A Sydney Lotto customer has issued an urgent warning to other winners after claiming that a shop attendant attempted to steal her prize money from an Instant Scratch-It.
The Lotto winner from eastern Sydney, accused the store clerk of trying to deceive them about their winnings, in a Facebook post shared to a local group.
Please be very careful when going to check your lottery tickets, she cautioned.
Today I went to check my lottery scratching card ticket and the seller told me I had won $15.
She claimed when she asked for a receipt, the attendant said there wasn’t one available.
The winner then threatened to contact The Lott officials, at which point the shop attendant changed their story.
Then he told me that I actually won $150. Please be very careful with these corner shops.
A Sydney Lotto customer has issued an urgent warning to other winners after claiming that a shop attendant attempted to steal her prize money (stock image)
The woman said she then threatened to contact The Lott officials, at which point the shop attendant changed their story
Aussies were shocked by the customers experience with many calling for the shop to be named and shamed.
The Lott Australia declined to comment, however it has previously warned of other Lotto scams targeting customers online.
One scam involves an email pretending to be from TattsLotto, claiming that you have been selected as a lucky finalist in a prize draw.
If you engage with this email, you will not be talking to The Lott, it warns. It will be a scammer. They are likely to request your personal or banking information. Do not provide any of this information.
One scam involves an email pretending to be from TattsLotto, claiming that you have been selected as a lucky finalist in a prize draw
In a separate social media scam, fraudsters pose as The Lott, responding to entries on the Megadraw Facebook competition
In a separate social media scam, fraudsters pose as The Lott, responding to entries on the Megadraw Facebook competition.
The rogue commenter suggests youre a winner of their giveaway event and you need to register to claim your prize with the link theyve provided, theyre actually a scammer.