Trading Standards are advising residents not to respond to a scam Euromillions Commonwealth Lottery letter currently in circulation in the islands.
The letter ‘notifies’ people that they have won £490,000 in a Dublin lottery; the letter has an Australian address and a Gold Coast 2018 logo on the top right-hand corner. A Comhairle nan Eilean Siar spokesperson said:
‘This appears to be a scam designed to get the recipient to respond so that the scammers can get hold of your personal information and bank details. So far all the letters we have seen have the same dates, reference and ID numbers.’