Warning after lottery scam letter.

Tyrone Times (Dungannon, Northern Ireland) | September 11, 2007 | Copyright

A LOCAL pensioner is warning householders to be wary after a letter purporting to be from an international lottery asked for personal bank account details.

The Dungannon man - who does not wish to be named - contacted the Tyrone Times after the letter, addressed to his wife, arrived at his home last week.

Declaring that the man's wife had won a prize of [pounds sterling]1.2 million in the A category of the Australian international lottery programme, the letter stated that the money had been deposited in an offshore expense account.

The letter goes ...

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