Canada man deletes e-mail from Ontario Lottery about $1 million prize win

Comment #9

msmissy — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:20:44 GMT

I'm always online, so seeing that type of email claiming I've won from my state's lottery, I would surely check it out,...the first time! I would simply called them and ask about it

Comment #8

PrisonerSix — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:49:49 GMT

With the rampant scamming going on these days, Email, text, etc. isn't trustworthy anymore. Even phone calls from real phone numbers aren't trustworthy.

For something of this nature, Email shouldn't be used. We have these rapid reliable means of communication but the crooks have rendered them close to useless.

Comment #7

Artist77 — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:34:57 GMT

I think a lot of people go through their emails very quickly and I have deleted non spam messages more than a few times.

Since I typically play online, I would have thought I would be contacted with a couple of methods. However, I would have logged in later to check.

Comment #6

Todd — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:27:03 GMT

I don't know, I wouldn't mind getting an e-mail like that. My BS detector is pretty good at weeding out scam e-mails, and if I enter a lottery game online and then receive a notification about that game I entered, I wouldn't have a problem determining if it's real or fake.

Comment #5

LISTENTOME — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:14:02 GMT

whatever IDOT personnel from the Lottery thought they could send an email to tell someone they won a $1 million prize needs to be FIRED, my guess the Lottery ( soon to be EX ) director... calling /or notifying by certified mail or even in person would be the Logical thing to do for that amount

Comment #4

Mata Garbo — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:31:10 GMT

Thankfully for Mr, Liu.......... The postman always rings twice.

Comment #3

hearsetrax — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:23:03 GMT

Oh geeeeze

Comment #2

Kandiapple — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:38:33 GMT

Congratulations to the winner

Comment #1

Raven62 — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:24:00 GMT

Congrats to the Winner

Canada man deletes e-mail from Ontario Lottery about $1 million prize win

Lottery Post — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:07:17 GMT

Lottery thankfully sends a second e-mail after winner disregards first one as a scam

By Kate Northrop

A Canadian lottery winner might not have claimed a $1 million (US$752,731) prize if it were not for a second alert e-mail from the Ontario Lottery.

An Ontario man deleted an e-mail notifying him of a $1 million Maxmillions win thinking it was a scam.

While the first reaction of many lottery players would be to take a moment of pause upon receiving an e-mail alerting them of a mil... [ More ]