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Is the Lottery (PB/MM) corrupt?
Hello, It seems like an inordinate amount of people who are members of Lotterypost believe there is some grand conspiracy, fraud, corruption, or unfair practices going on with the Lottery . I am mainly referring to Powerball and Megamillions, but any comments on state lotteries are welcome. Who believes the LOTTERY is rigged? If you do, please share your stories for all of us to read. Also, if you do believe it's rigged, why do you still play and waste your time in websites like th
Feb 4, 2006, 3:18 pm - WorldWide777 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is any State Run Lottery Honest?Reply
Yes, and I've read that many other states continue to sell scratch tickets after all prize money has been paid, but I'm not sure if they are only talking about the big prizes. If there are no smallerprizes to be won, then that's total fraud and the tickets should be pulled immediately once that is determined. I agree totally that advertising jackpots which are, in reality, 50% of what a winner will get BEFORE taxes is misleadingbut most people now realize what a cash value is versus an annuit
Jan 31, 2006, 3:54 am - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery winner pleads innocent to ID theft, fraud chargesReply
GameGrl - If you were to use my credit card you would first have to pay the bill before you could charge anything!!! LOLOnce again, I understand that a fraud was committed (allegedly), I am not sure that it is as cut and dry as some of the responses have indicated. Yes the credit card company has rules, but it's situations like this one that makes everyone go back to the drawing board and make some adjustments, because no one saw this type of infraction coming! This is what I call an unforesee
Jan 15, 2006, 2:34 pm - LadyC - Lottery News

Lottery winner pleads innocent to ID theft, fraud chargesReply
One way that the state could avoid such problems is to not accept credit cards for lottery tickets. I know in South Carolina, it's CASH ONLY. And it will be the same in North Carolina when theirs cranks up this Spring. So buying a ticket with a credit card was a stupid thing on her part because she could get tracked. If nothing else, she should have received a cash advance somewhere and then bought a ticket elsewhere with the proceeds of said advance. Then the state/vendor looks stupid in that t
Jan 14, 2006, 10:29 am - cps10 - Lottery News

Lottery winner pleads innocent to ID theft, fraud chargesReply
LadyC- Fraud allegations are for the exact verbage you are describing. This woman alledgedly used a card that she was neither authorized on or the card bearer. Even *IF* she supposedly made payments on it, she was neither the applicant or authorized to use the card. Read any cardholder agreement and maybe that will shed some light on how these charges are being comprised. Sure wish someone would pay my credit card bills, but not at the risk of them *assuming* my name or identity to gain wealth :
Jan 13, 2006, 10:54 pm - TheGameGrl - Lottery News

Lottery winner pleads innocent to ID theft, fraud chargesReply
Wow! talk about a mess !! I've got a few questionsIf she was able to keep the credit card for more than a year and the card was in good standing, that means the bill had to be paid right? Soooo, if she was paying back the things that were charged, is it really theft???If she could prove she was paying the bill and the bill showed payment for the lottery ticket, then doesn't that still make it her ticket legally?? If the bill wasn't paid and thereby rendering the use of the card for the ticket a
Jan 13, 2006, 10:21 pm - LadyC - Lottery News

The Princess Di lotto con
PRINCESS DIANA never lost her capacity to smile, laugh and inspire others, the email reads.And she has left you $3 million. To collect your winnings from a lotto set up by her estate, you are asked to please provide your name, address and employment details.Do so, and you are likely to end up the victim of fraud, warns the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.The Princess Di lotto con was the runner-up in the commission's annual Pie in the Sky Awards, recognising outrageous financi
Jan 10, 2006, 6:36 pm - goldrush - Lottery Discussion Forum

steeling tickets after you print them upReply
Thanks, trucritic. I suppose I just haven't been reading the threads as much as I once did.I find this particular thread fascinating. It's given me a lot of head-shaking, puzzling and chuckling this morning, and I'm tickled pea green that it was posted, even if it's a fraud.Frankly, I don't believe it is. I think the person is sincere and doing the best job he/she's able to do at communicating an experience that's both frightening and upsetting. Maybe actually trying to find someone who know
Dec 31, 2005, 11:52 am - Rip Snorter - Lottery Discussion Forum

Original buyer of $1M lottery ticket identifiedReply
Bearer instrument is an easy to understand phrase but tough to cope with when you are on the losing end. When you throw something away in a public trash can, it is no longer yours, you voluntarily discarded it to the dump, to the public domain and whoever looks through the trash. People make mistakes all the time, people take advantage of others' mistakes all the time. That's tough luck but that's the way it is in all areas of life, so the lesson should be Be careful what you throw away .
Dec 20, 2005, 11:15 am - tg636 - Lottery News

Is this Illegal?Reply
Yes, it is illegal but the law is mainly to prevent unauthorized retailers from selling lottery tickets and to stop fraud. I doubt if someone mailing a ticket to a friend would end up in prison. One of the key factors is whether or not money is being exchanged. People send lottery tickets as gifts all the time. If you win, who would know..or care? So somebody visited a friend and bought a lottery ticket during his stay. One problem that could arise is if a ticket wins and the friend who purchas
Dec 6, 2005, 12:53 am - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum