A woman who received an elaborate scam letter wants to warn others to be on their guard.
The woman, who does not wish to be named, is particularly concerned that elderly people may be taken in by the scam, or others like it.
"It was a very professional-looking letter, with a British stamp on it. Someone had obviously gone to great lengths to produce it and get it to me."
Inside, the printed letter purported to be from a US Army medic stationed in Iraq, who had recently found a large amount of money and needed someone to receive it once it had been smuggled out of Iraq.
"You are to keep it safely until I come to meet with you where we will discuss the modalities for sharing and engage in partnership while investing," the letter stated.
It was signed "Major Dennis Elizabeth Hommes".
"I thought it was really way out - it was just a load of rubbish," the woman said.
She doesn't know anyone else who has received the letter but she wanted to warn anyone who received it "not to take any notice of it".
"I know people who have fallen for things like that."
The management of Jane Winstone Retirement Village, where the woman lives, recently held a workshop for residents to teach them how to stay away from scams. "It was very useful for us," the woman said.
"I think a lot of elderly people can be taken in by scams, although it's not just elderly people of course."
The woman said she and other friends were also frequently bothered by scam phone calls.