Beware Foreign Lottos

Many Have Been Alerted To The ‘Millions’ We Have Won

• Scammers are really smart, and a day seldom goes by without a notification from some amazing international lotto that an individual has won.
• Be alert at all times and beware of all the fake lotteries that are out there, ready to ensnare the unsuspecting.
• You will be either informed by SMS or email; and we are not talking about rands, these are fake lotteries where you stand to win millions in euros, dollars and pounds.
• Many individuals fall into this type of trap, and are then persuaded to part with thousands of rands and they never win a dime.
• A typical example is after you have been informed of your windfall, you are told you first have to pay taxes to release your money or you have to pay an administration fee.
• Another typical scam is all the fake “prizes” that you have apparently “won”.
• It is quite simple, really, no lotto ticket, and no win. It is that obvious.
• No lottery has every picked random email addresses or telephone numbers and rewarded individuals that have not even paid for a lotto ticket; it makes perfectly reasonable and good sense.
• If you ARE lucky enough to win a prize or something you are not aware of, you can always find out more, especially if the company is a well-known one, by visiting the website, and then calling the head-office to verify the win.
• Never open any links from banks; these are phishing expeditions.

Your bank will never request your personal information on email or sms, for personal information.