TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Lottery said scammers are sending emails to the public in an effort to obtain personal and financial information.
The email includes the Florida Lottery logo and uses the Florida Lottery headquarters’ address as part of the letterhead.
Officials said the email references other companies, including: LinkedIn and Microsoft. The email states that the recipient has won a prize and should contact the listed “contact person” to claim his or her prize.
The email asks the individual to provide general information required to claim the prize, officials said. The email does not ask the person to pay or provide financial information, but once he or she responds to the “contact person,” the scammers will then request financial information and/or ask that a tax or fee be paid to claim the prize.
The Florida Lottery said it does not contact players to inform them that they have won a prize unless they have entered a promotional game or second-chance drawing on the official Florida Lottery website or social media pages.
The Florida Lottery said anyone who receives such an email should not respond to it.
To report a lottery scam, consumers can contact the Florida Lottery’s Division of Security at 850-487-7730.
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