| Winning lotteries can be quite exciting, the feeling of | | | | pulled out. |
| having so much money to buy that car you always | | | | 4 grammatical errors |
| dreamt of, go for that vacation you always wanted | | | | Many conmen need to go for english class, as this is |
| and the list is endless. | | | | obvious in their bogus letters littered with grammatical |
| But one simple rule in the lottery world is- if you don't | | | | errors. |
| play you don't win, no buts! Having this at the back of | | | | 5 The obvious |
| your mind is like saying no to lottery fraud, no matter | | | | How can a company award me huge amount of |
| the amount at stake. | | | | money just based on my email address?, when its |
| Identifying lottery fraud is pretty easy, take a look for | | | | obvious that email account can be hijacked. |
| yourself | | | | How can a company willing to pay out big money not |
| 1 Registration- | | | | know the name of the winner and all other necessary |
| To win lotteries you need to register. Furthermore | | | | information. |
| there is a need to fully understand lottery legislation, as | | | | 6 personal information request |
| some countries frown at participating in lotteries, | | | | This is another item a con artist can't afford not to |
| especially the foreign ones. Even online lotteries require | | | | have in their stock. |
| registration before you can be qualified to play and | | | | 7 method of payments |
| eventually win. | | | | In some variations, scammers would offer targets |
| 2 Pressure- | | | | bogus or stolen checks which are to be cleared and |
| Genuine lottery bodies do not pressure winners to act | | | | wired as payment of some specified fees, the gravity |
| fast or lose their earnings, as this is clearly underlined in | | | | of obliging such request would only be clear when the |
| all lottery scams in which a time frame of claiming this | | | | bank and law enforcement agents comes calling. |
| winnings is clearly stated. | | | | 8 addresses |
| 3 Confidentiality- | | | | On many occasions the addresses giving are false |
| This is one of the most glaring words of con masters. | | | | and this should not be taking likely as it is already a |
| They always need their dealings to be keep | | | | minus for such scheme which wants to put a wide |
| confidential, because if exposed the plug would be | | | | hole in your wallet. |