Internet lottery scam targets deaf consumers
June 25, 2009
DEAF consumers are being targeted in a callous internet scam promising tens of thousands of dollars in prize money
The scam involves emails from the “Deaf Lotto International Program” and a purported prize of $US85,000 and a laptop computer, inmycommunity.com.au reports
Winners" are asked to email their personal details to agent Paul Petrie, who advises them to pay $US850 in fees to receive the prize.
Mr Petrie tells the winners they have also won a second lottery of $US150,000 and a free trip to EuroDisney.
But then comes another catch – winners must pay an additional $US125 to Nigeria via Western Union.
“You don’t have to go to EuroDisney to be taken for a ride with this scam,” a WA ScamNet bulletin said.
The scammers appear to trawl social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter searching for victims and start up conversations via email and instant messaging to convince their victims to invest a small amount of money to win a fortune.
Read the full story at inmycommunity.com.au
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