Scam warning - peoples postcode lottery

Catmadroo

Hi, I received the below email this morning, but it wasn't to my subscribed email for Peoples Postcode Lottery and warning bells immediately started ringing when it asks for photo of you and ID. I did ring Peoples Postcode Lottery and they confirmed it is a SCAM and they are aware of it and investigating. Thought I'd post as I don't want anyone to fall for it.

People's Postcode Lottery <info@cainz.org>
Wed 31/10/2018, 09:18
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We are happy to let you know that your postcode has been chosen as the winner of today's Drawing of People's Postcode Lottery. Your postcode has been selected at random by computer ballot system. All participants were selected from electoral roll database.

You won a 4th category prize in sum of £1000

To claim your prize, please provide two forms of identification

- driving license or passport (front and back scan or photo)

- Selfie while holding your driving license or passport near your face.

Please send the requested documents to postcode_lottery@yahoo.com

Once you have sent the required documents, you will receive the prize within 30 as a cheque.

pate-ci0

Pretty sure this has been mentioned recently. The People's Postcode Lottery, in my experience, either credit your bank account directly (if you have a direct debit paying for the tickets) or ask for your bank details if you don't, and again pay directly into your account. I've never received a cheque from them, nor been required to send driving licence or SELFIE!! (who do they think they are kidding!)

mjm3346

pate-ci0 wrote: »

Pretty sure this has been mentioned recently. The People's Postcode Lottery, in my experience, either credit your bank account directly (if you have a direct debit paying for the tickets) or ask for your bank details if you don't, and again pay directly into your account. I've never received a cheque from them, nor been required to send driving licence or SELFIE!! (who do they think they are kidding!)

The requirement for winners of larger prizes to provide copies of passport or driving licence and a utility bill is on their website but they do not require a selfie.

Catmadroo

When I spoke to them they said they would pay into your bank account as have details from DD and if it was a big win they would call.