Lottery Scams
14/11/2008 10:34:39
It’s been said that the easiest way to win the Lottery is to get an email address, if you have ever received a Lottery Scam emails then you’ll know exactly what I mean. You receive an unsolicited email about a major prize you have won from a lottery around the world. All you need to do is reply to the email to claim your prize.
It doesn’t end there though and eventually the scammers will either ask for your bank details to ‘deposit’ your winnings or ask for a payment for ‘administration fees’ either way you can guarantee that one of these scams is going to cost you in the end if you fall for it.
So how do you avoid getting sucked into these scams? Well it’s all about using a little common sense. Firstly you can’t possibly win a lottery you have not entered and bought tickets for, none of the world lottery draws we provide information about will ever give you a free entry into a lottery draw via your email. Secondly if you have entered a lottery from around the world then a quick look at the site where you bought your tickets will tell you whether or not you are a winner.
Check the email carefully and you will probably find it’s full of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, that’s because these lottery scammers don’t appear to have much in the way of brains but unfortunately many people do fall for these scams when the offer of a life changing amount of cash is just too tempting to delete.
These scams are unfortunately making people wary of lotteries from around the world, but there’s no need. You can safely play lotteries like the Mega Millions, Superenalotto and many others through the links from this site and if you are a lucky winner you won’t be asked for a penny to release your winnings! Just how it should be. Good luck and be careful out there.
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