I just received an envelope in my Post Office box marked "Payment Enclosed." At first I thought it was for a former box holder but then I noticed that the addressee shares my last name. I've had this P.O. box now for nearly three years. Curious, I held the envelope up to a light and I could see that it was a rebate from ZOTAC, the same company that manufactured my graphics card. The check amount is for $30 USD.
Rewind a little bit to late November, 2008. I purchased a ZOTAC graphics card from Newegg.com, and there was a promise of a rebate. First I had to fight with Newegg to actually ship me the card after they cashed my check, as they claimed I had not paid them. I had to send them a scan of my cashed check. When I finally did receive the graphics card a month later, I immediately filled out the rebate form and sent my proof of purchase to a processing center. I never heard anything else about this matter, and I assumed my rebate claim had been disapproved because the delay caused by Newegg.
I have yet to open the envelope with the check. The first name on the address label (and therefore the rebate check itself) is wrong; my first name is John and the addressee's is 'Kareem.'
Should I open the envelope or put it in the Post Office's 'former box holder' bin? If I open it, should I try to contact the processing center and have this matter resolved? I'm tempted to just try to cash the check but the $30 dollars isn't worth getting charged with mail fraud.
