Warning against bogus British lottery

CONSUMERS were last night warned against bogus e-mails telling them they have won Britain’s lucrative National Lottery.

Cheats are trying to trick recipients into divulging their bank details and other personal information by telling them they have won hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling.

The fraudsters say they can only pay out the money if the recipients hand over the personal information but the details can then be used to empty their bank accounts or cheat them in other complex frauds.