It just so happens that the Internet is full of active sites created solely to deceive visitors. Their purpose can be completely different - to lure funds, user data, gaining access to some valuables from the visitor, or others. force to do what is needed.
FreeLotto is a typical scam
You don't have to look far to see a cheat site in action. Now, unfortunately, there are a lot of such resources. They operate not only in English, but also in Russian and other languages. The clearest example is FreeLotto.com, a site with a supposedly free lottery that anyone can participate in. The resource, obviously, is actively advertised in various ways - mainly spam mailings, banner ads, teasers.
Free Lottery
The resource in question positions itself as a free lottery, in which any user who has reached a certain age (18 years) can participate. They also write on FreeLotto that it is a win-win lottery. Indeed, everything is logical: if you have the opportunity to win something without investing, then you really cannot lose anything. Obviously, this is what the developers of the service are betting on.
Besides such slogans, in general, the site is made in a style that hints at a possible big win: heaps of zeros, dollar signs, photos of people who have allegedly become millionaires. Obviously, most users do not think about whether this is true or not, because they want to start the game as soon as possible and try their luck. Moreover, you don’t need to pay anything!
Play online - win millions of dollars
On the website www. FreeLotto.com you can see the playing field - such as is used in lotteries. The task of a person is to place a bet (mark those squares that, in his opinion, should win in the future). After that, a drawing is made, and the system randomly selects the winner. Whoever has all the numbers match can win a million dollars. You can get such a fabulous amount on the card in the form of a payment from FreeLotto (what kind of payment should this be in order for the appearance of such an amount of money to successfully pass in your bank - it's hard to imagine even hypothetically). However, this is exactly what is indicated on the site in the terms of the resource.
FreeLotto really pays
As the FreeLotto.com reviews say, the service does pay. Yes, yes, from the developers of the resource, judging by some comments of those who have already tested their fate and maderates, some users really receive money. The amounts there are small, in fact, up to 1 dollar. They fall on the card of those who won something. True, most often the winnings are $0.18 or a little more.
Another thing is the conditions under which such money comes. Yes, they don't talk about the millions won at www. FreeLotto.com. Either the lucky ones sign a non-disclosure paper, or they immediately leave the Internet and go into real life entirely. Well, as a last resort, they just don't exist.
Deception scheme
In fact, the FreeLotto lottery is a scam, which should not be waged under any circumstances. Yes, users do get some small change. True, before that they are debited larger amounts. At least that's what it said in the comments to the service. For example, some reviews about the activities of FreeLotto.com noted that funds in the amount of 19-20 dollars were withdrawn from a person’s card. It is noteworthy that this money is debited repeatedly, so if your bank card is not cleared in time, you will lose your funds gradually.
How do they do it, you ask? Yes Easy! A trusting user himself gives his data. This, in fact, is the key to the operation of the entire FreeLotto service (you can be sure that this is a scam, do not even try to outwit someone).
Access to user's personal data
The lottery site is actually used to collect the personal data of everyone who falls for this bait. After you make a prediction on the mainpage (in the field where you choose which numbers you would like to bet on), www. FreeLotto.com redirects to a section with several fields. Here, you will be asked for information such as name, surname, address. The developers will allegedly need this information in order to send you your money if you win.
Of course, FreeLotto (what kind of scam would it be if it wasn't involved in financial fraud?) is not limited to your address. Next, you are redirected to a page where you are asked to fill in your credit card details. In addition to its number, it also specifies the expiration date and CVV code - such information, which is quite enough to make payments from your card. Actually, those who came up with a divorce like FreeLotto.com start this a little later. In the meantime, at this stage, everything is "nice" and looks quite decent.
Why would anyone want my data?
A gullible user will ask, so what, who needs my data and my card? Let's answer these questions as well. So, information about your bank card, as you can guess yourself, will be required for fraudsters to withdraw your money. This is done very simply - funds can be withdrawn in many ways, including third-party online stores and paid services. It is extremely difficult to prove that the transaction was carried out illegally, because, according to the rules, no one should know your card details.
As for information about where you live and what your name is, then it can then either be sold to a spam company or usedon one's own. Do not be surprised later if offers to accept the inheritance and send $ 200 for notary services in advance (and in such letters, for greater persuasiveness, your address and name will most likely be poured into the mail).
What not to do?
How not to fall into the clutches of scammers? Very simple - do not give them information about yourself and even more so about your bank card. For them, this is the main task, what in the end the scam is aimed at. By providing information to people like FreeLotto (what kind of data it is - it doesn’t matter, the main thing is the very fact that the deception system will work, that people will continue to be “led”), and you contribute to the functioning of such scammers.
It is strictly forbidden to provide any information about your card. If you really believe that someone will be happy to send you a million just like that, for the sake of experiment, you can create an empty card, block it for withdrawal (so that scammers do not drive it into a minus, if such an opportunity is available) and indicate its number. This way you at least make sure that FreeLotto is a scam.
How do I get my money back?
Suppose you have already become a victim of scammers and want to return the withdrawn funds. Obviously, only your card issuing bank can help you with a refund. Again, you can clarify information about how much was withdrawn from the card, tell about FreeLotto.com, what kind of site you believe in, and so on. The result, most likely, will be the same - you will be told that nothing can be done. The point is that onin such cases, when the user himself discloses his card details, the possibility of returning the data does not apply. After all, in fact, the owner of the card himself violates the rules by giving someone information about it.
Is it worth fighting for your rights?
Is it possible to defend your rights in some other way? Well, formally, of course, such a possibility always exists. You can try contacting your local police station. There, your application will be fixed, details about FreeLotto.com will be established (what kind of resource it is, where and to whom the domain is registered, where the project administration is located). All this information is available, anyone can find it out within a couple of minutes. The problem is different - the people swindling your funds are somewhere in New York. Tell me how our police can influence them?
Another method is to try to block the resource using tools on the web. For example, you can write to the registrar of the www. FreeLotto.com domain and complain about the actions of the site. Again, when creating their own "lottery", the administration probably took this moment into account and registered the domain with some company that did not respond to complaints (for example, some provider from the Philippines). Now there are special bulletproof hosting and domains (the so-called "armored" services that hackers and scammers can use without punishment). Considering that FreeLotto is a high income scam, it is obvious that the owners can afford it. So it may well be that such a way of protecting your interests will be ineffective for you.
How to protect yourself?
The easiest way to protect yourself from this kind of fraud is to prevent it, avoid it, and simply ignore it. Criminals spend money on advertising their projects, so if there are no visitors, the project will be curtailed as soon as possible. True, unfortunately, there are still too many gullible people in the world, so such sites will work for a very long time.
Always look at the situation through the eyes of the opposite side. Think for yourself: would a win-win lottery work in modern conditions? How and who could ensure its functionality, given that the winnings from it are paid, but there are no receipts? Who could be such a philanthropist to give away a lot of money just like that? Agree, it looks like nonsense. So why is FreeLotto trusted by so many people?
The problem with most of those who fall for this and other scams is that people really want "freebies". Everyone wants to start earning "without effort and investment" (these characteristics are often used for other types of fraud); everyone is trying to get around work and get money just like that, by sending information about themselves or by texting someone their numbers and other details of their credit cards. Only, of course, as a result of this, it’s not you who will earn money, but the one who will eventually get this data.
Think before you take any action. Even if the resource seems to be absolutely honest and transparent, has a good design and offers very "sweet" conditions - always doubt its real intentions. It is unprofitable for anyone to create websites,distributing profits left and right would bankrupt anyone.
The most reliable way to deal with such scammers as the site mentioned in this article is reputation and its verification. Yes, every project, even on the Internet, has its own history, some kind of “fame” among people. They know about it, write about it, discuss it and comment on it. Your task (in order to find out its real essence) is to find these records, read them, remember how the administration of the resource behaved with other visitors just like you.
And, of course, if you yourself have become a victim of deception - tell us about it. Other people, in order not to fall for the bait, must also know the truth. Only in this way the Internet can be cleared of scammers. It is also possible to completely deprive them of their profits if everyone is extremely careful on the network.
As far as FreeLotto is concerned, it's a very powerful resource considering it was launched back in 1999. It is quite possible that it has already "brought" more than one year to its creators (in the reviews it was indicated that some kind of criminal group is the administrators of the project). It is obvious that over time, the income of the lottery has become smaller, the world has learned about it and even began to avoid it. However, this certainly did not block the stream of income, due to which the scammers live. We hope that someday this will definitely happen.
