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Online lotteries are increasing in popularity and are fast becoming a multimilliondollar industry worldwide. The dark side of this trend is the increasing number oflottery scams and frauds which have duped countless number of innocent people oftheir hard-earned money. There are so many national lottery scams all of which theauthorities cannot investigate and book. Online users have to be wary and not fallprey to such scams.Types of Lottery ScamsYou may get an email stating you have won a cash prize for a lottery you havenever entered. Usually there is a demand for fees (courier fees, taxes, customsduty, shipping, etc) that need to be paid before the winnings are made available.The request will provoke an emotional reaction which in turn will make you sendyour bank details, address, credit card or personal information.These emails may also contain viruses or unwanted software which could harm yourcomputer.How to Identify a Scam or FraudThe email asks for your personal information such as bank account, credit cardnumber, passport number, driver’s license numbers or any such personal details.The email promises you a prize you have won in a lottery you have neverparticipated in. (No legal lottery notifies the winners in an email)The language used is much exaggerated but no specific details are given about therules or how it works.The prize is to be given after a transaction fee or some kind of payment which isnever asked by legal lotteries.Prevention of Lottery FraudLottery fraud could be prevented in various judicious ways.oDo not click on the links in any suspicious messageoDo not respond to unknown emailsoReport any such messagesoDo not disclose personal or financial information about bank accounts,credit card details, and address to any unknown email sender as it could lead toidentity theftoSpam filter your messagesoDon’t pay any advance sum of money to receive any prizeoDo not complete their online claim formsLottery fraud can be prevented by following the guidelines given above.Participate in online lotteries at reputed, secure sites only. Playhugelottos.comis the world’s most trusted and secure lottery ticket purchasing service which hasbeen operating for the past 10 years.
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