A Sydney Lotto customer has issued an urgent warning to other winners after claiming a shop employee tried to steal her prize money from an instant Scratch-It.
An Eastern Sydney lottery winner has accused a shop employee of trying to cheat him out of his winnings, in a Facebook post shared on a local group.
“Please be very careful when checking your lottery tickets,” he warned.
‘Today I went to check my scratch-off lottery ticket and the seller told me I had won $15.
She said that when she asked for a receipt, the manager told her there was none available.
The winner then threatened to contact The Lott officials, at which point the store employee changed his story.
“He then told me that I had actually won $150. Please be very careful with these corner stores.”
A Sydney Lotto customer has issued an urgent warning to other winners after claiming a shop employee tried to steal her prize money (file image)
The woman said she then threatened to contact officials at The Lott, at which point the store employee changed her story.
Australians were shocked by the customer experience, with many calling for the store to be “named and shamed”.
Lott Australia declined to comment, but has previously warned of other lottery scams targeting online customers.
One scam involves an email purporting to be from TattsLotto, claiming that you have been selected as a “lucky finalist” in a draw.
“If you engage with this email, you are not talking to The Lott,” he warns. “It’s a scammer. They will likely ask for personal or banking information. Don’t provide any of this information.”
One scam involves an email purporting to be from TattsLotto, claiming that you have been selected as a “lucky finalist” in a prize draw.
In another social media scam, scammers are posing as The Lott and responding to entries in Facebook’s Megadraw contest.
In another social media scam, scammers are posing as The Lott and responding to entries in Facebook’s Megadraw contest.
The dishonest commenter suggests that you are a winner of their “giveaway event” and that you need to register to claim your “prize” with the link they provided – in reality, they are a scammer.
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