BERKELEY – Mayor Carmen Amato would like residents to be aware of the notice issued by the New Jersey Lottery warning players to beware of scammers sending false notifications about lottery prizes.
Recently, some New York Lottery players received fraudulent letters that misused the lottery’s name and logo and the name of a lottery supplier. The letters asked the players to call a telephone number and when they did so they were asked to send money to “claim their prizes.” That is not how State Lotteries operate. You should never be required to send money to claim a New Jersey Lottery prize and you should never respond to a letter, email, text message, telephone call or other communication that asks you to send money to collect a lottery prize.<!–more–>
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