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  2. 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 ...

  3. Hot Lotto fraud scandal - Wikipedia

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    The December 29, 2010, drawing of the multi-state lottery game Hot Lotto featured an advertised top prize of US$16.5 million. [21] On November 9, 2011, Philip Johnston, a resident of Quebec City, Canada, [5] phoned the Iowa Lottery to claim a ticket that had won the jackpot; stating he was too sick to claim the prize in person, he provided a 15-digit code that verified the winning ticket.

  4. 9 Common Scams Fraudsters Could Fool You With in 2025

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    Per Identity Guard, “In one common scam, fraudsters create a fake Facebook page for a familiar company, state lottery, or sweepstakes, and either post offers for free prizes or send victims ...

  5. Sweepstakes scams on rapid rise in Ohio, targeting seniors - AOL

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    Complaints about bogus sweepstakes are rising at rates not seen before in Ohio, says the state's Attorney General, with senior citizens the lead target. The office received more than 900 ...

  6. Ohio Lottery - Wikipedia

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    A ticket bought in Ohio for the June 2, 2010, Powerball drawing became its first potential Powerball jackpot winner; it is the first time a lottery selling either Mega Millions or Powerball (but not both) on January 31, 2010 sold a jackpot-winning ticket for its newer game after the cross-selling expansion date. The ticket was worth $261.6 ...

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

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  8. Press Your Luck scandal - Wikipedia

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    Paul Michael "Mike" Larson was born to Ruth Larson [5] on May 10, 1949 [6] in Lebanon, Ohio. [1] One of four brothers, [4] he graduated from Lebanon High School in 1967. [7] [5] By 1983, he was twice divorced and living at the home of his girlfriend, Teresa Dinwitty; she would later say of her "boyfriend and common-law husband, 'He always thought he was smarter than everybody else,' and that ...

  9. He thought emails about lottery win were scams - AOL

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