Generally initiated via email or postal mail, a letter is sent by the scammer stating that you have won a lottery. Within the letter, there’s often instructions asking you to send funds and/or your bank account information, to pay for processing fees, taxes, and other miscellaneous fees to receive your winnings. No legitimate lottery will ever require payment or bank account information to receive your winnings. Visit the follow FTC site for further details: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/fake-prize-sweepstakes-and-lottery-scams