Police warn of lottery e-mail scams
The Bermuda Police Service is warning the public to be wary of online scams promising huge cash prizes.The Financial Crime Unit said some members of the public have recently received an e-mail from “USAID AND DFID LOTTERY”, which claims the receiver has won a $500,000 lottery in the “Global development Lucky draw Program 2013”.The e-mail then asks the receiver to respond with personal information.A Police spokesman said: “Such requests via unsolicited correspondence should be ignored.“The public is reminded that personal information such as dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers and banking details are valuable and that this information should never be passed over the internet or phone to unknown persons.”Members of the public can contact the Financial Crime Unit on 247-1757 or report suspected internet fraud via e-mail to fraud2@bps.bm.