The Government Lottery Office warns to be cautious of scammers selling fake lottery tickets and altering numbers, advises verification methods, and confirms that the lottery ticket printing process meets standards to prevent counterfeiting.
Lieutenant Colonel Noon Sansanakorn, Director of the Government Lottery Office, revealed that some scammers have been using fake or altered lottery tickets to fraudulently claim prizes from prize buyers. Out of concern, the Government Lottery Office reminds prize buyers of six-digit paper lottery tickets to carefully and thoroughly verify tickets to avoid financial loss and falling victim to fraudsters.
Initially, verification can be done by comparing the ticket in question with an authentic Government Lottery Office ticket from the same draw to identify differences. This includes examining general characteristics such as paper thickness, ticket images, font size, and letter size, as well as checking the ticket's special features.
The paper used for lottery tickets contains a watermark visible when held up to white light or bright light, showing an image of the mythical Garuda bird within the paper. When viewed under ultraviolet (UV) light, silk threads and lines crossing the numbers fluoresce. Additionally, Anti-Copy ink, used to print the orange numbers to prevent counterfeiting, appears bright orange to the naked eye. Rubbing the ticket with clean water will not dissolve the ink on authentic tickets.
Furthermore, signs of tampering or number overlays can be detected using a camera or magnifying glass by examining suspicious areas such as the ticket number or draw date. Scammers may overlay digits from other tickets onto undesired or losing numbers to match winning numbers, or erase original digits by scraping, erasing, or peeling, then replacing them with digits from other tickets to falsify winning numbers. "Please be assured that six-digit paper lottery tickets are produced under a quality system following the ISO 9001:2015 international standard, making counterfeiting difficult. Nevertheless, prize buyers should remain vigilant to avoid falling prey to scammers. Verification methods are available on the websitewww.glo.or.th"
The Directorof theGovernment Lottery Office said that anyone who forges or alters lottery tickets to claim prizes at the Government Lottery Office or elsewhere is committing a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment from six months to five years and a fine ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 baht. Currently, the office has specialized staff dedicated to ticket verification to assist the public. If there are any doubts, inquiries can be made to the Verification Unit, Prize Payout Division, at phone number 0 2528 9641-44.
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