ARKANSAS, USA — Amid reports of scam callers posing as claim center representatives, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) asked players to take caution.
"If you ever receive a call, text, or email asking you to provide personal information to see if you won a lottery prize, do not respond," ASL Executive Director Sharon Strong said. "It is a scam."
According to ASL, the scammers are asking recipients to provide their names and tax IDs to see if they won "a grand prize promotion" giveaway of $797,000 and a new Chevy 2025 Equinox.
The scammers then ask players to call 888-857-9437 or 501-309-2661, which they say are the numbers for the ASL Claim Center.
"Do not call them," ASL said.
ASL said they are not hosting a "grand prize promotion," and the only number for the ASL Claim Center is 501-683-2060.
"The ASL Claim Center will never contact winners directly. If someone asks that you provide personal information, pay a fee, or visit a location that is not the ASL Claim Center to accept your winnings, do not respond," ASL said.
When submitting a winning ticket to the ASL Claim Center, players should only provide information in person or by mail using the claim form.
For those who have been contacted by a scammer, ASL asks you to email ASL Director of Investigations and Enforcement Blake Hudson at blake.hudson@arkansas.gov, call the Arkansas Lottery Security Hotline at 1-888-606-6292, and file a complaint with the Arkansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division here.
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