TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Lottery issued a warning Thursday about an email scam aiming to get personal and financial information from the public.
The email includes the Florida Lottery logo and also references other companies including LinkedIn and Microsoft.
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The email says that the recipient has won a prize and should contact the listed person to claim it. Then, it asks for personal information.
Once someone responded to the "contact person," the scammers will then request financial information, saying that a tax or fee be paid to claim the prize.
VIEW: Example of scam email
Anyone who receives the email should not respond, the Florida Lottery advised.
The Florida Lottery says they do not contact anyone to let them know they won a prize unless they entered a promotional game or second chance drawing on the official Florida Lottery website or social media pages.
More information and tips on lottery scams can be found on flalottery.com. To report a lottery scam, call the Florida Lottery's Division of Security at 850-487-7730.