Important messages for all customers
Suspected lottery scams should be reported to SCAMwatch. For more information on lottery scams visit the SCAMwatch website or cal SCAMwatch on 1300 795 995.
March 2011
Mobile Phone Lottery Scam Alert
Tatts is appealing to players to be aware of a recent lottery scam, which takes the form of a mobile phone SMS message allegedly 'notifying' players of a 'Powerball prize win'.
Tatts wishes to reiterate to players that it does not communicate prize wins via SMS or email.
Tatts players receiving suspicious mobile phone messages, emails or telephone calls from someone claiming to represent Tatts are encouraged to avoid:
- paying money in advance to collect a 'prize';
- revealing personal or banking details to unknown parties; and
- replying to the message.
Example hoax SMS 1:
Your mobile# has won $850000 from Power-Ball lottery. Contact Ray via email desk.raybachel@gmail.com with name address and ref. pb334212 for proceeds
Example hoax SMS 2:
To Mobile#........ has won $850000 from PowerBall. Contact Ray via email(desk.raybachet@gmail.com) Ref#PB334212 for proceeds OR call +27735182244
February 2011
Some of our customers have recently been targeted with a hoax email advising that they had won $3,000,000 AUD under the Power-ball (Australia) winning numbers for February, 2011.
Under no circumstances should you reply to this email or provide any requested details via an email.
Tattersalls Sweeps Pty Ltd [Tatts] or any other business of Tatts Group Ltd does not send emails or letters requesting further information for payment of prizes. If you are a winner of a lottery prize awarded by Tatts in whole or in part you can claim your prize at an Accredited Lottery Agent of Tatts within Victoria, Northern Territory, ACT, Tasmania or Fiji. If your winning entry is registered to a Tatts Card, and you don't claim your prize, a cheque will be mailed to you four weeks after the draw. If you are a Tatts Online member and you have a win from an online purchase, we'll email you automatically. We'll also deposit the money directly into your Tatts Online lotto account, usually the next day.
Example hoax email:
Your email has won $3,000,000 AUD under the Power-ball (Australia) winning numbers for February, 2011.
Power-ball (Australia) winning numbers for Thursday, January 6, 2011 are 1, 15, 33, 34, 41. The Power-ball number is 1. Power-ball is a Australian national lottery game, administered by Tattersall's. Power-ball is drawn weekly at 8:30pm (AEDT) on Thursday nights. Entries close Thursday 6:30pm (AEDT). For Power-ball, 2 sets of numbers are drawn from 2 machines, each containing 45 balls numbered from 1 to 45 inclusive.
Kindly email us immediately for your payment to be approve for transfer. Contact your agent below.
Lottery Agent: Craig Marisol.'
February 2011
Some of our customers have recently been targeted with a hoax Facebook email message.
Under no circumstances should you reply to this email or provide any requested details via an email.
Tattersalls Sweeps Pty Ltd [Tatts] or any other business of Tatts Group Ltd does not send emails or letters requesting further information for payment of prizes. If you are a winner of a lottery prize awarded by Tatts in whole or in part you can claim your prize at an Accredited Lottery Agent of Tatts within Victoria, Northern Territory, ACT, Tasmania or Fiji. If your winning entry is registered to a Tatts Card, and you don't claim your prize, a cheque will be mailed to you four weeks after the draw. If you are a Tatts Online member and you have a win from an online purchase, we'll email you automatically. We'll also deposit the money directly into your Tatts Online lotto account, usually the next day.
Example hoax email:
Hello and how you doing today?am so happy because I got $250,000 cheque from the Powerball Company. They gave me the cheque for a deaf/Hearing support for 2010/2011. I wonder if you get your cheque yet because I saw your name on the Powerball list and I ask, they told me they will bring cheque to you too.so that why am emailing you to let you know,did you get your own yet??better contact Agent Gray Williams on (powerball_sn2010@yahoo.com)
