On Nov 20th I received a letter from the British Lotto Commission stating that I had won a prize of $163, 010.00 which is the winning payout for third category winners. This from the total prize money of US $12, 000, 000.00. A tax clearance fee of $1, 999.00 has been financed with the enclosed check, kindly deposit the check to pay for your tax and clearance fee. You will receive a total of $163, 010.00. I was sure that this was not a scam until I talked about it with one of my co-workers who advised me to research the British Lotto Commission over the internet and I am so glad that I did. This is such a hurtful situation for me because I am in such a financial bind that this money would have helped me pay off my mother's mortgage which I had planned to do for her as a retirement gift SORRY MOM.