Attorney General Steven Rowe warned Mainers on Tuesday that professional con artists are using the pretense of a Canadian lottery to bilk Mainers out of thousands of dollars, with a new twist: they send a cashier’s check. A check is sent for $4,000 to lure people into providing more personal information so the rest of the amount, to total $300,000,can be sent. The $4,000 check is actually worthless. The name of the alleged prize is the “North American Prize Pool.” Anyone bilked by this scam should call the Maine attorney general at (800) 436-2131 or Canadian authorities at (888) 495-8501.