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Elude Any Risky Lottery Scams and Play Poker Online
By plrprousers | March 7, 2010
The British people would be flabbergasted as to how much money is stolen every year through these bogus lottery scams. It is a known fact that so many people are still unnecessarily falling prey to a scam that has been around for well over a decade now. The scams have absolutely nothing to do with the actual lottery or any valid lottery around the world. It is even uncertain as to the exact figures of whom and how much as many people are too embarrassed to report that they have become victims to the scam.
The scam is well known to many people and the recipient will be informed via either email or letter that they have won a huge amount in a lottery. They are very devious though as they usually ask for the notification to be kept absolutely confidential. In most cases the ‘winner’ will be asked to make contact with a claims agent who will then authenticate the win and they will believe they have just won a whole load of cash. The agent however will then ask for money to facilitate the claim, this will usually be for processing and bank transfer fees. Some of the scams will have a valid lottery name but many will not.
There are some simple things to look out for to ensure you escape from these lottery scams.
• If you haven’t bought a ticket then you will not have won! There are no such things as free draws where no tickets have been sold.
• A legitimate lottery would never ask for any sort of payment in order to action your winning claim. It is actual a crime for a legitimate lottery to charge a fee to receive winnings. Please remember that if they are asking you for any sort of money they are not legitimate.
• Check the email address of the sender. You will know straight away if it is a scam if it comes to you via a free email address such as hotmail or gmail.
The British government plans to launch an awareness campaign to highlight that these scams are false and should not be entertained. New ‘scambuster’ teams are being set up to help individuals that have fallen prey to the lottery swindle.
To benefit from monthly windfalls without any scam attached, why not sign up for Internet poker and enjoy playing Party Poker and even Absolute Poker.
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