UAE scam alert: Residents warned against bogus calls from ‘Big Ticket Abu Dhabi’ scammers – News

A growing number of winners think it’s a prank and disconnect from the showrunners

Organizers of the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi sweepstakes have warned the public not to fall prey to scammers by disclosing personal information on social media platforms. Bouchra and Richard, popular hosts of the GCC’s longest-running cash prize and luxury car sweepstakes, reminded customers not to share their ticket details on social media.

“Beware of scammers. Don’t share a photo of your ticket on social media because it contains all your personal information and it makes you an easy target for scammers,” Bouchra said.

During the live show, the two hosts never revealed any personal information about the winners, instead revealing only the name and date of purchase before flashing the tickets to the cameras.

“If you have any questions or concerns about the winners, be sure to check out the Big Ticket social media pages,” she said.

Bouchra reiterated that Big Ticket is on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bigticketae), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bigticketauh/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/BigTicketAD).

In the past, Big Ticket has run alerts warning customers of a fake social media account claiming to be a “secondary account” for the sweepstakes.

Some past winners have mentioned receiving bogus calls from scammers claiming to be representatives of Big Ticket.This is also the reason why n increasesThe number of winners disconnects the call From Richard, think it’s a prank or fake.

Richard pointed out that if someone gets a call saying they’ve won a lottery, they have to proceed with caution. “If someone says you’ve won a big ticket, go to our website (bigticket.ae) and check. The ticket number and details are there,” he said.

Bouchra added lightly that if the call had come on the third night of the month and they had heard Richard’s voice, they might have believed the call.

“If it’s on the third of every month, if you hear Richard’s voice, believe me, it’s your lucky day. And if I call you this week. We have our Electronic draws, we call our winners,” she said, referring to the weekly electronic draws.

All major ticket purchases can be purchased online through the official website, or at the in-store counters at Abu Dhabi International Airport and Al Ain Airport.

Citizens can also call the Big Ticket service desk at 02-2019244 for assistance.