Lottery & Prize Scams

Targeting the psychology of unexpected joy and greed. Scammers impersonate major brands, announcing you won a motorbike, phone... just pay a "small fee" to receive it.

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Good News

You receive a text/call announcing a big prize (SH bike, iPhone, Cash) for customer appreciation.

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Verify

Guide you to a strange website to fill in personal info and "file a profile" to claim the prize.

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Collect Fee

Request you to top up cards or transfer money to pay "income tax", "shipping fee" or "profile fee" (usually 10%).

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Stall

Report transaction errors, profile errors to ask for more additional fees.

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Vanish

After tricking enough money or you get suspicious, they block contact immediately.

data_usageTypical "Gift Trap" Process

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Scam Channels

Messenger, Zalo, SMS, Call

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Tactics

Targeting greed, impersonating big brands

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Targets

Elderly, low-tech users

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Danger

Lost fees, exposed personal info

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Red Flags

Typical identifying signs

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Must pay to receive gift

Golden rule: Appreciation gifts never require the recipient to pay fees upfront (tax, shipping...).

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Strange Domain Website

Prize claim links often have strange extensions like .top, .vip, .xyz, or typos compared to official sites.

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Urgency

Notice "Prize expires in 30 minutes" to urge you to transfer money without thinking.

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Request Sensitive Info

Requesting bank account number, OTP code, password to "verify identity".

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Spelling/Grammar Errors

Unprofessional writing style, messy capitalization, typos are signs of amateur scam groups.

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Based on VTrust user reports on fake prize schemes.

Live Data

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28,500+

Total Reports

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~5 Million

Average Loss

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Success Rate

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Messenger/Facebook60%

Zalo25%

Direct Call10%

Telegram5%

groupsTarget Audience

ElderlyStudentsRural ResidentsLow-tech Users

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Scammers often target those who are less tech-savvy or in difficult financial situations, hoping for a lucky break.

WARNING

Exposing SH bike, iPhone winning tricks on Facebook

Old tactics but many still fall for them. Let's learn how scammers stage the script.

How to distinguish real vs fake Brandname messages

How to know if a message from a bank or Shopee is real or impersonated by scammers?

Personal income tax regulations when winning prizes

Understand the law correctly to avoid being taken advantage of by bad actors asking for wrong tax payments.

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