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Pay attention to the Police also with the Christmas Lottery. There is a week left before happiness day comes for some and health day for most. Few are those who no longer have their number for the Christmas Lottery Draw , the most anticipated of the year. But so that joy does not become sadness, the National Police has made a list of the 10 tips that must be followed so that you do not lose money with the Christmas Lottery .

Every year around this time, when the Extraordinary Christmas Sweepstakes of December 22 is approaching and celebrated, there are frauds related to the purchase of tenths, problems when collecting prizes whose ticket is shared by several people, doubts about the secure acquisition in the Network , false participations or sale of tenths supposedly awarded, among others.

To avoid this, the National Police has decided to disseminate a series of safety tips, also explaining what some of the most reported frauds are related to the Christmas raffle . Knowing how Christmas scams are done can help consumers identify if they are being victims of a scam .

To touch you, you have to play

One of the most common methods is that the victim receives a phone call , a text message , an email or a message through social networks . This message supposedly comes from an institution of trust to which they supplant the corporate identity and informs us that we have been awarded a prize for a raffle in which we have not even participated . The intention of the scammers can be from getting our private data - even banking - to request an economic transaction in their favor as a fee to access the prize, or with any other excuse.

In this type of situation, you should avoid calling any number that you indicate - it is usually high-charge telephones - follow the web link that we propose with the excuse of proceeding to collect the alleged prize and, of course, make any payment When communication occurs in writing, we can also identify them because they often commit numerous spelling mistakes and have poor writing.

Sale of fake tenths

The purchase of Lottery tickets can also become an excuse for scammers. Sometimes, they impersonate authorized sellers , also through the Network.

In this case, we can identify them by the low sale price or because the ticket does not have the logo , code, stamp of the vending entity or that indicates that it is an authorized subdivision.

Fraudulent websites, moreover, do not have in their URL (the web address) the characters https , whose "s" indicates that it is a reliable page. If they do not indicate from where the postal delivery of your purchase takes place, the cost, a reliable means of contact with the company or the delivery date, it may be a scam attempt.

Tocomocho or awarded number

Despite being a scam almost as old as the Christmas raffle itself, many citizens continue to report having been victims of this scam.

The term "tocomocho" derives from the expression "touched a lot" and consists in the fact that the victim is approached in the street with the excuse of having a tenth prize and not being able to charge it for any reason. They even show you a fake list of award-winning tickets showing the number they have previously taught you and offer you the tenth alleged winner in exchange for a significant sum of money. If you agree, they accompany you to your home or to the bank, collect what was agreed and deliver the lottery that is not really awarded .

The victims are usually elderly people, but although we may think that it is easy to identify the scammers, they are real professionals who act fast and are very credible, so it can be easy to fall into the trap.

Decalogue of the National Police

  • Buy the Lottery tenths for the draw only at authorized sites , either in physical stores or online.
  • If you make your purchase on the Internet, save the emails related to it and take screenshots of the management if necessary.
  • Be wary of the messages you receive informing you that you have been rewarded in a raffle that you do not know and in which you have not participated.
  • Check that your tenth has the logo, the code and all the verification elements .
  • When you share Lottery with friends or family, photocopy the tenth and indicate who participates in that purchase and how much each of them plays.
  • Try to keep the ticket in perfect condition, its deterioration could give you problems if you are rewarded , and remember that it expires after three months.
  • Take a picture of your tenth or write the number, series and items that help you identify it in a safe place if you lose it.
  • Report to any National Police station the loss or theft of your tenth, in addition to communicating it to State Lotteries and Betting.
  • If you have been the victim of a scam, do not hesitate to report it by providing all the information you have about the authors and their modus operandi .
  • And if you have not fallen into fraud but you have data about it, inform the Police .

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