Celebrity Sweepstakes

How would you like to meet your favorite celebrity, Amanda Seyfried? Just fill out the sweepstakes card and send it NOW to PO box 13579, Hollywood CA, 90072 (~Shipping and handling may apply. Offer not valid in AK, HI, or NJ. Must be 18 or older to apply. By submitting your form you agree to the terms and conditions ...~)

You saw the flyer in between your past-due bills and junk mail for penis enlargement pills and credit cards with 50% APR. Was it just more junk mail? Or was this really an opportunity to hang out with Amanda Seyfried?

You read through the fine print (Of course you did, who doesn't?). All you had to do was fill out the form, then send it to the address. If you won, you'd get a free flight to Hollywood! You'd have a limo to take you to Amanda's house. You would spend the whole day hanging out with her, seeing what a star's life is really like. They would give you a reservation at the Pendry hotel. A five star hotel... you think to yourself. The next day would be set aside for sightseeing with Amanda. Only the finest restaurants and a $5,000 gift card for shopping in the city. Then another day, a Saturday, would be for hanging out with her at her place, much more intimate (their words, not just your optimistic thoughts)

This seemed too good to be true. Could they really give away so much? Maybe it was a scam. Maybe if you won all you'd see in Hollywood is some Russian mobster, a baseball bat, and then you'd wake up in a bathtub full of ice, one kidney short. Stop it! you think to yourself. First of all, not all mobsters are Russian, don't be racist. And second, this flyer seems legit. Plus, the thought of meeting Amanda Seyfried is so amazing. You think you'd be willing to risk having a kidney removed for the chance of meeting her. Let's just hope that doesn't happen.