Strange item in Trash that I can't remove

Hello - there is an "file/item" in my Trash that I just can't seem to remove. It looks something like "///O//.//" except the "O" is a lot smaller and has a "-" above it.
I have no idea where this has come from. get info shows: volumes/BOOTCAMP/trashes/501 and is Zero Bytes.
I have emptied the Trash securely, I also tried Cleaning the HD using "OnyX" and run the Weekly and monthly scripts, it it just won't go away and it annoying ! I know it's only a small think but it's just bugging me.
Please help.
Any suggestions?

Run the chkdsk tool from Windows.
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Bob Bridges1 wrote:
Since installing Snow Leopard, I have a strange file in the Trash that I can't get rid of. It appears to be a zero KB "Alias" file with "unknown" permissions. At first glance it looks as if it's called \\\Õ\\.Õ\ but the diagonal lines are actually the word "Nul" made up of a superscript 'N', a normal 'u' and a subscript 'l'- all in very small font size.
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