SCARS™ Special Report: International Lottery Scams
“Congratulations! You may receive a certified check for up to $400,000,000 U.S. CASH!
One Lump sum! Tax free! Your odds to WIN are 1-6.”“Hundreds of U.S. citizens win every week using our secret system!
You can win as much as you want!”
Sound Great? It’s A Fraud
Scam operators — often based in Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Asia, Europe, or Africa – in other words EVERYWHERE — are using the telephone and direct mail to entice consumers to buy chances in high-stakes foreign lotteries from as far away as Australia and Europe. These lottery solicitations violate the law, which prohibits the cross-border sale or purchase of lottery tickets by phone or mail in many countries, especially the United States.
Still, U.S. federal law enforcement authorities are intercepting and destroying millions of foreign lottery mailings sent or delivered by the truckload into the U.S.
Consumers, lured by prospects of instant wealth, are responding to the solicitations that do get through — to the tune of $120 million a year, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Most promotions for foreign lotteries are likely to be phony. Many scam operators don’t even buy the promised lottery tickets. Others buy some tickets, but keep the “winnings” for themselves. In addition, lottery hustlers use victims’ bank account numbers to make unauthorized withdrawals or their credit card numbers to run up additional charges.
Follow These Words Of Caution For Anyone Who Is Thinking About Responding To A Foreign Lottery:
- If you play a foreign lottery — through the mail or over the telephone — you’re violating U.S. federal law (and maybe laws of other countries).
- There are no secret systems for winning foreign lotteries. Your chances of winning more than the cost of your tickets are slim to none.
- If you purchase one foreign lottery ticket, they now know you – you should expect many more bogus offers for lottery or investment “opportunities.” Your name will be placed on “sucker lists” that fraudulent telemarketers buy and sell.
- Keep your credit card and bank account numbers to yourself. Scam artists often ask for them during an unsolicited sales pitch.
The Bottom Line, According To The Experts Is:
Ignore all mail and phone solicitations for foreign lottery promotions. If you receive what looks like lottery material from a foreign country, give it to your local postmaster.
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Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:
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