A fraudulent email is circulating claiming that you have won the jackpot in a EuroMillions draw. The reality is very different: they are trying to scam you!
This Friday evening, the EuroMillions draw may allow one of the participants to walk away with the tidy sum of 158 million euros. The probability of walking away with the jackpot is low: you have a one in 139 million chance of hitting the right combination of numbers and stars. However, there are options to increase the probability of success while reducing the potential jackpot (MultiChances, Etoile+, My Million, etc.).
If you have received an email with the subject “notification de gain” and features the EuroMillions logo, beware. For the past few days, this scam has been aimed at extracting the bank details of its victims and it is wreaking havoc across France. The most secure way to play (and view your winnings) is the official FDJ website. You can access it here:
In the EuroMillions scam in question, the recipient of the email (the victim) is first asked to complete a first form which will then be sent to a pseudo-bailiff. The latter will then ask you for your credit card number, supposedly to credit you with a few million euros on it.
Of course, it’s a scam : rather than paying you the jackpot you allegedly won, scammers will use your bank card to make purchases without your knowledge. If you have any doubts about an email, we advise you to contact the FDJ directly to obtain details on its methods of solicitation.
A phishing scam
While the amounts involved in the EuroMillions are currently reaching peaks, scammers are finding a way to easily extract money from their victims. With millions of French people participating in each of the draws, it is relatively easy to attract the attention of the latter via fraudulent emails.
In addition to email, thieves use many other channels to reach their victims, such as SMS or social networks. Most of the time, the messages are full of errors, which makes them easier to identify.
If you are a fan of games of chance, you should know that FDJ never contacts the winners directly: it is up to them to come and present themselves directly to collect their winnings, whether at the tobacconists or at the headquarters of the gaming operator (for larger amounts).
For those who have identified this EuroMillions scam, we recommend that you report the phishing attempt on the official French platform that fights against cybercrime (Signal Spam) or directly on cybermalveillance.gouv.fr.
If you want to play EuroMillions this Friday, we advise you to go directly to the official website (or mobile application) FDJ. From your personal space, you will be able to know in real time whether or not you have won the lottery. You will not receive any email telling you the final result: you will have to read it yourself on your secure space.
To go to the official FDJ website, it’s here:
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