International Lottery scammers are now mailing consumers checks in amounts ranging from $2000 to $5000 dollars, then calling from Canada to say that the consumers have won a million dollar lottery or sweepstakes prize in Canada, Australia or some other country. They say that the check was delivered to help the consumer cover certain administrative fees, taxes or insurance on the award, since U.S. law prohibits requiring contest winners to pay anything to collect a prize. They tell the consumer to deposit the check in his or her bank account, and then wire them a similar amount of money to cover the fees, insurance and taxes on the award. Several days later, after the consumer has wired the requested funds to the overseas scammers, the consumer’s bank reports that the check has been dishonored because it is counterfeit.