Search

N.Y. man pleads guilty in bogus lottery schemeNews Story
A West Hempstead, New York, man pleaded guilty to federal charges in a Boston courtroom Friday in connection with his role in a fake lottery scam targeting senior citizens. Wilder Vladimir Merelan, 29, admitted he helped scheme to victimize people ranging in age from 69 to 91 between 2012 and 2015, according to the Massachusetts U.S. attorney's office. The victims were told they had won millions in a lottery but had to pay taxes first to the Internal Revenue Service before they could get t
Apr 11, 2016, 5:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ-based company exposed for making dubious claims about beating lotteryReply
Consumers beware. Another Lottery scam. The odd are the same if you use your own workout system vs a system you pay for.
Apr 8, 2016, 11:53 am - cbr$ - Lottery News

Another retailer charged in Connecticut Lottery schemeReply
No kidding. A lot of people here said these people are Stupid , but actually they are pretty smart. All those involved in the scam are Indians, and they dominate the IT field in the States and many other industrialized countries. Any machine can be hacked, and lotto machines are no exception. I would think lotto vending machines are more vulnerable to hacking than regular terminals.
Apr 2, 2016, 10:52 am - Deo-nonfortuna - Lottery News

Recent lottery retailer's scams - Big concern !
In last couple of years, I started reading about lot of lottery scams newspapers or online news. Most alarming thing seen in these scams are 2. Which are: They are mostly done by lottery retailers. AND It looks like a well orchestrated and organised crime by specific group. so the follow up questions which are arising in my mind are: Are these group doing all these scams by themselves ? They must be getting some insider help from lottery governing entity. How do I know my neighbou
Mar 23, 2016, 11:45 pm - jolstaki - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

FBI warns about lottery fraudReply
You didn't see the front page article in last Sunday's NY Times? Elderly Bronx Man Scammed Out Of Life Savings. Lost $25 In Fake Lottery Scam.
Mar 10, 2016, 2:06 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarshipsReply
Schlorships are merely masking or trying to mask the 800 pound gorilla in the room. Fallig lottery revenue isn't th problem.The run away cost of college tution is the real problem. Why does college tution come with suh an astronomical cost when it never use to be this way? Why does college tution contiues to rise? etc There has been many stories on how college education has become a big scam. As wages continue to fall and the cost of tution continues to rise, that is not good at all.
Mar 6, 2016, 7:30 am - Goteki54 - Lottery News

Why do jackpot winners feel the need for an attorney or financial adviser?Reply
LiveInGreenBay, Far better to pit a little effort into finding a decent attorney and financial adviser than to deal 'unprotected' with masses of bloodsucking relatives, acquaintances, current and former co-workers, con men and women, scam artists, terrorists who want a cut of your winnings or all of them, etc....
Feb 9, 2016, 7:58 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

With $63M jackpot expiring today, Calif. Lottery sued by owner of damaged ticketReply
If the picture is that of his actual ticket, I would think those numbers would be enough for the lottery to know if this was the winning ticket. The picture is taken from the back side of the ticket and the out of order numbers were printed on the ticket by hand. At this point I'm inclined to believe the guy may be trying to scam the CA lottery. In DE our tickets have the numbers printed on them as numbers about midway on the ticket and then have the numbers printed in bar code at the bottom. If
Feb 4, 2016, 6:08 pm - lottobrain - Lottery News

Lottery officials say identifying winners a mustReply
First and foremost there is a huge difference between the average working person or persons whom most of America does not know and well known high paid athletes, actors/actresses or celebrity figures. Most of them have security for one reason only that is for the safety of their families as well as themselves from droves of admiring fans, crazies and people who may want to kidnap a family member for ransom not, because they may be robbed at gunpoint for all this money that most probably don't ca
Jan 20, 2016, 12:00 pm - hlamb - Lottery News

Lottery veterans question Tennessee family's behavior before claiming Powerball winningsReply
So, they actively pursue publicity due to advice from their attorney (who should be beaten, then sued into oblivion), but request that everyone respect their privacy ? Are they completely totally insane? They've just opened pandora's box; not only are their faces splashed everywhere (no more anonymity, ever), but now they're targets for every thief, swindler, scam artist, unknown relative looking for a handout, friend looking to make them their private bank for all sorts of high risk investment
Jan 18, 2016, 12:50 am - Seattlejohn - Lottery News