakes letters which fraudulently use the MMG logo and name without the company’s knowledge or authorization.
In addition, the fake sweepstakes notifications include counterfeit MMG Insurance Co. checks for varying amounts.
Officials stress that neither MMG Insurance nor its parent, Maine Mutual Group, has offered, sponsored, or otherwise endorsed a sweepstakes of any kind.
“MMG Insurance Co. acted swiftly and responsibly to reduce the possibility of consumer harm from this deceptive activity,” stated Acting Superintendent Eric Cioppa.
Cippoa urged anyone receiving the materials to ignore them.
“Recipi-ents of the fraudulent letter and counterfeit check are encouraged to destroy the documents immediately and report the incident to local law enforcement authorities.”
The Maine insurance company has posted additional information regarding the scam on its Web site at the following link:
http://mainemutual.com/PDFs/SweepstakesScam0507.pdf
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