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Big Lotto

Big Scam

Our research shows this to be either a classic "game of chance" as referred to in Federal Statute Sec. 17 or a prohibited form of Internet gambling or both. In any case, it is clearly illegal under U.S. federal law. The fact that it is dressed up in fancy financial words and complex sounding operations is nothing more than an attempt to con people into giving them money. Do not buy supposed claims from "other players" about the profits and payouts to be had with this scam.

This scam uses several tricks. One is to offer something for nothing (a "free" telephone calling card, if you participate). Using the phrase "Re-imbursement Savings System", is a trick to make the "mark" believe they can get something for nothing ("mark" is a con-artist term for a person or organization targeted as a fraud victim). In the U.S., sales of whole life insurance was deceptively offered for many years as a "Re-imbursement Savings System" or an "enforced Savings System". There are key phrases that are used in many scams in order to entice "suckers" to play. "Game for Freedom" is one such phrase. This preys on every individual's yearning for freedom from worry by insinuating that their worries will all be solved if they participate in the scam.

Another trick in this scam is to present itself as a legitimate lottery with words, phrases and names which sound similar to government sanctioned lotteries. They have a clever ploy to avoid being charged back by credit card companies on transactions disputed by irate victims or having payment stopped on checks or having government or large institutional involvement. This ploy is to trick you and persuade you not to use a credit card or a personal check. This "persuasion" is done by charging five percent less for cash (always a bad idea to mail cash to anyone) plus an additional 5 percent more for credit cards or an additional $15.00 U.S. for check or money order. They even have the gall to ask for a $15.00 "players fee" to participate. That reminds us of the old Yiddish joke about the definition of the word "Chupzta" (pronounced "hutspa") as, "Killing one's mother and father with an ax and then throwing oneself upon the mercy of the court as an orphan".

If you want to see a well organized, very cleverly presented and extremely tempting scam, go to www.biglotto.com . We don't recommend you fall for this one unless you like losing money.