NPD warns of mail scam
NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department wants to warn area residents to beware of scams being sent in the mail.
Multiple residents have received letters in the last few days that contained fraudulent letters from fake financial institutions with foreign addresses. The letters tell the recipient they have won an international sweepstakes or lottery, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The letter is accompanied by a check for a portion of the prize winnings. The recipient is asked to deposit the smaller check and send a portion of the amount to a tax agent in order to receive the full check amount.
Norwich Police Department Sergeant Scott Burlison explained people who believe the scam send the money – in one example over $3,000 – to a tax agent, and later find out the check they deposited bounced. The recipient of the letter is then responsible for repaying the money that was lost.
“If it’s too good to be true,” Burlison said, “it’s probably not true.” Burlison advised anyone receiving similar prize offers to discard them immediately. No prize money will actually be rewarded. If you have received a letter and you are not sure if it is a scam, you can contact the Norwich Police Department at 334-1212.
Since the letters seem to originate in foreign countries, Burlison explained it can be very difficult, and perhaps impossible, to track down the individuals behind the crime.
Residents are warned to be on the lookout for fraudulent prize offers. To protect yourself from scam offers, remember some basic safety tips: Never send money to anyone that you are not totally sure about, do not send any money or pay any fee to claim a prize or lottery winnings – especially if you never entered the lottery or sweepstakes drawing, do not agree to transfer money for someone else, never give out your bank account or personal information in order to collect a prize, make sure that checks have been cleared by your bank before transferring or wiring any refunds or overpayments back to the sender.
Multiple residents have received letters in the last few days that contained fraudulent letters from fake financial institutions with foreign addresses. The letters tell the recipient they have won an international sweepstakes or lottery, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The letter is accompanied by a check for a portion of the prize winnings. The recipient is asked to deposit the smaller check and send a portion of the amount to a tax agent in order to receive the full check amount.
Norwich Police Department Sergeant Scott Burlison explained people who believe the scam send the money – in one example over $3,000 – to a tax agent, and later find out the check they deposited bounced. The recipient of the letter is then responsible for repaying the money that was lost.
“If it’s too good to be true,” Burlison said, “it’s probably not true.” Burlison advised anyone receiving similar prize offers to discard them immediately. No prize money will actually be rewarded. If you have received a letter and you are not sure if it is a scam, you can contact the Norwich Police Department at 334-1212.
Since the letters seem to originate in foreign countries, Burlison explained it can be very difficult, and perhaps impossible, to track down the individuals behind the crime.
Residents are warned to be on the lookout for fraudulent prize offers. To protect yourself from scam offers, remember some basic safety tips: Never send money to anyone that you are not totally sure about, do not send any money or pay any fee to claim a prize or lottery winnings – especially if you never entered the lottery or sweepstakes drawing, do not agree to transfer money for someone else, never give out your bank account or personal information in order to collect a prize, make sure that checks have been cleared by your bank before transferring or wiring any refunds or overpayments back to the sender.
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