Other lottery scams that have quite a presence these days relate to the EuroMillions game and again — we have discussed in much greater depth - the common Euro Lottery Scam elsewhere on the website.
Fraud Watch International One organization in particular that is on a mission to stamp out all forms of fraud and especially any kind of lotto scam is Fraud Watch International. Fraud Watch International have put together a list of nearly allegedly fraudulent operations and these lottery scams have all come to light from numerous official sources. It is important to note that some of the company names and individual names mentioned here may — indeed — be entirely genuine. Sometimes the scammers actually do send a cheque for part of your winnings, such as a few thousand dollars of winnings, to trick you into thinking the offer is legitimate.
However this cheque will eventually bounce and you will not receive any real payments. The scammer will take your payment and fail to deliver the prize, or send you something that falls short of the promised prize. You receive a letter, email or text message saying you have won a guaranteed prize in a lottery or competition that you did not enter.
The sender claims they have identified you as a winner by randomly choosing your email address. They may say the offer is 'legal' or 'legitimate', and has 'government approval'.
To claim your prize you are asked to buy a ticket, pay a fee or call a premium rate phone number usually starting with 1. You may be asked to provide your bank account details, or to send the fee to a PO box number or via a money transfer service.
Legitimate lotteries do not require you to pay a fee to collect winnings. Be careful of phone numbers beginning with 1. These are charged at a premium rate sometimes even for receiving a message and can be very expensive.
Read all the terms and conditions of any offer very carefully — claims of free or very cheap offers often have hidden costs. If you think the prize offer might be genuine, contact your local consumer protection agency — they may be able to tell you more about the offer and if it is likely to be a scam.
Verify the identity of the contact by calling the relevant organisation directly — find them through an independent source such as a phone book or online search. There are no other fees. Since scammers simply invent new names for their fake email scam the email is the scam, not any persons or companies named in the email s, it is more accurate to say that if you do not see the lottery on the list of legitimate lotteries , it is probably a scam.
Australia Lotto Lottery Inc. BV Promo. GOV U. Lottery E. Bonanza E. This approach is similar to direct mail, except the potential victim receives an email informing them of their 'win'. Scam emails often look genuine and could even link back to fraudulent clones of official websites. Members of social networking sites like Facebook are sent a direct message stating that they have won a lottery or raffle game on a particular website. A text message is sent informing the recipient that their mobile number was entered into a raffle or lottery and selected at random as the winner.
As more and more people are becoming wise to lottery scams, fraudsters are getting increasingly creative. Here are just some examples of lottery scams you may receive:. Usually based around a rollover draw, the scammer will claim you have won a prize in a 'second chance' EuroMillions draw. EuroMillions does not hold such 'second chance' draws. Unclaimed prizes are always either returned to the prize pool to pay winners in future draws or transferred to the good causes supported by the lottery.
Some scammers are using the names of known charitable lottery winners to try and extract personal information from the intended victim by claiming that the legitimate jackpot winner is looking to donate funds to people who are less fortunate or in need.
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