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  2. Scam alert: Sweepstakes or lottery schemes targeting ... - AOL

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    Jul. 8—In the past year, there have been 250 scams reported to the Better Business Bureau and local law enforcement. But both say there are many more residents who have been scammed out of money ...

  3. Opinion: Consumers lose millions to lottery and sweepstakes ...

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    Scammers are always trying creatively to bilk people of their money and sweepstakes are one proven avenue of success for them. Beware.

  4. FBI Issues New Warning on Lottery and Sweepstakes Scams - AOL

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  5. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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    Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...

  6. Lottery fraud - Wikipedia

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    Lottery fraud is any act committed to defraud a lottery game. A perpetrator attempts to win a jackpot prize through fraudulent means. The aim is to defraud the organisation running the lottery of money, or in the case of a stolen lottery ticket, to defraud an individual of their legitimately won prize.

  7. 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery scandal - Wikipedia

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    Perry was the host of The Daily Number on April 24, 1980, when the drawing produced the number "666" for a then-record payout of $3.5 million (equivalent to $12.94 million in 2023), including $1.18 million (equivalent to $4.36 million in 2023) that went to eight people in on the scam. [3] [2] Lottery authorities and local bookmakers became ...

  8. Trio uses bogus sweepstakes prizes to scam people out of $1 ...

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    Three New York residents are facing prison time after officials say they stole more than $1 million in a fake lottery scheme. Caron Pitter, 47, Rohan Lyttle, 49, and Charlene Marshall, 44, were ...

  9. Sucker list - Wikipedia

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    A sucker list is a list of people who have previously fallen for a scam such as a telemarketing fraud, lottery scam, high-yield investment program, get-rich-quick scheme, or work-at-home schemes, or, as used by charities, someone who made a donation. The lists are usually sold to scammers or charities. [1] [2] [3]