Fake image of head of Chilean lottery used to promote illegal online casino
The president of the board of the Chilean Lottery, Macarena Carvallo Silva, announced that the state lottery operator has decided to file a criminal complaint for “computer forgery.”
The decision comes after the organization’s name and image were used without consent to promote a fake betting application called “Polla Casino.”
The legal action was put forward by lawyer Juan Carlos Manríquez.
“My image and professional performance are linked to a fraudulent betting application through the alteration of a photograph of me participating in activities of the Chilean Lottery,” the president of the lottery stated.
The lawsuit seeks to apply Law 21.469, which pertains to computer crimes.
According to CNN the president of the Lottery stated that her photograph is personal data that was altered or modified to be used for illicit purposes: “There has been an attempt to make a website for illegal betting appear legitimate, which can clearly be a computer fraud, using a doctored photograph of myself,” she said.
According to the board chairwoman, the advertisement claims that Polla Chilena has launched a casino app. She also revealed that “the montage includes a digitally altered photograph” of Carvallo herself, pretending to be at the platform’s launch, even inviting people to download it with the promise of placing illegal bets.
Alongside this, the legal action requests the application of the Budapest Convention concerning computer fraud or unauthorized access to systems or data.
In conversation with Radio Bío Bío, Carvallo emphasized that the action seeks to protect consumers. ” It’s a deception and a fraud ,” she said. “The Supreme Court has stated loud and clear that these platforms are illegal.” Despite this, she revealed that an internal registry had detected nearly 3,000 illegal online gambling houses operating in Chile .
