Maureen Rymer, 77, spots slight mistakes on a persuading letter telling her she scooped £350,000 prize
A Beneficiary outfoxed tricksters who told her she had won £350,000 on Individuals’ Postcode Lottery — by detecting a minuscule mix-up on a letter.
Conmen kept in touch with Maureen Rymer, 77, telling her she had handled the award following two years of playing.
Maureen Rymer, 77, got a persuading letter telling her she had won £350,000 on Individuals’ Postcode Lottery
Maureen Rymer, 77, got a persuading letter telling her she had won £350,000 on Individuals’ Postcode LotteryCredit: MEN Media
Maureen’s letter told her she needed to call a number to guarantee her award
Maureen’s letter told her she needed to call a number to guarantee her prizeCredit: MEN Media
Be that as it may, she became dubious when she contrasted the persuading letter with one more authentic one she had gotten from Individuals’ Postcode Lottery.
Clever granny Maureen, from Hendon, East Yorks, said: “When I opened the letter, I was bouncing for happiness.
“I was arranging the way that I planned to spend the cash. I thought I’d treat the family. However at that point I thought, ‘This doesn’t occur to me. It can’t be correct.’
“The most I’ve won is several tenners.
The letter contained a telling linguistic goof and some unacceptable location for the lottery’s administrative center
The letter contained a telling syntactic screw up and some unacceptable location for the lottery’s head officeCredit: MEN Media
Maureen called Individuals’ Postcode Lottery who told her they knew about the trick
Maureen called Individuals’ Postcode Lottery who told her they knew about the scamCredit: MEN Media
“I took a gander at the letter cautiously and contrasted it with a letter I had recently gotten from the lottery.
“I saw this letter illuminating me that I had won £375,000 expressed its administrative center is in London, not Edinburgh.”
She likewise saw a typical punctuation blunder that further excited doubt.
The letter started: “We are glad to declare to you the mid-year consequence of the Postcode Lottery Bid grant program held in London, Joined Realm.”
Maureen added: “In this nation, program has two ‘M’s.”
Maureen called the number imprinted on the authentic correspondence from the lottery.
Maureen said: “I read the letter to them. I was informed they are away of the trick, and I ought to simply overlook it. I currently need to guarantee others are not taken in by it. It was very persuading.”
A representative for Individuals’ Postcode Lottery said the people who prevailed upon prizes £1,000 were constantly reached through phone.
