Scam Type
Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Scam
Business Name Used
Oakland County Lottery Club
Date Reported
Sep 21, 2022
Victim Postal Code
43074
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
I received a text: “Congratulations Great News. We are Oakland County Lottery Club. The billion dollar mega-millions jackpot winner click the link to see our wining claim. I clicked. it went to a YouTube. They said they are donating $100,00 to 100 random individuals. We can congratulate you because your cell phone number was randomly picked after a spin ball. We have decided to help due to the Covid 19 Pandemic we are donating $100,00 to you as one of the selected 100 persons. They said they would have FedEx deliver the prize personally to me. To verify claim your winnings, plz send a text with your full name to this number 407-374-2558. Christopher Decon the agent in charge of your payment and identity verification. Note to get your payment is free of charge but you must prove your identity by presenting a picture of just your valid ID or Driver’s License or state ID that has your full name and the agent will run an identity verification. On ID.me and you will get your payment immediately.” I did the whole thing and we texted back and forth. They wanted the picture of my license front and back. Then they asked for my Social Security number which I also gave them. Today, they wanted me to go to Id.me to scan my face on the link, which I did. Then they asked for my bank account and routing numbers, which I did not share.
