Action Fraud the police fraud reporting channel says that fraudsters are sending out scam emails purporting to be from Neil Trotter – who publicly revealed winning a nine-figure win on the Euromillions lottery.
Fraudsters are known for taking advantage of previous lottery winners, including Colin and Chris Weir. This time Hoax Slayer has indentified that they are impersonating Neil Trotter from London who recently won £107.9m on the Euromillions. An example scam emails reads:
Subject: Funds Donation
Mr. Neil Trotter gave you part of his lottery winnings as charity, Please respond to this email with your name, address and phone number. See link for proof: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-26627075
Perfect Grettings,
My name is Neil Trotter the current winner of £108 million Pounds on the just concluded Euromillion Jackpot Draw for 2014,and i bring to you a perfect good news for such a perfect timing as this. I know this is surprising for you to have received this at this very early stage.
But because i just received the cheque on Friday 14th of March 2014 and i am excited, so i am willing to donate £1,000,000 (One Million Great Britain Pounds) to you and as part of my effort to alleviate poverty and care for the less privileged around the world, i have decided to donate to just 15 people around the globe which you are a part of.
So do get back to us quickly via email at: neiltrotter002@[address redacted]
Perfect Regards
Neil Trotter.
The authorities warn you not to respond to this email with your personal information which could be used to commit identify fraud. Also as the scam develops the scammers will most likely ask you to pay a “fee” to complete the transfer of the fictitious money, police point out. To report a fraud and receive a police crime reference number, call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk for the online reporting tool.
