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The Christmas raffle decalogue by the National Police

Each year, around these dates, the Extraordinary Christmas Draw, which is being held on December 22nd, sees frauds in ticket purchases, problems with collecting prizes that are shared by multiple people, doubts over the security of the Internet purchase, false participations and the sale of supposedly winning 10ths.

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The Christmas raffle decalogue by the National Police

Each year, around these dates, the Extraordinary Christmas Draw, which is being held on December 22nd, sees frauds in ticket purchases, problems with collecting prizes that are shared by multiple people, doubts over the security of the Internet purchase, false participations and the sale of supposedly winning 10ths.

The National Police has prepared a series security tips to help you avoid this. They also explain the top frauds related to Christmas raffle. The consumer can identify whether they have been victim to a Christmas scam by learning how it is carried out.

One common method is for the victim to receive a call, text message, email, or message via social media. The message claims to be from a trusted institution, whose corporate identity has been supplanted. It tells us that we have won a prize in an unrelated raffle. Fraudsters may seek to obtain our private data, including bank details, to request an economic transaction in their favour to gain access to the prize or any other excuse.

This is why it is important to avoid calling the number they give you. These are often high-rate numbers and can be costly. Instead, use the link they provide to get the prize. Then, proceed to make payment. We can identify them if communication is in writing as they are often spelling errors and poor writers.

Scammers can also use the purchase of Lottery tickets as an excuse. They may also pose as authorized vendors online. We can identify them by their low sales price, or the fact that the ticket does not include the logo, code or stamp of the issuing entity. This indicates that the ticket is not an authorized subdivision. Also, fraudulent websites do not include https characters in their URL (the website address). The "s" signifies that it is a trustworthy page. It is possible they are trying to scam you by not indicating where the purchase was made, how much it cost, reliable contact information with the company, or delivery date.

Although this scam is almost as old as Christmas raffle, many people still report being victims. Tocomocho is derived from the phrase "he played lots" and involves the victim being approached on the street with the excuse that he has a tenth winner but not being able collect it. They show the victim a fake list of winning tickets, where the number they previously showed appears. Then they offer the allegedly winning tenth to him in return for a substantial sum of money. They will accompany her to her bank or home, and collect the agreed amount. Then they will deliver the winning lottery ticket.

Most victims are elderly people. However, while it may seem easy to spot scammers, these professionals are fast and highly credible. It is easy to fall for the trap.

Only authorized Lottery sites can sell tickets to the draw.

Save the email addresses associated with your order online and take screenshots if you need to.

Don't believe messages that claim you were awarded in a draw you don't know or in which you are not a participant.

Verify that the logo, code, and verification elements are present on your tenth.

Photocopy the tenth Lottery ticket and show your family and friends who bought it.

Keep your ticket in excellent condition. If you're awarded a ticket, deterioration can cause you serious problems. Also, keep in mind that the ticket expires after three month.

If you are unable to find your ticket, take a photo of it or note the number, series and elements.

Notify the State Lotteries and Bets if your ticket is lost or stolen at any National Police station.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you believe you have been a victim of a scam.

If you have not fallen into fraud but you have information about it, inform us at www.policia.es/colabora.php

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