Mega Millions Lottery Scam Targets Consumers by Phone, Text, and Email

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There is never a cost to claim a legitimate lottery reward, according to a statement made by Mega Millions on its own official website.

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A phone call, text message, or email says that you have won the Mega Millions lottery jackpot and asks for a fee to claim the prize.

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A reader sent us an email in November 2022 claiming to have been the target of a scam.

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Scammers got in touch with the victim and said they had won the Mega Millions lotto jackpot.

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The victim was instructed to visit a nearby Dollar General shop by the con artists, who also gave her a "claim check number."

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The victim was asked to wire $475, perhaps through Western Union, in order to claim the fake prize.

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Thankfully, the person did not appear to have sent any money to the scammers.

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To be clear, Mega Millions published on its own official website that "there is never a fee to claim a real lottery prize."

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