The message states Bell wants to share her wealth by donating to others. To claim the money, Marna was asked to text a given number with a specific code.
PHOENIX —"Possible scam, or too good to be true"? It's a question asked by Let Joe Know viewer Marna.
She reached out to the team after receiving a suspicious message. The message claimed to be from Becky Bell, a Powerball jackpot winner in Washington."Unless you have some specific affiliation with that person, then it's highly unlikely," warned Todd Terrell, Deputy Director of the Security and Regulatory Division at the Arizona Lottery.The message Marna received is part of a scam dubbed the Lottery Winner Donation Scam.
Alec Thomson, Executive Director of the Arizona Lottery, says as jackpots grow scammers may try to take advantage of people who dream of striking it rich. "Anytime those jackpots get hit, I think you'll see kind of an influx of those kinds of scams. People are capitalizing on the emotion," said Thomson.
It's important to know that the Arizona Lottery will never reach out asking for your personal or banking information. The only time you would need to give information is when you go to the lottery offices and start a claim for winnings.Contact the Arizona Attorney General's Office to file a claim on their website. You can also contact the Federal Trade Commission to file a report with them as well.
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