Lotto e-mail scams
Lotto frauds are becoming more frequent in the UK with promises of huge winnings arriving in the form of unsolicited e-mail or letters to UK residents.
These scams work in two ways:
Method 1: Persuade the victim to part with personal information to allow the scammers to carry out Identity Theft.
Method 2: Persuade the victim to part with money as an up front payment in order to release a winning Lottery prize which does not exist.
Tips too avoid being the victim of fraud.
never send any up—front fees required in order to ‘claim your prize’
never disclose personal information or financial information via email or a ‘claims’ or ‘verification’ form
And remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is!
FRED SAYS DON’T BE THE UNLUCKY ONE
Have a look at the two examples to make sure you don’t get caught!