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LOTTERY FRAUD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Offences and crimes
- Games of Chance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lottery fraud
1, record 1, English, lottery%20fraud
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lottery scam 2, record 1, English, lottery%20scam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Letters or emails are sent at random advising recipients they have won a prize in a lottery, usually in another country. The recipient has to reply to obtain the funds. This is usually followed by a request for bank details to allow the funds to be transferred. Any personal details supplied to the criminals are used to facilitate identity fraud. 3, record 1, English, - lottery%20fraud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Potential victims [of lottery fraud] are also asked to provide money in advance to cover insurance, administrative, or other costs. 4, record 1, English, - lottery%20fraud
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Infractions et crimes
- Jeux de hasard
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraude par loterie
1, record 1, French, fraude%20par%20loterie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fraude de loterie 2, record 1, French, fraude%20de%20loterie
correct, feminine noun
- fraude à la loterie 2, record 1, French, fraude%20%C3%A0%20la%20loterie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le principe consiste à envoyer des lettres ou des e-mails qui prétendent au destinataire qu'il a gagné un prix dans une loterie à laquelle il n'a jamais participé. [...] Pour obtenir les fonds, le destinataire doit répondre à une adresse e-mail ou à un numéro de fax spécifique. On lui demande alors de retourner ses coordonnées bancaires afin que les fonds soient transférés par virement et que soient prélevés des frais de traitement de l'opération. Une fois réglés, ces frais sont perdus; de plus les informations fournies seront probablement utilisées pour d'autres fraudes. 3, record 1, French, - fraude%20par%20loterie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fraude de loterie; fraude à la loterie : termes tirés du Mini-lexique des infractions contre l’ordre public et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 4, record 1, French, - fraude%20par%20loterie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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