Sweepstakes, lottery scams cost Americans more than $111 million in 2017

Comment #9

LISTENTOME — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 06:24:01 GMT

NO lottery is more Corrupt than the OHio Lottery!

May 7th they changed their lottery website, It did not work for nearly 5 whole weeks ! yep, not any day but two June 1 2, 2018,

.....May7th thru June 3 DID NOT WORK!

they deliberately failed to mention it was not working properly, Ironically, and another indication those who set up the new website Those who chose (thru a kickback?) the company to try put up a new website.. should be FIRED and Jailed!

The completely USELESS help line

Comment #8

Stack47 — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:00:15 GMT

People play PB and MM every drawing believing some day it will be their turn to win so it's not all that far fetched some after hearing they won the Nigerian Lottery , believe they actually won it. From there how much they are willing to pay to get their winnings depends on the winner's greed.

How much would anybody spend if they believed they could a PB or MM jackpot

Comment #7

noise-gate — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 02:52:19 GMT

Many of these victims live alone, or they want their independence, away from their children, away from the stop telling me what to do in life scenario. That is where, in many situations, these problems arise. On the other hand, children have, in certain cases, shipped their parents to retirement homes, where they want nothing to do with their aging * so called loved ones, and lo and behold, they taken advantage of, shipwrecked, where there is no one to steer them away from these scams. There is

Comment #6

gatorsrok — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 01:40:40 GMT

It is hard to feel overly sympathetic to the victims when the scam is so obvious.

Comment #5

music* — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 22:23:28 GMT

WOW !! Really I never win anything. You are joking right! I am going to hang up because I just cannot believe my good luck. Thank You for calling me. Goodbye

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:28:58 GMT

None lately on Facebook. Had two though that they allegedly work for Publisher's Clearing House and I friended them. Then the same spiel would come that I won $250K and needed my name and address to where to send the check to. I said the real PCH has my name and address and that this was a scam. You talk about some angry folks.

Same for alleged California Lottery employees. I'd play along for a while then say, lying like they do, that the CA lottery does not know who you are.

Comment #3

Tucker Black — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:25:09 GMT

You would think that people would say I'm not going to send you money; you send me the after-tax amount , you know, like it is for EVERYTHING... wages, lottery winnings $600+, casino winnings $1,200+, etc.

Comment #2

hearsetrax — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:00:54 GMT

personally I blame those Professional Pill Pushers aka one's primary care Drs and others who ought to have thar licences pulled

Comment #1

picktowin — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:55:28 GMT

This has been going on for years.

Why are people so dumb and fall for it

Sweepstakes, lottery scams cost Americans more than $111 million in 2017

Lottery Post — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:45:16 GMT

A new study reveals sweepstakes, lottery and prize-related scams cost Americans millions of dollars each year. The Better Business Bureau calls these schemes some of the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today.

In the past three years, the group says more than 460,000 Americans have reported losing a total of over $330 million to such scams.

The Better Business Bureau says these crooks are professionals. They might take advantage of someone in your family, and they can be very c... [ More ]