LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Lottery is warning the general public about scammers claiming to be lottery brokers or prize winners.
The Lottery reviews that there are two sorts of prize scams:
An individual will get a letter, e-mail, textual content, or telephone name to tell them that they’ve gained an enormous lottery prize however should pay a price to gather the prize. If the particular person agrees, the rip-off artist convinces them to mail a cashier’s test, make an digital funds switch, and even arranges a gathering to get the cash in money.
An individual is contacted by mail, e-mail, textual content, or telephone name by somebody claiming to be a lottery prize winner. The rip-off artist tells the particular person they’ll share their prize if the particular person sends cash to them. If the particular person agrees, the rip-off artist convinces them to mail a cashier’s test, make an digital funds switch, and even arranges a gathering to get the cash in money.
Some rip-off artists ask the sufferer for added cash to cowl fraudulent processing prices or charges.
The rip-off will proceed as long as it continues to achieve success and steals cash from the victims.
The Michigan Lottery processes all prize claims at no cost, and gamers should have a sound profitable ticket to say a prize.
