HOW TO AVOID ONLINE LOTTERIES SCAMS?
Generally speaking, the online lottery scam agents are contacting potential customers by phone or mail. You need to be vigilant and detect quickly the tircks they use and that why we want help you avoid such problems.
The tipical process of onlineLottery scams:
An online operator will send you an email telling you that you won a prize from nowhere. They will tell you that in order to obtain the prize you have to go trough a secret. Of course, there is no such a thing as to be a winner without even playing to any lottery. If it happens to you, please direcly report it, by complaining to the consumer protection office.
Once they told you that you won a prize (generally a very big one), they will ask you to provide your bank details (credit card number proof of identity) arguing that you it is the only way to get your prize. There is no money to win, there is only money to be stolen from you.
Very simples rules to follow:
You can not win if you haven't played.
No money has to be paid to collect winnings from legit lotteries.
After receiving the winnings, you have to pay taxes and there are no other fees.
There a many illegal online lottery operators but not all of them are scam and in The Lottery Community, we will advice only official and legit operators Verify the name of the lottery against the scammers listed online. You can easily find it on Google. In case you conducted a search and it seems to be a scam then report internet scams.
Again, a clear sign is that money is asked directly to release the win. In addition, they may ask for fees to be paid in advance. As for your personal and credit card details they are being asked by mail or by phone with the warning that if you don't pay as quickly as possible the prize will be given to someone else.
You have to understand that unexpected prize can not exist. Once they have your personal and credit card details they will simply steal as much money as they can until your bank blocks your card.
How you can protect yourself
If the agent, via phone or mail asks you for money straightforward, report internet scams. L. Legit lotteries will never send you mails using an unknown adress. Always read carefully the terms and conditions. Do nevers send money or credit card details online or copies of personal documents to someone you do not know or trust by email. In case you find out that you are facing a scam, contact the authorities, the police and local consumer protection agency and your bank in the event of being defrauded. Once this is done you may have helped thousands of potential victim because the agent will then be registered in a list of online lottery scammers.
