Article: Warnings issued as residents receive scam letters ; West Hull: Police officers have warned residents about hoax letters after a man from Glasgow Street spotted a scam.

West Hull: Police officers have warned residents about hoax letters after a man from Glasgow Street spotted a scam.

Terry Eggleton was not taken in by a letter he received telling him he had won the Spanish lottery.

His alleged benefactors asked him to send personal details, including his bank account number and sort code, so that he could claim a prize of 615,810 euro or pounds485,500.

Mr Eggleton contacted the Mail and officers at Humberside Police.

He ...

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