Online users are asked to be aware of "Nelson Gray" lottery donation scams. The name of Super Lotto winner from Jamaica, who won $180 million dollars, is being used by scammers in an attempt to trick potential victims into sending money and personal information. The scammers claim their potential victims were randomly selected to receive donations from the lottery winner as part of her charity project. But, Nelson Gray is not randomly donating money to people around the world.
A Sample of the "Nelson Gray" Lottery Donation Scam
From: alvinluk@ierkh.com
Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2018, 10:07 PM
Subject: Treat as urgent!!
Greetings To You, My Name is Nelson Gray $180 million Super Lotto jackpot Winner on Friday, May 11th 2018 with a $200 ticket. My jackpot was a gift from God to me hence my Entire family/foundation is donating $2,500,000.00USD to you and your family, do contact grayfoundation.n@outlook.comfor full details and please accept this token as a gift from God to your family.
Read More: http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/super-lotto-jackpot-winner-help-sick-relative-donate-charity Super Lotto Jackpot winner to help sick relative, donate to charity A Jamaican player has once again hit it big, capturing a share of the latest Super Lotto jackpot on Friday, May 11. N. Gray won $180 million of the $301.5 million jack www.loopjamaica.com (Only emails sent here grayfoundation.n@outlook.com , will be acknowledged)
Regards
Nelson Gray
Power Ball Winner
Remember, once they (scammers) have received their potential victims' personal information, they will use the information to trick the potential victims into sending money, which they will claim is for some advance fees, which will cover banking and transfer costs, insurance payments or tax that the potential victims need to pay before they can receive the so-called donated money. But, if the victims send their money, the scammers will steal it and may continue to trick the victims into sending more money, with the promise of receiving the donated money the scammers claim they would receive.
Recipients of the Nelson Gray lottery donation scam emails are asked not to respond to or follow the instructions in them. They should just delete the email messages instead.
It is important to remember that when someone contacts you, claiming that you have won the lottery or you are the recipient of millions of dollars, and asks you to send money in order to receive your lottery winnings or prizes, it is a SCAM. Legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send money in order to receive their prizes or winnings. And, why would lottery winners who are allegedly donating millions of dollars to you, want you to send a few hundred or thousand dollars for banking and transfer costs, insurance payments or tax? Well, the money that the scammers want the victims to send, which the scammers claim is for taxes, bank transfer cost, insurance or other expenses, is what the scammers will steal. And, the victims, on the other hand, will never receive the winnings, prizes or money that they were promised.
So, once you are asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.