Postal lottery scam

Postal scams are getting more sophisticated, and it can be difficult to spot the difference between scam mail, junk mail and offers from legitimate companies.

Recently, the team at Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove spotted a postal scam attempt whilst they were with one of their elderly Home Help customers.

The customer had rung a number from a fake People’s Postcode Lottery letter, which stated she had won £395,000. On the call, the scammer was asking her to pay a £1,800 fee so she could get the money and was asking her to keep the news private.

Luckily, Home Help heard this conversation and stepped in to stop the scam going any further.

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