ABSTRACT

Lottery system is a very wide field of study and can be classified in so many ways such as the USA Lottery system, kenlucky lottery system, India lottery system, and German Lottery system. But the study will be limited to the Visa Lottery, which is associated with the United States and the commonest. Lottery is a form of gambling mostly sporting which involves the drawing of lots for a prize or placement of bets for a particular team. Lotteries are outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it [Example: Nigeria] to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. Lotteries, like any form of gambling, are susceptible to fraud, despite the high degree of scrutiny claimed by the organizers. Numerous lottery scams exist. Some advance fee fraud scams on the Internet are based on lotteries. The fraud starts with spam congratulating the recipient on their recent lottery win. The email explains that in order to release funds the email recipient must part with a certain amount (as tax/fees) as per the rules or risk forfeiture. The chances of winning a lottery jackpot can vary widely depending on the lottery design, and are determined by several factors, including the count of possible numbers, the count of winning numbers drawn, whether or not order is significant, and whether drawn numbers are returned for the possibility of further drawing.