{
  "asset": "Texas gambling scams claim audit",
  "url": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/scams/scams-claim-audit.json",
  "page": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/scams/",
  "last_checked": "2026-05-22",
  "private_data_policy": "No SSN, card, bank, password, seed phrase, document ID, ID image or account credential fields are included.",
  "claim_patterns": [
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Texas accepted or legal in Texas",
      "risk": "Access or advertising is being framed as Texas approval.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["URL", "exact Texas wording", "product type", "terms screenshot", "capture date"],
      "correct_route": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/laws/",
      "source_owner": "Texas source/status route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas law, status-source or product-lane update"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Send crypto to unlock payout",
      "risk": "Advance-fee or recovery-fee scam pattern.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["wallet address", "TXID", "demand text", "support handle", "timestamp"],
      "correct_route": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/crypto/",
      "source_owner": "FTC crypto scam route and Texas crypto evidence route",
      "recheck_trigger": "FTC crypto-scam guidance or payment-support route update"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Private Telegram, WhatsApp, DM or host support",
      "risk": "Support ownership may be hidden or shifted off-platform.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["official support URL", "private handle", "ticket ID", "transcript", "request ID"],
      "correct_route": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/scams/",
      "source_owner": "Texas scam support route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Support-channel, app or domain evidence changes"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "No KYC ever or no documents at withdrawal",
      "risk": "Withdrawal-stage KYC may still appear and become a pressure point.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["KYC wording", "cashier status", "request ID", "support reply", "timestamp"],
      "correct_route": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/fast-payout/",
      "source_owner": "Texas payout evidence route",
      "recheck_trigger": "KYC, payout, cashier or support wording changes"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Sweepstakes cash prize or free coins",
      "risk": "Prize or redemption language may be confused with Texas online-casino approval.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["free-entry terms", "redemption threshold", "state exclusions", "bonus terms", "support path"],
      "correct_route": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/no-deposit/",
      "source_owner": "Texas no-deposit and sweeps route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Redemption, free-entry, state-exclusion or prize terms change"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Recovery agent can get funds back",
      "risk": "Second scam after the first loss, often with fee, tax or AML release wording.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["agent message", "fee demand", "wallet address", "fake agency badge", "timestamp"],
      "correct_route": "https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/",
      "source_owner": "FTC ReportFraud",
      "recheck_trigger": "Recovery-scam or federal reporting guidance changes"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Clone app, fake domain or redirect chain",
      "risk": "A copied logo, misspelled domain, mismatched developer, fake license seal or private support route may hide ownership.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["app listing", "developer name", "domain", "redirect chain", "support email domain", "app permissions", "payment channel"],
      "correct_route": "https://www.ic3.gov/",
      "source_owner": "FBI IC3 for cyber-enabled crime plus Texas scams route",
      "recheck_trigger": "IC3 reporting route update, cloned app report, fake domain report, support-channel change"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Lottery or sweepstakes winner must pay first",
      "risk": "Fake prize, counterfeit check, fee-before-prize or sweepstakes redemption pressure.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["winner message", "sender", "prize wording", "fee demand", "payment method", "check image if present"],
      "correct_route": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/financial-and-insurance-scams/lotteries-sweepstakes",
      "source_owner": "Texas Attorney General lottery and sweepstakes scams route",
      "recheck_trigger": "Texas AG lottery/sweepstakes scam route update or fake-prize pattern update"
    },
    {
      "claim_pattern": "Already paid or sent crypto",
      "risk": "Further payment, deletion of evidence or private support contact can worsen the loss.",
      "evidence_to_save": ["last demand", "payment reference", "wallet address", "TXID", "support transcript", "timeline"],
      "correct_route": "https://theplaybookusa.com/states/texas/scams/evidence-checklist/",
      "source_owner": "Texas scams evidence checklist",
      "recheck_trigger": "Payment-provider route, crypto route, IC3 route or evidence-template update"
    }
  ]
}