I got a mail of winning notification of uk national lottery sweepstake.is it legal or a fraud?

i have a scanned copy of my winning certificate and they ask me for courier cost of my winning cheque.this is handeled by mailpost courier service uk.

This is called an advance fee scam.

From the National Lottery Commission:

Have you received an email telling you that you have won the UK National Lottery?

If so, it is likely that this email is a scam. Sadly these scams are on the increase. We can give you some advice about how to tell whether you have received a scam email.

Have you bought a ticket?
In order to win the UK National Lottery, you have to buy a ticket, either Interactively, via the National Lottery website, mobile phone, or interactive television, for which you need a UK address, or at a National Lottery retailer. If you have not bought a ticket then you have not won.

Does the email/letter ask you to pay money to receive your prize, or to disclose personal information such as bank details or passport information?
If yes, then you have not received a genuine email/letter from the National Lottery. The UK National Lottery would NEVER ask you to pay a handling fee to collect your prize, or to disclose any personal information.

Does the email/letter you have been sent tell you how much you have won?
If the answer is yes, then it is NOT from the National Lottery. The National Lottery does NOT state the amount of a prize in an email.

Does the email come from a yahoo or hotmail (or similar)account?
If so, then it is NOT from the UK National Lottery.

Remember!

Do not respond to unsolicited emails.
Never give money to claim a prize.
Do not reveal personal identity details.
Do not reveal bank account or credit card details.
If you have given money or personal details to someone who has sent you an unsolicited email or letter then contact the Police immediately.
If something sound too good to be true, it usually is!

SCAM. I must have won 10 billion by now. No legitimate contest will ask for money up front. They would take costs out of the check.

did you enter a lottery. listen people are greedy that's how the scams work if you didn't enter a lottery and pay an amount or buy something in order to enter then they aren't making money so you stop and think did i give anyone this email address in the UK it is common sense

They are just trying to take our money !

this is a well known scam.many of the "certificates"are drawn on banks.when you cash the check it bounces.always remember IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT IS!!i hope this helps you.

If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction,
you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center ( www.fraud.org) These days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can get details about its ownership,how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers. You can find detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89 .

Fraud. The moment you send them any information, including an acknowledgment of receipt of their e-mail, they will hound you until you either give them enough information about you to deplete your bank/credit card account(s), send them money outright, or they give up and try to hook someone else. Beware.

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