Thank you!

Just yesterday Nick received an Email from Volkswagen racing. Inviting him to participate in the VW TDI race series try outs....

Hi my name is Nick DeCuzzi most of you who are getting this email know my parents or grandparents and they are helping me send these emails.
Most of you know I race karts and sometimes cars. I have been named to the Skip Barber Elite 12 and competed twice in the shootout finishing in the top 6. I am 16 and attend Kent State University full time after completing only 2 years of high school needless to say I love racing and school. Yesterday I received an email form the president of Volkswagen USA a little late giving me one of the biggest racing opportunities in my life and it comes with a catch. I have to produce a 25,000 check by Friday in order to race the series, I have 5,000 saved which I am going to put towards it and I need help with the balance.
The deposit is refundable if I do not make the cut so I am asking everyone I know to lend me $25 dollars if I can find 1000 people to help I can go. If I do not raise enough money to go I will refund everyone their money back! If you are willing to help please click on the email links this is a legitimate email unlike most of the scams you get. Google my name Nick DeCuzzi, you will see a little about my racing and me! You can follow the link to www.kb4racing.com or www.decuzziracing.com where you can see more about what I am doing! My dad always says if you don't try you will never know better to strike out than never get to bat. Thank you for your time and support I have attached what I call a resume and the link to all the details.

Here is the deal if I don't make enough money to attend I will refund everyone thru PayPal because it is free for me to do it! If I make it I hope you guys will let me keep it so I can compete in the series! I can win this series I know it! If I win the season i can return your money too! If I total the car I won't be able to return all of it.

Here is the actual email I received and links!

Sent: 1/20/2009 1:03:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: RE: Nick DeCuzzi -TDI series

Dear Nick,

We have your application, so if you want to attend the tryouts at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma CA Feb. 1rst to 4th, you need to send in a refundable $25,000 deposit in the form of a cashiers check. The deposit is required by end of day Friday, January 23rd. Then you will be able to attend the Drivers Selection event. If you do not make the final cut, you get the $25,000 back. If you do make the final field of 30 drivers for 2009, an additional payment of $20,000 ($25,000+20,000=$45,000USD) is required and then you race the entire season. This covers all costs for the season except your travel, helmet and crash damages.

Championship winner will receive $100,000 prize money at the end of the 2009 season.

Please let me know if you are interested in attending and becoming a professional race car driver.

Clark Campbell
Motorsport Manager

Volkswagen of America, Inc.

2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive

Herndon, Virginia 20171

http://www.vw.com/vwhype/motorsport/en/us/#/jetta_tdi_cup/