Ontario Provincial police are warning the public about a lottery scam.
Police say some residents of South Bruce Peninsula found a suspicious envelope — similar to a Fed Ex envelope but marked Ped Ex — in their mailbox.
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Documents inside informed them they’d won three million dollars, but said they had to send $25 and authorize withdrawal of a “handling fee” from their account to claim the prize.
OPP say anyone receiving such a package should contact police or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
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