A number of websites advertise sales of lottery tickets for tax-free jurisdictions such as Canada and Germany. Are these legitimate?
The simple answer is NO. Whether or not they are actually illegal depends on the local jurisdiction from where they are operated, but virtually all of them are pure scams. In the first case, they are selling lottery tickets that are substantially inflated over the face cost of the ticket in those jurisdictions – sometimes overcharging you by 500% – (and re-selling of tickets is illegal in most of those jurisdictions). Canadian police recently broke up such a scam operating out of the eastern part of the country. Furthermore, you won’t receive the actual tickets you are supposedly buying before the draw. Most operators claim that they will send you a confirmation of your number selections, but not the actual ticket. Who knows? You might get some money if you won $10 or $20 but, without an actual ticket, are you likely to receive a $20,000,000 win? For your information, there is no record of anyone EVER receiving a substantial lottery win through a third party purchase of lottery tickets
