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The XYZ System is bogus!!!
Hi LucyI want you to read all about the YXZ method messages which has been posted on this board..after that u tell me what do think about it..is it a scam ,bogus or not?Whatever remarks you put done..be factual and don't be caught between the lines.Cheersxyz Developer:danielli
Oct 26, 2000, 11:01 pm - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

The XYZ System is bogus!!!
I don't know whether the XYZ system is bogus or not. However, as very little information has been provided about this system, and there was no indication of any price until I asked for a copy this seems to have all the makings of a scam.Like they say if it seems to good to be true -- buyer beware!!Donny
Oct 25, 2000, 2:43 pm - Donny - Lottery Discussion Forum

Court rejects Colorado man's claim to full $4.8M lottery jackpot he unwittingly split with scammers
Even though Amir Massihzadeh of Boulder, Colorado, was the only legitimate winner of a Colorado Lotto jackpot worth $4.8 million in 2005, he's not eligible to claim the full winnings, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in a decision released Thursday. Massihzadeh, one of three ticket holders to win that jackpot, accepted his prize of $568,990, after taxes. But 10 years later, a criminal investigation exposed a scheme to rig lotteries across state lines, and officials determined the other two
Jun 21, 2019, 8:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

I Won a Lottery, and ...
...even more amazing is that I didn't even play. OK, this is another one of those scam emails I am sure everyone has received. Just in case there are any new-to-the-internet people out there, I thought I would post this to once again to warn everyone against falling for this scam (and the many other variations of this scam). These scams usually get around to trying to get your bank account information so they can steal your money. Or they will insist on a "processing fee" or some "tax" be
Jan 17, 2007, 5:22 pm - duckman - Lottery Discussion Forum

Australian woman ignores calls from the Lottery about $40 million jackpot win
Winner sends calls from the Lottery to voicemail, believing it to be a scam By Kate Northrop An Australian woman ignored multiple calls from the Australian Lottery when they tried to let her know of a $40 million (US$27.7 million) Powerball jackpot win. An elusive lottery winner thought that the incoming calls from The Lott were a scam and subsequently sent them to voicemail, unaware that she had become a multi-millionaire. Myself and the team at The Lott were ready to speak with
Feb 3, 2023, 4:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery scammers sentenced to prison after netting $700,000 from victims
Over half a million dollars later, fraudsters are finally caught By Kate Northrop Two lottery scammers who defrauded elderly victims of $700,000 will be spending time behind bars in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus announced. Jason Wedderburn, 41, and Kayan Kitson, 38, were each sentenced to two to three years in federal prison along with 3 years of federal supervised release after netting over half a million dollars from senior citizens in several sta
Nov 22, 2021, 1:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery scammer stole nearly $1 million from one elderly woman
Crook is sentenced to nine years in federal prison By Kate Northrop On Wednesday, a scammer who stole almost $1 million from one single victim in a lottery scheme was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison. Leonard Luton, a Jamaican national living in Brooklyn, New York, scammed an elderly woman from Estes Park, Colorado of more than $970,000, according to prosecutors. Court documents show that Luton and another Jamaican national worked together in a scam to convince the woman tha
Aug 10, 2021, 5:37 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Better Business Bureau releases study on sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams
A new report by the Better Business Bureau says sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are using ever-changing methods to hurt victims financially and emotionally. The frauds concentrate on seniors, targeting them by direct mail, cold calling, social media, text messages and smartphone pop-ups. BBB warns consumers to be on guard against the serious frauds and their perpetrators. The report Sweepstakes, Lottery and Prize Scams: A Better Business Bureau Study of How 'Winners' Lose Millions
Jun 18, 2018, 8:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Store clerk busted trying to scam undercover lottery investigator
Do you trust your store clerk with your lottery ticket? Maybe you've won a few hundred bucks or more. Will the employee tell you or pocket the ticket while telling you it's a loser? That happened this week at a Fort Myers store, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. A Winn-Dixie Liquors employee is accused of keeping a customer's $600 winning ticket and paying him only 5 bucks. Crystelle Yvette Baton was charged with larceny grand theft on Monday. Baton, 42, was caught becaus
Jan 24, 2018, 12:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

2 found guilty, 1 acquitted in $2 million Hoosier Lottery scam
A Marion County jury has found two of the three persons accused in a $2 million scam involving a bogus winning Hoosier Lottery ticket guilty on multiple counts, while a third defendant was found not guilty. Found guilty Wednesday were Ashlee Campbell Parsley, 30, and her brother-in-law, Jackie Parsley II, 35. Meanwhile, the charges against Joseph Parsley, 32, Ashlee Parsley's husband and Jackie Parsley II's brother, were dismissed by Marion Superior Court Judge Grant W. Hawkins prior to cl
Apr 28, 2017, 9:40 am - Todd - Lottery News