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31-12-06

Cahill warns of grinch’s lotto scam
Boston Herald - United States
By Casey Ross. A Mega Millions con artist is targeting low income and elderly residents with a cold-hearted Christmas scam designed ...

Woman loses in lottery fraud
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
ORMOND BEACH -- -Police are warning residents of a scam that cost one woman here more than $5,000. The schemers called the woman ...
 

Lotto scams top complaints list
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Chain letters, pyramid schemes, phone or fax back scams and sham financial advice were among scams reported to Consumer Affairs Victoria in the past year. ...
 

Couple in lottery con
Ealing Times - UK
By Benedict Moore Bridger. A HUNGARIAN couple who flew to London thinking they had hit the jackpot almost lost their life savings in a lottery scam. .

21-12-06

Public warned over Spanish lotto scam
Dorset Echo - England,UK
By Paula Roberts. TRADING standards officers are warning the public of a letter which claims they have won the Spanish lottery. The ...

18-12-06

Beware Canadian lotto scam
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The letter earlier this month from Canada's Lotto Net Sweepstakes began: "This is to inform you of the release of the North American Prize Pool held on Friday

Police claim breakthrough in investigation of lottery scam
radiojamaica.com - Jamaica
The police say they have been making inroads into a lottery scam taking place in Montego Bay, St. James. ... James to the lottery scam.
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14-12-06

Sheriff warns residents of scam
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff,CA,USA
This seemingly official check for $4,400 was part of a fraudulent award notification letter from a company called "Oz Lotto," sent last year to a Red Bluff ...

10-12-06

Con artists target Latinos in lottery ticket scheme
Chicago Tribune - United States
... In the Chicago area it is known as the Mexican lottery. In New York, it's called the Spanish lotto and in Los Angeles, the Latin lotto. ...

4:30 pm Friday: Police warn of international lotto scam
Tonawanda News - North Tonawanda,NY,USA
City police are warning people about a scam intended to swindle people out of money by making them think they’ve won the lottery. ...

06-12-06

Lottery scam hits during holidays
The Eureka Reporter - Eureka,CA,USA
... The scam, which was mailed to several households locally on letterhead issued by the “World Lottery Commission,” claims the recipient is the winner of a ...
 

05-12-06

Bismarck police investigating lottery scam
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
AP. BISMARCK, ND (AP) Bismarck police are investigating a report that a woman lost $100,000 in a lottery scam. Police say they got ...
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Fake Spanish lottery sparks warning from Mandy
Wrexham Evening Leader - Wrexham,Wales,UK
A number of people in the Wrexham area have been contacted by people claiming to be from a Spanish lottery, but it turns out the lotteries are a scam. ...
 

FOREIGN LOTTO CHECKS
WCPO - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... You will learn 3 weeks later the check bounced, and you owe your bank money. I can't be more clear: No one in the tri state has won a foreign lotto: No one!
 

Lottery scam suspect denies allegations
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The man accused by the National Lottery Board (NLB) of defrauding Non-Government Organisations on Thursday denied the allegations. ...

Lottery scam avoided
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont,CO,USA
LONGMONT — If Connie Daniels believed everything in her mailbox, she would have recently thought herself the winner of a $250,000 Canadian lottery that she ...
 

27/11/06

Siouxlanders Receive Lottery Scam Checks
KTIV - Sioux City,IA,USA
... lotto jackpot she supposedly won. The problem? The check isn't real and neither is the lottery. Sioux City police say this type ...

25/11/06

Beware lotto win immigration scam
This is Local London - UK
By Robert Fisk. RESIDENTS are being targeted by an immigration scam which tells them they have won the lottery. One recipient was ...
Charity names used in lotto scam
Computeractive - London,UK
... People who want more information on the various frauds that are circulating the internet, including lotto frauds such as this, can get details from the ...
Charity Commission warns of lottery scam
4ni.co.uk - UK
... Head of Charity Services at the Charity Commission, said: "We're warning people not to be fooled into thinking that this is a legitimate lottery because of its ...
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24/11/06

SUSAN TOMPOR: Don't cash check from lottery you didn't enter
Detroit Free Press - United States
... It's a scam if you've just gotten a letter claiming you've won a lottery called El Mundo or El Gordo. It's also a scam if someone ...
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21/11/06

HJ Heinz Warns Consumers of Fake Lottery Scam
AXcess News - Carson City,NV,USA
By Staff. (AXcess News) New York - HJ Heinz, the well-known maker of Heinz ketchup, released a warning Monday about a fake lottery scam in which a group called ...

HJ Heinz Company Alerts Consumers to Fraudulent Lottery Scheme
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HJ Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) was made aware today of a lottery scam being run by a group called the Metropolitan Lottery Commission ...
 

14/11/06

Lottery Scam
WMC-TV - Memphis,TN,USA
You've heard the warning, but Memphis Police say they've seen an increase in lottery scams. The scammers send you a letter or e-mail ...
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Bank official urges: Beware of lottery scams
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Williamsport,PA,USA
WELLSBORO — If you get a letter saying you won an overseas lottery even though you never bought a ticket, it’sa scam and you shouldn’t respond, said ...
 

World Lottery winners beware
Del Rio News Herald - Del Rio,TX,USA
... The letter is mailed to individuals by name on a “World Lottery Commission” letterhead. The letter claims to be an official ...

Lottery scam costs senior nearly $4,000 in savings
Murfreesboro Post - Murfreesboro,TN,USA
... The scam that took the senior citizen showed a Canadian address and mentioned an Australian lottery and a finance company in Virginia. ...
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11/11/06

Lotto buyers alert to scam
Toronto Sun - Canada
Toronto real estate agent Shaddie Azar was glad provincial officials went to a lotto trouble warning customers to sign the backs of their tickets for last ...

Lottery Scam Making the Rounds in the Mid-South
Eyewitness News Memphis - TN, USA
In the scam, "winners" receive e-mail or postal mail advising them that they have won a lottery with a large payout. They are then ...
 

08/11/06

Police warn of lottery scam
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
... Canada. Detective Sean Jordan said an older man in town was recently the target of what he called an international lottery scam. ...
If You’ve Really Won the Lottery - Why Are They Asking You to ...
Blogger News Network - USA
I’ve written a lot about the various Advance Fee scams out there - and judging from my inbox - the lottery variation of the scam is huge. ...

06/10/06

Police warn not to be duped by lottery fraud
Southeast Sun - Dothan,AL,USA
The Enterprise Police Department is warning area citizens not to fall prey to a lottery scam that has found its way to the area. ...

Cops implicated in deadly MoBay scam
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
A number of Montego Bay-based policemen are said to be among the beneficiaries of the illicit multi-million dollar 'lottery scam', which the police High ...
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Beware of 2010 lotto scam
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Police warned the public on Tuesday to beware of a so-called "SA 2010 World Cup Bid Lottery" letter and email fraud. "Of late, perpetrators ...

She doesn't fall for British Lotto scam
Bridgeton News - NJ, United States
... Park resident was alert enough to recognize a possible scam when she received a letter informing her that she had won $165,000 from the British Lotto Commission ...

Cops target 'lottery scam'
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
The police High Command has intensified its efforts to clamp down on players in the lucrative 'lottery scam' which has been fleecing unsuspecting Americans of ...
 

03/11/06

New "Coca-Cola Lottery" Scam
Eyewitness News Memphis - TN, USA
... It also says the lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and licensed by The International Association of Gaming Regulations. ...
 

02/11/06

Police warn of new ‘World Cup Bid lotto’ scam
Citizen - Johannesburg,pretoria,South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – Police have warned the public to be wary of the latest scam that lures potential victims into believing they have won large pay-outs, only to ...
 

31/10/06

Attorney General Warns Of Lottery Scam
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Attorney General Larry Long says an old foreign lottery scam with a new look is making the rounds. He says the latest version shows ...
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30/10/06

Canadian Lottery Scam Hits Wilmington
WECT - Wilmington,NC,USA
But Fred Sansevero and his wife thought it sounded too good to be true. The letter came Saturday from the Spanish Sweepstakes Lottery. ...
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25/10/06

Lottery Scam Pops Up
EmeraldCoast.com - Destin,FL,USA
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on the lookout for a lottery scam that is sweeping the area. The ...
 

24/10/06

Lottery scam warning
ic Wales - United Kingdom
A lottery scam promising huge amounts of money in exchange for personal details is circulating in Cardiff. Linda Burnell, from Library ...
 

20/10/06

St. Lucie sheriff: Beware lottery mail scam
TCPalm - Jupiter,FL,USA
FORT PIERCE — Irish Lottery, Wild Life Wins Games International Programs, Rand Intranet Sweepstakes and European International Lottery Programs. ...
 

Sunnyvale cops searching for lottery ticket scam suspects
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
SUNNYVALE - The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety is requesting the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in an alleged lottery scam that took place ...
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18/10/06

Officials warn of new lottery scam
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,Wisconsin,USA
By Jennifer K. Woldt. The letter that told Vicky and Randy Paulson they had won $160,000 in a lottery seemed too good to be true. ...

14/10/06

El Paso police warn of lottery scams (1:19 pm)
El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA
... The scams consist of suspects calling on the phone, sending e-mails, or sending letters stating to the potential victim that they have won a lottery or other ...

Lottery Scam
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Pierre police got two reports last week of lottery fraud and are warning people to use care and common sense. One scam victim got ...
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US warns of con artists in visa lottery
INQ7.net - Philippines
... The US Embassy in Manila on Tuesday warned of scam artists out to lure Filipinos with false hopes of winning the 2007 US Diversity Visa Lottery. ...

Sheriff's Department warns of increase in internet scams
Camden Chronicle - TN,USA
... Once the money is sent, it is gone. "We are pleased to inform you that after the just concluded BRITISH LOTTO, held in London, England, that you emerged as one ...
 

US embassy warns vs. visa lottery scam
Tempo - Manila,Philippines
The United States Embassy in Manila warned yesterday Filipinos against scammers who offer winning a United States visa in an American immigrant lottery program ...
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Police warn of possible lottery scam
Brownsville Herald - TX United States
... it probably is.”. So when Simmons, 74, received a letter in the mail informing him that he had won the Australian Lottery, he knew it was a scam. ...
 

09/10/06

Warning on lottery scam
Whitby Today - UK
A disabled Whitby man is warning people not to fall for a Spanish lottery scam after he was sent a l... A LOOKALIKE Heartbeat police ...

Newport police warn of Canadian lottery scam
Daily Pilot - Costa Mesa,CA,USA
The Newport Beach Police Department is warning residents to be aware of lottery scams coming via telephone and mail. Last month, two ...

05/10/06

Man sought in scam involving claim of winning lottery ticket
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... are looking for a man who apparently scammed a Fremont man out of a ``substantial amount'' of money last week by claiming he had a winning lottery ticket. ...
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04/10/06

Prescription drugs, cash seized; homemade lottery scam busted
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald - Roanoke Rapids,NC,USA
... home. They also discovered the man was running his own lottery. Lt. ... jackpot. Burch said part of the $11,000 could have been from the lottery. ...

02/10/06

Winning Lottery Check Part of Hoax Circulating Our Area
WTEN - Albany,NY,USA
Troy Police are hoping you will read the fine print - and the "not-so-fine" print too - as part of a lottery scam. Letters have ...
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LOTTO SCAM SCUM
South Tyneside Today - UK
... It was addressed to 76-year-old Annie Putsie, who opened the letter to find a bogus award from 'the international lotto commission'. ...
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Counterfeit Checks, Lottery Scams on Rise
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... Fake checks are most often sent to consumers in connection with phony lottery pitches and scams involving online sales. Lottery ...

27/09/06

Troy Police Investigate Lotto Scam
WXXA - Albany,NY,USA
It all began with a letter claiming an 85 year old Troy man had won something called the British Random Lotto -- and it came with a check to cover a portion of ...
 

26/09/06

Police investigate scams claiming wins in lottery
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
TROY -- City police are investigating scams in which residents are asked to help pay promotional fees after being told they've won a lottery and given a check ...

Lottery scams rise again
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
The retired salesman plucked three letters promising big lottery winnings in exchange for processing fees from $5 to $25. He's received ...
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Colchester: Spanish gamble is not a lotto good
This Is Essex - UK
Nancy Shearmur, of Grange Road, Lawford, was sent a letter saying she had won more than 600,000 in the Spanish Lotto draw. The letter ...

Lotto letter scam
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
... The letter from Excel Lotto Prize Incorporated says an activation fee of nearly $2,800 is required for Graham to pocket the money. ...

25/09/06

Beware of Spanish Lottery scam
Georgetown News Democrat - Georgetown,OH,USA
Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger reports that a Brown County resident informed him of an internet-based scam involving the Spanish Sweepstake Lottery. ...

British lottery scam
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a lottery scam. They said a De Kalb woman got a letter in the ...
 

24/09/06

Overseas lottery scam lands in Corpus Christi
KRIS-TV - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
CORPUS CHRISTI - Imagine getting a notice in the mail stating you've won a lottery overseas, complete with a check for some of the winnings. ...

23/09/06

Lotto Fraud Hits Austin Man
KTTC - Rochester,MN,USA
AUSTIN, MN -- An international scam stings an Austin man. The man first received a letter from a group calling itself the the International Lotto Promotion. ...
 

Couple’s lottery warning
East Herts Herald 24 - Stevenage,Herts,UK
ALARM bells rang for a Cheshunt pensioner when he received a letter telling him he had struck the jackpot in a Spanish lottery. ...
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21/09/06

Ocean County seniors targeted in lottery scam
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... A letter is mailed notifying the recipient that he or she has won a lottery or sweepstakes and encloses a check, usually for between $2,000 and $10,000. ...
 

20/09/06

Investigators warn of lottery scam
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
... Boyd and other officials say the scam works like this: A letter arrives in the mail announcing the recipient has won a lottery or sweepstakes. ...
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ELDERLY SF MAN LOSES $10,000 IN LOTTERY SCAM
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Police are asking for the public's help in their investigation of a lottery scam after a 75-year-old San Francisco man was swindled out of $10,000. ...

Alert over mass UK lottery hoax
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
By TARIQ KHONJI. A WARNING has gone out against a mass e-mail scam aimed at duping people into thinking they have won the UK lottery. ...

Beware e-mail scam promising $2.4 million lottery prize
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The state Attorney General's Office is warning against an e-mail scam that promises a $2.4 million prize from the Washington Lottery. ...
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19/09/06

Ocean County seniors targeted in lottery scam
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... A letter is mailed notifying the recipient that he or she has won a lottery or sweepstakes and encloses a check, usually for between $2,000 and $10,000. ...
 

17/09/06

E-mail Scam Illegally Uses Washington’s Lottery Name and Logo ...
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
Sept 15, 2006 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna and Washington’s Lottery warned Washington residents about an illegal e-mail scam that ...
 

16/09/06

Number's up for Spanish lotto scam targeting province
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
By Deborah McAleese. Ulster people were warned last night not to be duped by a Spanish lottery scam. Consumerline said it has received ...
 

14/09/06

Local Lottery Scam
WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
A warning about a lottery scam circulating in the Jackson community. Police say some people received a letter claiming to be from ...
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13/09/06

International Lottery Check Scam Circulating in Acadiana
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA
People are receiving letters claiming they won an international lottery, along with a check for as much as $5,000 to cover taxes. ...

Three On Your Side Investigates: Bogus Fifa Lottery Emails
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
Emails have been spammed out telling recipients that they have won millions in a Fifa Worldcup lottery. ... Gardner said Fifa Worldcup lottery pressed hard. ...

Redwood City police warn of lottery scams
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Redwood City police are reminding residents to be wary of people claiming to have winning lottery tickets after two separate scams were reported in the past ...

11/09/06

Lottery officials warn of scam
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
OKLAHOMA CITY State lottery officials are warning players of the "Trucks and Bucks" game of a scam that tells them they've won a truck. ...

Police Warn of International Lottery Scam
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
... State Police detectives are warning the public about an increase in complaints from people who are being scammed by what is labeled as an international lottery ...
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AG warns Alabamians to be wary of lottery scams
WTVM - Columbus,GA,USA
(AP) _ Attorney General Troy King is warning to consumers today about international lottery scams being circulated in Alabama's Wiregrass region. ...
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Oklahoma Lottery Scam
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
State lottery officials are warning Oklahoma lottery players of a new phone scam. Several people report getting a pre-recorded phone ...
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State Warns New Yorkers of Lottery Scams
1010 Wins - New York,NY,USA
ALBANY, NY -- The state Consumer Protection Bureau warns that New Yorkers are being snared in lottery scams that took more than $35,000 from one person. ...
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Police Warn about International Lottery Scam
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
... Long Neck resident Herb Dutt said it was a good day when he got a check in the mail for more than $4,800 with a message attached saying he won the lottery. ...
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State Police warn of bogus lottery scam
WGMD Radio - Rehoboth Beach,Delaware,USA
State Police want you to be aware that a letter and check you might receive saying you’re a winner in an international lottery is bogus. ...
 

New Yorkers Warned Of Costly Lottery Scam
NY1 - NY,USA
The state Consumer Protection Bureau says, in the past seven months, thousands of New Yorkers have fallen victim to a fake lottery scam and more than 400 ...
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Consumers Falling For Lottery Scams In Increasing Numbers
Consumer Affairs - USA
More than 400 New Yorkers have fallen victim to sweepstakes and lottery scams in the past seven months with losses ranging from a few hundred dollars to more ...
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MAN, 85, IN £57K LOTTO CON
Sunday Mirror - UK
A MAN of 85 has been conned out of his £57,000 life savings in the biggest lottery scam in Britain. The pensioner has been left ...

08/09/06

Police offer warning: Beware of lottery scam
Hickory Daily Record - Hickory,NC,USA
By KIM GILLILAND. That’s the message Hickory police want to send after a Hickory woman was taken for a $3,160 ride, thanks to a lottery scam. ...
Don't be taken in by internet lottery scams
Expatica - Netherlands
On receipt of an email from Dr Brown Mike to say he had won USD 1 million in a mysterious "internet lottery", Cormac Mac Ruairi wasted no time in ringing up to ...
 

05/09/06

Pensioner loses £13,500 in Spanish lotto scam
This is Local London - UK
AN 82-year-old Epping woman has told of how she lost over £13,500 of savings after being told she had won almost £1m in a Spanish lottery. ...
 

04/09/06

Feds probe lottery scam
Baxter Bulletin - Baxter,AR,USA
The rural Mountain Home woman recently received a letter in the mail advising her she had won $96,000 in a sweepstakes lottery. ...
 

31/08/06

Lottery scam: BJP says Apang involved
Times of India - India
ITANAGAR: Opposition BJP on Wednesday alleged that Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang was "directly or indirectly" involved in the lottery scam and ...

Jeffco DA warns of foreign lottery scams
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office is warning citizens to beware of foreign lottery scams that promise big payouts. ...
 

Canadian Lotto Scam
AM850 - Florida,USA
Two people called Gainesville Police last night saying they received suspicious letters claiming they've won the Canadian Lottery, accompanied by a check worth ...
 

28/08/06

Lottery-check scams get more seductive, ingenious
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
But first, folks, you just shouldn’t fall for these goofy scams. No honest lottery in the world gives out free money. That said, the scams are increasing. ...
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Gwent Lotto scam warning
ic Wales - United Kingdom
Residents are receiving letters, which claim to be from companies purporting to be based in Singapore or Canada. The first informs ...
 

25/08/06

Bogus lottery checks circulating
News Journal - Longview,TX,USA
Drivers In The East Texas Area! Great Pay and Lots of Home Time New Driver....(more). PIPE WELDERS Wanted for shop fabricated pressure piping. ...

24/08/06

Police warn of lottery scam
Ashland City Times - Ashland City,TN,USA
... Residents receive a letter, along with a check, claiming they have won some sort of Canadian lottery. Recipients are asked to cash ...
 

23/08/06

PROBE INTO DREAM LOTTO SCAM
Glasgow Sunday Mail - UK
LOTTERY firm Camelot are investigating an email scam that dupes people into believing they have won £500,000 in the new Dream Numbers game. ...

Victim warns others of ‘sting’ from false lottery
Ottumwa Courier - IA, U.S.A.
... Her financial capabilities are rather restricted because of it. Recently, her husband received notification of winnings through the Oz Lottery. ...
 

19/08/06

Police officer says scammers don't give up
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
... said. Helen Ashwell, of Jamestown, recently got an announcement that her late husband had won a prize from the United British Lotto. ...
Lottery Scam Hits Taylor County
WVNS-TV - Ghent,WV,USA
... big winners. The British Random Lotto has hit Taylor County. But in this case, the residents are not exactly winners. Sheriff Beltner ...

16/08/06

Doorstep callers in hospital lotto con
expressandstar.com - Wolverhampton,England,UK
Conmen are selling fake lottery tickets door to door at homes in Walsall amid bogus claims that they are raising money for the town's hospital. ...

15/08/06

Lottery con alert
This Is Essex - UK
Devastated victims of a bogus Spanish lottery today spoke of their anguish after being conned out of large sums of money. At least ...

Fairfax Police Calling for Help Identifying Lottery Scamer
WJLA - Washington,DC,USA
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Fairfax County (website - news) Crime Solvers is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect in a lottery scam. ...
 

13/08/06

VACAVILLE RESIDENTS TARGETED IN LOTTERY SCAM
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
An apparent turn of good luck has turned bad for several Vacaville residents who have become the victims of a lottery scam, the Vacaville Police Department ...

Contact police with lottery-scam letters
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
Because several incidents of lottery fraud have been recently reported, town police are asking people to contact law enforcement if they receive letters saying ...

10/08/06

Police: Hundreds of Midlanders victimized by lotto scam
MyWestTexas.com - Midland,TX,USA
The Midland Police Department is investigating a lottery check scam that has victimized hundreds of Midlanders, the most recent occurring three weeks ago. ...
 

Spanish lottery scam has a new twist
WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- Bogus international lottery letters continue to flood mail boxes across East Tennessee. But one of the latest ...

06/08/06

Scam tells people they've won lottery
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville,TN,USA
By THOMYA HOGAN. When Leslie McBee first saw a letter telling her she had won a lottery, she thought it too good to be true. The ...
Lottery scam hits home for New Orleans native in Hall
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
... A Gainesville woman tells AccessNorthGa.com she was told she had won a Canadian lottery, but things turned out very differently. ...
Local pair not fooled by lottery scam
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
One of the recipients is Saugus resident Peggy Veal, who was told she'd won $88,000 from a Canadian lottery and $750,000 from a lottery in Spain. ..

Police warn of mail-in lotto scam
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By STAFF. The complainant was contacted via mail and told they had won the lottery. They were then told all they had to do to claim ...

05/08/05

Police Warn Against Lancaster Lotto Swindlers
CBS 2 - Los Angeles,CA,USA
(CBS) LANCASTER Lancaster residents were warned Thursday that swindlers are sending letters to people claiming the recipients have won a $250,000 lottery prize ...
Atlantic Lottery Warns Consumers Of Scam
Consumer Affairs - USA
Atlantic Lottery Corporation, which runs games in Canada, is warning US consumers that scammers are using its name to try to steal money from unsuspecting ...
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02/08/06

Atlantic Lottery name used in scam
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is concerned that its name is being used by a lottery scam in the United States. The corporation ...
Woman robbed of $3,000 in lottery ticket scam
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
The woman was approached by a Latino man and woman who said they needed her to cash a winning lottery ticket, according to a Fontana Police Department press ...

27-month sentence for lotto scammer
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By Sun Staff. A man has been hammered with a 27-month prison sentence for his part in a massive lottery scam that bilked 94 US victims ...

31/07/06

Lottery scams surge in Oxnard
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
The odds of winning the California Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 175 million, but law enforcement agencies warn that a lottery scam circulating in the county ...
Investment, lottery scams often target senior citizens
Alameda Times-Star - Alameda,CA,USA
... Tolhurst was one of thousands of elderly Americans who fall victim to securities or lottery fraud every year. Securities fraud covers ...
 

28/07/06

Fraudsters target residents with lotto, business scams
Palestine Herald Press - Palestine,TX,USA
By PAUL STONE. Palestine — Fraudsters have again targeted local residents with the lure of lottery winnings and business ventures ...

Police warn of lottery scams
The Evening Sun - Hanover,PA,USA
By SHARI SANGER. Hanover Police said several borough residents have recently fallen for scams, in which they are told they won the Canadian lottery. ...
 

26/07/06

Police warn of lottery scams
The Evening Sun - Hanover,PA,USA
By SHARI SANGER. Hanover Police said several borough residents have recently fallen for scams, in which they are told they won the Canadian lottery. ...
 

24/07/06

Local woman vows no more money for phoney lottery scams
WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- Fraudulent foreign lottery solicitors know how susceptible some people, especially the elderly, are to their fast-talking, persuasive ...

21/07/06

British High Commission warns of lottery scam
Lankaweb - Sri Lanka
The British High Commission today urged anyone in Sri Lanka receiving unsolicited correspondence claiming to be from UK lottery companies to exercise extreme ...
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20/07/06

Check is too good to be true CRIME: New scam threatens local ...
nwitimes.com - Munster,IN,USA
... risk. Higgins said the official-looking letter claims the "British Random Lotto" has selected the recipient for an $85,500 award. ...

18/07/06

Suspects sought in Lottery scam
KGET 17 - Bakersfield,CA,USA
... needed medical help. In addition, she told the elderly woman that her doctor had a winning lottery ticket worth $2 million. The woman ...

13/07/06

Get Gephardt - Microsoft Lotto Scam
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
I'm constantly hearing about the lottery scam and the fortunes to be had by the "Microsoft Lotto". Now the viewers are getting smarter. ...

You can't win the Spanish lottery without a ticket
ic Wales - United Kingdom
A high percentage of these scams appear to be from lottery companies who send letters informing the recipients that they have won a large amount of money. ...
 

Lotto Scam Arrests
WXXA - Albany,NY,USA
24-year old Sara Adair and 27-year old Melissa Zeigler admitted they ran lottery tickets, held on to them to see if they were winners, and if they were, they ...
 

Big Bucks Stolen in Lottery Ticket Scam
WTEN - Albany,NY,USA
Two women will have to pay back nearly 50-thousand dollars in lottery tickets they admit stealing from an East Greenbush gas station. ...
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10/07/06

Sheriff's office warns of British lottery fraud
Lufkin Daily News - Lufkin,TX,USA
The Angelina County Sheriff's Department is warning anyone receiving a check in the mail for winning a British random lottery should beware. ...

Beware Spanish lottery scam
icBerkshire - Reading,England,UK
The council's trading standards team is warning residents of the foreign lottery scam after receiving numerous complaints. Letters ...
 

05/07/06

Canadian lottery scam surfaces in North Dakota
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
FARGO, ND - A bogus lottery scam originating in Canada has surfaced in North Dakota, authorities say. The Cass County sheriff's ...

Lottery scam alert
Dublin People - Read more...
... “I read the letter which told me I was the lucky winner of this Spanish lotto that I hadn't even heard of,” she told Northside People. ...
A typical lottery fraud sent by a Nigerian
Nigerian Tribune - Ibadan,Nigeria
By Femi Osinusi. We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International programs held on the 1st May, 2003. ...
 

01/07/06

Spanish lotto scam doesn't fool retired NYC detective in Palm City
Fort Pierce Tribune (subscription) - Fort Pierce,FL,USA
By GABRIEL MARGASAK. The retired New York City police detective knew right away the El Gordo Loteria Primitiva letter was a fake. ...
 

29/06/06

Store clerk busted in Lotto scam
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
A man who bought a Lotto ticket worth $1 million at a Huntington Station store was almost swindled out of his winnings by the clerk, State Police said. ...
 

25/06/06

Port Charlotte man out $2,400 in scam
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
PORT CHARLOTTE -- A Port Charlotte man told police he lost $2,400 in a scam after a lottery-related check cleared his bank. Gomez ...

24/06/06

Lottery scam strikes two Collier County victims
Marco Island Sun-Times - Marco Island,FL,USA
The Collier County Sheriff's Office Economic Crimes Unit is warning the public about a lottery scam happening in the Naples area and throughout the country. ...

Residents warned of lotto-letter scam
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... in recent weeks. The "lotto-letter scam" tells victims that they have won a significant amount of money in a lottery. It includes ...
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Scam Alert 7 - "British Random Lotto"
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
... The latest scam claims to be something called, the "British Random Lotto". ... The problem is, there is no such thing as the British Random Lotto. ...
 

22/06/06

OFT warns of new lottery scam using forged cheques
Computeractive - London,UK
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is warning consumers to steer clear of a new type of lottery scam which uses counterfeit cheques. ...
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Some lose thousands in lottery scam
Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA
The Hagerstown Police Department warns the public against a lottery scam that has already cost a few city residents thousands of dollars, according to a ...

Spinning lies: warning of lottery con from Australia
Enfield & Haringey Independent - UK
Enfield residents have been warned to be on the look-out for a lottery scam from Australia which has more spin than Shane Warne'. ...
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Police Search For Suspects In 'Lottery' Con
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
... Police are searching for three people, one of whom is wanted in a warrant, who are suspected in a scheme involving the trade of bogus lottery tickets for a ...

19/06/06

Be careful, says woman who fell for lottery scam
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
... Ms. O’Hearn, 58, received a letter this week from a Spanish lottery company telling her she’d won $785,510 euros, or about $1.1 million Canadian. ...

Sophos : Coca Cola lottery notification email is not the real ...
noticias.info - Spain
... Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned of an email scam that pretends to be notification of a lottery win from Coca ...
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Lotto scam nearly bilks Seguin man
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise - Seguin,TX,USA
SEGUIN — Police are looking for a Hispanic couple who reportedly tried to dupe a Seguin man out of his savings. Suspecting a fraudulent ...
 

$5,000 returned to woman scammed in lottery
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
HELENA (AP) — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents returned $5,000 to a Helena woman who was bilked out of $20,000 in a Canadian lottery scam. ...
 

Customs agents return $5,000 to victim of lottery scam
KBZK-TV - Bozeman,MT,USA
... Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents returned five-thousand dollars to a Helena woman who was bilked out of 20-thousand dollars in a Canadian lottery scam ...
 

Seguin resident tricked by lottery scam
Seguin Gazette-Enterprise - Seguin,TX,USA
SEGUIN — A Seguin woman is counting more of her blessings, but less of her cash, after she became the victim of a lottery scam. ...
 

13/06/06

Lottery scam takes aim at immigrant community
The Sunday Times - UK
WHEN he received a letter at his Dublin home telling him he had won €1.3m in a Spanish lottery, Jose Edades thought his money worries were over. ...
 

Lotto scams hit SW Fla., nation
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
... each in the scams. The bogus lotteries include Lotto XChange, Money Camp International and Lotto Services. People are lured into ...
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12/06/06

Lottery Scam
WGRZ-TV - Buffalo,NY,USA
BUFFALO, NY (AP) -- Three people are accused of defrauding senior citizens in a swindle involving the sale of "trial packages" of lottery numbers that are ...

Second area lottery scam surfaces within one week
Brockton Enterprise - MA, United States
When East Bridgewater Animal Control Officer Donna Morris was told she was the big winner in a lottery, she knew it was too good to be true. ...
 

07/06/05

Police warn against email lottery scam
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Police on Tuesday warned the public against letters circulated via email falsely promising large lottery payouts linked to the soccer World Cup. ...
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'Look out for email lotto scam' - Cops
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Police on Tuesday warned the public against letters circulated via email falsely promising large lottery payouts linked to the soccer world cup. ...

05/06/06

E. Ore. residents warned of lottery scam
kgw.com (subscription) - Portland,OR,USA
... the mailing is an official-looking letter telling the recipient that they have won $88,000 as third place in the European International Lottery program. ...

03/06/06

Lottery tricksters steal OAP's cash
ic Wales - United Kingdom
... AN elderly Welsh woman lost her life savings of nearly £15,000 after she was twice deceived by international lottery scams. The ...
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02/06/06

New Lottery Scam
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
A new foreign lottery scam is making its way around the Tri-State. ... The scam artists send out letters from a different country saying you've won the lottery. ...
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OAP, 80, duped twice by lotto con
BBC News - UK
An 80-year-old woman has been duped out of nearly £15,000 after she was deceived twice by two international lottery scams. The ...

Lotto scam strikes Lansdale
Lansdale Reporter - Lansdale,PA,USA
Earl Seeker of the 800 block of Cherry Street received a couple of weeks ago a letter from the “Australian International Lotto” telling him he’s won $85 ...

28/05/06

Police warn of lotto scam letter
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... about yet another scam. This one involves cashing checks from The International Lotto Corporation, officers said. At least one resident ...
 

Lottery scam in region
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
... check - a $1,965 realistic fake with a Chase Manhattan Bank insignia - is to cover the taxes associated with winning the faux European lottery, the letter ...

22/05/06

Report: 5 arrested in lottery scam
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
A Costa Rican newspaper has reported that five people have been arrested as ringleaders in connection with a $20 million lottery scam that operated out of ...

18/05/06

Lottery scam circulating
Ladysmith Chronicle - B.C., Canada
Don’t break out the sangria and tapas if you receive a letter saying you’ve won a Spanish lottery. The letter is most definitely a scam. ...

15/05/06

Man has himself to thank for avoiding lottery scam
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA
... surveys and enter lots of contests on the Internet, so it wasn't completely impossible that he had won $1.5 million in a Netherlands Sweepstakes Lottery as he ...

Lottery Scam Hits Acadiana
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA
A Jeff Davis Parish man says he's been notified that he won an $85,000 lottery jackpot, b ut unfortunately for him, it's a scam. ...
 

11/05/06

Salinas: Lottery scam
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
A Salinas resident received a letter from the "Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission," stating that she had won $300,000. Also enclosed ...

Lotto Scam Uses Manitoba Lottery
Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA
MANITOBA – As reported by the CBC News: "The government agencies responsible for gaming and lotteries in the province are warning the public – especially ...
 

10/05/06

Government agencies' names used in lotto scam
CBC Manitoba - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
The government agencies responsible for gaming and lotteries in the province are warning the public – especially south of the border – to beware of phoney ...

08/05/06

Latest Scams Says Recipients Are Big Winners In A Lottery
Warsaw Times Union - Warsaw,IN,USA
One scam currently targeting Kosciusko County, especially the senior citizens of the county, involves an international lottery. ...
Another lottery scam incident surfaces in Elgin
Chicago Daily Herald (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
A 56-year-old Elgin man lost $15,000 Wednesday to two con men in what has become known as “the winning lottery ticket scam.”. ...
Man reports $7,000 scam by so-called lottery winner
Miami Herald - FL,USA
An Aventura man reported he was conned of $7,000 in a lottery scam, which started when he was approached in the parking lot of the Home Depot in North Miami. ...
 

30/04/06

California Channel snared in fake lottery scheme
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
... Legislative meetings on cable TV, on Wednesday became the second local entity to reveal that it is the victim of the British International Lottery scam. ...
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Lottery scammer busted by Border Patrol
Lottery Post - Martinsville,NJ,USA
... Gomez is "one of three suspected con artists who tricked the elderly into giving them money to cash fake lottery tickets in Illinois," Border Patrol officials ...
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Mail Scam Alert: Check from Strike Five Mega Lotto
WTVF - Nashville,TN,USA
If you get a check in the mail from Strike Five Mega Lotto, call the police. Lawmen said a woman in Hermitage received such a check with a letter in the mail. ...
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Restitution available for victims of lottery scam
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
... eligible for restitution. The scam offered consumers a chance to win a share in the Australian Lottery. Affected residents have ...

27/04/06

Police warn public of $50,000 lottery scam
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
State police issued an alert Tuesday warning residents throughout Hampton Roads to beware of lottery scams. The scam involves letters ...
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Border Patrol catches lottery scam suspect
United Press International - USA
... is one of three people accused of scamming elderly Latino residents in the Wheaton, Ill., area of more than $10,000 to cash fake lottery tickets, authorities ...
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Lotto Scam Clears One Woman's Bank Account
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 - Norfolk,VA,USA
Already one woman from Chesapeake is out almost five thousand dollars because of a lottery scam. The State Police asked us to alert ...
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18/04/06

Police: Beware of lottery scams
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA
... various scams, city police have issued warnings to residents not to divulge personal information or send money to callers who promise lottery, sweepstakes or ...

17/04/06

Warning issued about lottery scam in Rosenberg
Rosenberg Herald Coaster - Rosenberg,TX,USA
... "In several incidents, citizens have been exposed to a lottery scam where the victim is asked to hold a lotto ticket for a stranger," she said. ...
 

Rosenberg Police Say Con Artists Are Pushing Lottery Scam
FortBendNow - Richmond,TX,USA
Police say several residents, mostly senior citizens, have been approached and asked to hold a lottery ticket on behalf of a stranger. ...
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Minerals Technologies: New Twist On The Lotto Scam
Consumer Affairs - USA
According to the letter, the recipient has won some amount from the Lotto, and a check for around $2,000 is enclosed as a "tax and clearance fee." The letter ...
 

4 people tell BBB they lost money in foreign lottery scams
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Charlotte-area Better Business Bureau received reports this week from four people who said they lost money in foreign lottery scams.The victims lost $16,000 ...
 

Warning over Spanish lottery scam
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
... Most commonly, those involved claim to be attached to El Gordo lottery, the official Spanish lottery which is open only to residents of that country. ...

11/04/06

Cocaine addict jailed in lottery phone scam
Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
A cocaine addict who was part of a ring that bilked dozens of elderly Americans of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a lottery scam has been sentenced to 2 1 ...
 

10/04/06

Police warn of foreign lottery scheme
Enid News & Eagle - Enid,OK,USA
... Some are notified by mail they have won a foreign lottery, such as the Australian, Canadian, Portuguese or United Kingdom lotteries, and are told someone will ...

06/04/06

Koreans Warned of Canadian Lottery Scam
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
The NIS says the international lottery scammers purport to be representatives of the Vancouver branch of Australian Lotto 6/45, an actual lottery, and lure the ...

Cops probe lottery scam
Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
... Calumet City police are investigating several reported scams that have misled people into thinking they have won a substantial amount of money from the lottery ...

 

29/03/06

Local woman doesn't fall for lotto scam
Lahontan Valley News - Fallon,NV,USA
... told, and not Ireland. There are many variations on the scam, according to numerous Web sites on the Euro Lotto. According to the ...

Lottery scams pick up as lottery draws near
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
(DURHAM) - By mail, phone or over the internet, lottery scams are popping up right alongside North Carolina’s new games. In fact ...

28/03/06

Authorities warn of another lottery scam
Brenham Banner Press - TX, United States
The Brenham Police Department today reminded area residents that a new lottery “scam” is currently being heavily worked via the Internet, and with some ...

BAD CHECK FROM LOTTERY SCAM
Siskiyou Daily News - Yreka,CA,USA
... reported to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department that on Monday that one of its customers had received a counterfeit check from a possible lottery scam. ...
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Men sought in city's third lotto scam
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
By Staff reports. Money was stolen from an unidentified 60-year-old Oak View woman Friday in Ventura in what police said was the ...

23/03/06

Lottery Scam In Spain Targets Durango Residents
cbs4denver.com - Denver,CO,USA
Durango police were urging residents to be cautious about responding to offers received in the mail as a lottery scam targets local citizens and their bank ...
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22/03/06

BBB Warns Against Foreign Lottery Scam
Yankton Daily Press - Yankton,SD,USA
... Bureau that she sent $650, through a wire transfer service located at a major retail store, to a person who told her she had won $300,000 in a Canadian lottery ...

Stuart woman duped by lotto scam
Stuart News (subscription) - Stuart,FL,USA
... report. The woman said she received notice from the "Australian International Lotto" via the Internet claiming she won $95,000. ...

Woman solicited in 'Spanish lottery' scam
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
NORCO - A resident was solicited mail for a "Spanish Lottery" scam, prompting sheriff's deputies to warn that such crimes are increasing, deputies said Monday. ...
 

20/03/06

70-Year-Old Lottery Scam Victim Makes Up Robbery Story
NBC6.net - Miami,FL,USA
-- Embarrassed about being the victim of a lottery scam, a senior ... I'm afraid. Can you cash this winning lottery ticket?'" Atlas said, describing t