Have you been told you have won a prize from the Heritage Lottery Fund?
HLF does not operate a Lottery or distribute prizes. We only make grants in response to applications. So, if you receive an email telling you that you have won a prize, it has not come from us. No lottery that asks for payment in order to claim a prize belongs to either the HLF or the UK National Lottery.
There are some lotteries that ask you to pay to claim your prize. We do not know which of these lotteries are valid. Some pay-to-claim lotteries are regarded by the Metropolitan Police or the Gaming Board of Great Britain as being fraudulent. If you would like further information, please contact the Met. Police by
email or visit the
Metropolitan Police Service website.
Our advice is that you exercise caution and do not part with your money or give your details to an unknown party or company and check the lottery’s legal status first.