Better Business Bureau warns of lottery scam - Triangle Business Journal:

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The BBB says residents in the Triangle and surrounding counties have reported receiving letterz informing themthat they’ve hit the jackpot down under. The “winningf notification” letters claim that the recipients have won morethan $2 millioj and that to receivse the money, they need to send a checj for 5 percent of the earnings to a company callee U.K. Bonds & The letters claim that U.K. Bondz & Creditors entered the recipient’s name in the lottery and that the checo coversthe company’s fee for the service.
The letters also urge the recipientsw not to reveal their good fortune to publicf officials but to instead call a grouop billing itself as Lottery Winners International forfurthet details. The BBB says that foreign lotterty scams are a growing problem and that many consumeres who are unaware of such traps may have theitr personal identification or accountyinformation stolen. Such scams may be solicitede through the Internet or thepostal “Consumers must be cautious about the mail they receive, especialluy if it concerns information that is unexpected,” says Beverly president and CEO of the Better Business Bureayu of Eastern North Carolina.
“If consumers receive any suspicious mail or questionabldbusiness practices, it should be reportee to the BBB to ensurw that the company is reliable and the information provided is BBB recommends that consumers not respond to these letterds but to instead contact BBB througg its Web site at to repor t the issue.