Consumer Fraud
Reporting
Scams in Ireland
Reporting on the Latest Frauds, Scams, Fake Lotteries,
Spams and Hoaxes
Consumer Fraud
Reporting
|
|
Recommended: Recommended |
Scams and Frauds in the Ireland - How to Recognize Them and What To Do If You Receive One"Congratulations! "Hundreds win
every week using our secret system! Sound great? It's a fraud. Scam operators often based in the Netherlands, Canada and Nigeria are using the telephone and direct mail to entice Irish (and other global) consumers to buy chances in high-stakes foreign lotteries from as far away as Australia and America. Lotteries are a special target of the scammers. There is only one legal national lottery in Ireland, the Irish National Lottery. "The Irish Lottery" is a separate, private lottery, which is also the subject of many scams. See this page for more information about Irish Lottery scams and real examples of scam emails. How to recognise a scam is it too good to be true?A scam is when people con you out of your cash. There are hundreds of types
of scams fake lotteries and prize draws, incredible schemes to make money
quickly, fake investment plans, work from home schemes the list goes on and on. The people who run these scams are clever and sophisticated and they know how to persuade us to part with our cash. Most scams have some things in common check out this list and help yourself to be on guard against scammers Examples of Irish Lottery Scam Emails:See these pages for actual scam emails received. All are very similar, so we've identified them by some of the names and locations they claim to be from:
THE CONHow scam artists succeed they will:
New scams from Ireland and overseas appear every day so it's important to know how to spot them. THE PITCHThey offer you something for nothing such as:
There are hundreds of examples but we can all protect ourselves by being skeptical. Is it likely that someone you don't know, who has contacted you out of the blue, will give you something for nothing? THE STINGThey'll ask you to:
They will lie to you and give you what seem to be good reasons why you should do what they say. They will answer all your objections. Don't send any money or give any personal details to anyone until you've
checked them out and talked to a professional or family and friends. Other things to look out for
Use the links on the right to find out about some of the most common scams, and how to report any scams you come across. Detailed Information About the Real Irish LotteryIrish Lotto on your Desktop: Guide from the legitimate Irish Lottery About How to
Play: Irish Lottery Rules: Detailed Information About Particular Scams
Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud LotteryClick here for the huge list of the names of the currently identified lottery scams companies *** |
|
Copyright CFR 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 -
Definition of scam, fraud, etc. -
Legal disclaimer
|
