Probe Into Dream Lotto Scam
20 Aug 2006

Lottery firm Camelot are investigating an email scam that dupes people into believing they have won £500,000 in the new Dream Numbers game.

The con targets people by a random email, claiming to be from the UK National Lottery.

To claim "winnings", recipients have to send personal details which could easily be used in a variety of identity frauds.

The computer scam is believed to originate from Yemen.

A spokesman said: "We thank the Sunday Mail for bringing this scam to our attention.

"Our internal security department are on the case but we would urge victims to contact their local police."

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