Remember the “hunt4Bigfoot million dollar” contest? Turns out it was all a hoax. A fake contest put together by the fraud Rick Lewis.

The website now has an “online registration now closed” message on its front page. The supposed sponsors of the contest, Nikon, Rocky Top Motel, Kodak and others have not heard of this contest and responded to the reporter by stating that they are in no way affiliated with it and have sent a cease and desist letter to Mr. Lewis. Asking him “What are you doing with the money collected?”

Looks like someone is in deep trouble.

Full source: HuffingtonPost

For a photographer, the chance to win $1,000,000 for a photo is the opportunity of a lifetime. Unfortunately for Western Slopers, a widely publicized competition that promises that sum for a picture of Bigfoot appears to be a complete hoax.

As 9News reports, the competition was organized by Silverton businessman Rick Lewis. Lewis promises participants, who were charged a $250 entry fee, a million-dollar prize for anyone who captured a photo of the mythical Bigfoot creature, which– according to conspiracy theorists’ postulations–may inhabit the region.

The problem? None of the sponsors listed on the Lewis’s website seemed to have any idea they were a part of the website when 9news asked them. Nor did the Kendall Mountain Resort in Silverton, which was listed as the host of the event.

Lewis has since canceled the event citing a lack of interest. It remains unclear just how much money he collected.