NLA cautions public to be cautious of lotto fraudsters ahead of Christmas festivities

The National Lottery Authority (NLA)is cautioning the public to be wary of activities of lotto fraudsters who use dubious means, under the guise of giving them winnable lotto numbers, to dupe unsuspecting people during the festive season.

The lottery scammers, the NLA says use various means, including social media platforms, particularly Facebook and Whatsapp  to dupe the public.

The NLA in statement states that the lottery fraudsters and social media miscreants  succeeded in defrauding many people through many social media accounts.

 “The fraudsters use the name and logo of the NLA in different formats and in some cases even use the Director’s picture to defraud people.”

“The lotto fraudsters and social media miscreants are able to convince greedy people, who want to be rich over night, to make mobile money transfers to them in exchange for winning lotto numbers, “ it explains.

It notes some instances where imposters dressed as staff of the authority to lure people unsuspecting victims.

The statement says the NLA has  not authorised or appointed any individual or group of individuals to offer winning numbers.

“Lottery is a game of chance and it is very impossible to foretell winning numbers before draws, “ it said.

“The authority does not have Facebook accounts or pages, neither has it designed a registration form to register winning lotto numbers, “ the statement adds.

The authority has, therefore urged the general public to be more vigilant, avoid greed and discontinue engaging the services of the lotto fraudsters and social media miscreants.