In the last few years, the number of websites that show lottery results has significantly grown. Unfortunately, in order to scam people, they try to change lottery numbers and ask for some personal information or processing fee. That is how I learned about this scamming scheme because I received a screenshot from my friend via WhatsApp where the number of the first prize was totally different from the real one. Since then, I try to cross-check lottery results via several sources in order to be sure about the outcome.
Importance of Cross-Checking
Regardless of whether you use several sources that are reliable and trustworthy or just one, believing it is like believing in something that hasn't been proved yet. That is why I consider it to be another form of security that can be easily implemented into your daily routine. Also, cross-checking only takes a couple of minutes and requires nothing but access to the Internet.
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My Approach to Cross-Checking
After the Sikkim Dear Series draw has finished, I try to check the results via the official website of Directorate of Sikkim State Lotteries (sikkimlotteries.com), where the official lottery result is posted in the PDF format shortly after the draw finishes. I open this PDF-file, zoom it and check the name of the draw (e.g., Dear Empire Sunday or Dear Crown Friday) and the date in order to be sure that it is the right document that I am looking at.
The second source of cross-checking is a website called lotterysambad.tv, where the official PDF-file is posted again. The advantage of this website is that it provides the result of three daily draws – 1 PM Nagaland, 6 PM Sikkim and 8 PM Nagaland on one page. If you have bought more than one ticket, you can just look at one page in order to check them. Numbers of the second source should coincide with the numbers of the first one. In case of any discrepancy, I consider the official portal of Sikkim to be a source of the true result.
The Mystery of Series Letters
One of the things that I want to stress here is that when cross-checking, I try to cross-check not only the numbers of my ticket. Indeed, the Sikkim ticket includes a letter, which indicates the number of the series (e.g., 83A, 83B, 83C and others). The lottery result that is published in the official PDF-file on the official portal of Sikkim is posted according to this series number. However, most of the fraudulent screenshots, that are posted on the WhatsApp group, ignore this detail and indicate only the number of the ticket. For this reason, if the lottery result shows me only the number of the ticket without series letters, I simply do not believe it.
What Do I Do When Two Sources Provide Different Results?
So far, this situation happened to me twice, and in both cases the false resource was some sort of blog, where somebody posted the screenshot. Indeed, the official PDF-file of Sikkim was correct and the lotterysambad.tv provided me with the same information. For this reason, my rule is quite simple – if the result on one of the sources differs from the other one, I always believe the official portal as the source of the true lottery result. There is absolutely no possibility that the website can contradict the official document posted by the government. Moreover, this document is being used during the official process of claiming the prize.
Other Information for the Cross-Check
Apart from the cross-checking of the numbers, I also cross-check several more details that are usually wrong on the fraudulent websites. For example, the draw time should be 6 PM for Sikkim, the prize structure should include 1 crore as the first prize, 10000 rupees as the second prize and 1000 rupees as the consolation prize. In case of any discrepancy (e.g., 50 lakh as the first prize or some other strange amounts), the result is undoubtedly fraudulent. Besides that, the official PDF should include the seal and reference number of the Directorate of Sikkim State Lotteries, which is rather difficult to fake.
Conclusion
Overall, the process of cross-checking only takes a couple of minutes and helps me not to get scammed twice already. You can easily copy my approach starting from the sikkimlotteries.com as the first source, lotterysambad.tv as the second one, and ignoring all the random screenshots and websites that appear in the search results. Indeed, the official Sikkim PDF is the only document that should be used for the claim, and using it as the only one will help you to stay away from the scam ecosystem. Always remember to play within your personal limits, to buy the authorized tickets and to cross-check the results.
