Buy a lottery bag to win the prize？ It must be a scam!
If someone tells you, "I’ll provide you with a lottery number to ensure that you can make a steady profit. If you don’t make any money, I’ll refund your principal." Does that sound tempting? Mr. Yang, a citizen, believed it and was almost cheated out of 120,000 yuan …
In June 2023, Mr. Yang from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province received a message while browsing the video website. Some people claimed that they could provide the lottery winning number. If you fail to win the prize after purchase, you will get a full refund. You can get a refund without winning the prize, and you won’t lose anything. This made Mr. Yang a little moved. Under the guidance of the other party, he downloaded a betting software and joined a lottery exchange group. The "customer service staff" in the group sent the lottery number to Mr. Yang and asked him to bet according to the specified amount, but none of the four groups of numbers won the prize. But soon, Mr. Yang received a refund.
Later, Mr. Yang received a new message from the "customer service staff" again, claiming that he could apply to enter the "accurate exchange group" and get more accurate information. If he didn’t win the prize, he would not only get 10 times compensation, but also enjoy exclusive benefits such as extra commission.
After Mr. Yang succeeded in getting a refund for the first time, he was convinced of what the other party said. Under the guidance of the other party, he did not hesitate to complete two tasks, paying 2,000 yuan and 8,000 yuan respectively. However, "customer service" said that in order to successfully apply for rebate, three precise tasks must be completed, and each task must be completed. Urged by "customer service", Mr. Yang successively completed three tasks of 24,000 yuan, 60,000 yuan and 25,800 yuan through online loans. Mr. Yang originally thought that he could get a rebate in this way. However, the "customer service" told him that he still needed to complete a task of 128,000 yuan to withdraw cash. Just as Mr. Yang was preparing to continue to complete the task, the police of Yanggou Street Police Station in Nanjing called to dissuade him, which made him realize that he had fallen into a scam.
Also having a similar experience, there is Ms. Zhong from Guangdong. On the short video platform, Ms. Zhong received a message that the other party wanted to make friends with her, and then they added WeChat friends to each other.
The other party claimed to be a government worker in charge of a lottery, and claimed to have inside information to make money by buying lottery tickets. Subsequently, I sent a picture to Ms. Zhong to guide her to scan the QR code and enter the platform interface. After following the instructions, Ms. Zhong recharged 1000 yuan to the bank account provided by the customer service. Soon after, she got a cash withdrawal of 1325 yuan. After tasting the sweetness, Ms. Zhong decided to increase her investment. However, when she recharged 50,000 yuan for the last time, she found that she could not withdraw it. At this time, she realized that she had been cheated and lost 161,000 yuan.
In the face of such fraud cases, the police said that suspects usually publish advertisements for buying lottery tickets through new media forms such as short video platforms and social platforms, or pretend to be insiders of lottery institutions. Once a victim is tricked into taking the bait, the suspect will let him taste some sweetness first. After winning the trust, he will pull the victim into the so-called "lottery task" chat group.
After joining the chat group, the suspect induced the victim to download fake software and complete the assigned task in a very attractive way. They skillfully use the slogan "the more you recharge, the more you grab orders, and the more you get back" as bait to induce the victims to continuously invest in recharging. When the victim completes the assigned task and tries to present it, the suspect will set up a series of complicated obstacles. They use various reasons such as "the task is not completely completed", "the transaction is stuck" or "abnormal operation" to obstruct, and even induce the victims to increase their investment, thus defrauding more funds.
All the information claiming to be "insiders" and "prediction experts" who can predict the lottery results are scams laid by criminals. Don’t believe the trap of "low investment and high return", and don’t click on unknown links at will. Don’t fall into the trap of fraud because of the temptation of small interests. Once you find yourself cheated, you must keep your chat records and transfer records properly and call the police for help in time. (Guan Yan)
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