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07/19/2021
SWEEPSTAKE SCAM Urgent warning issued over text message hoax that claims you’ve won an Amazon lottery as victims reveal losses
The Sun
CONSUMERS must be aware of a new scam pretending to be an Amazon lottery and spreading nationwide, the Better Business Bureau has advised.
An avid Amazon electronics shopper, Brian Hunt, was one of many that fell for the hoax after receiving a text message saying, "Congratulations Brian, you came in second place," in a recent Amazon raffle.
"I received a text message that I thought was from Amazon, telling me there was a giveaway, a sweepstakes. I was going to get a free pair of AirPods, all I had to do was pay for shipping," Hunt told WXYZ.
Hunt was excited and clicked on the link that led him to a page that looked like Amazon.
All the site was asking for was a credit card for shipping, he claimed.
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