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Judge Orders $5 M Seized In Lottery Scam Go To CharitiesNews Story
A Cincinnati judge has ordered that nearly $5 million seized in a statewide gambling scam be sent to the charities it was supposed to reach in the first place.The scheme was estimated to have raised more than $57 million through the sale of pull-tab instant-lottery tickets in hundreds of bars and restaurants.Hamilton County Judge Fred Nelson wrote in his decision that the gambling ring told people their donations would go to children with birth defects or disabilities.The judge has ordered Ohio
Nov 23, 2004, 8:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Clerk charged in Tennessee lottery scamNews Story
A Madisonville, Tennessee lottery scam could be the biggest since the state started selling tickets in January.A Madisonville clerk who worked at the Checkered Flag Market on Highway 411 could serve prison time for ripping off a store and the state lottery.A detective in Madisonville arrested Lisa Moses at work Wednesday. She's charged with stealing more than $18,000. It breaks down as $10,000 from the store and $8,000 from the lottery.Investigators think Moses would steal tickets and cash the w
Oct 29, 2004, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Scam
There's new a Lottery scam (new to me at least)going around via email. Over the past week I've received three emails, two allegedly from the UK Lottery and one from the Netherlands Lottery telling me that my email address had been chosen via their computer and entered into a special drawing and that I had won 2.5 million dollars. They wanted to know how I wanted the check delivered. Playing along, I told them I didn't have a bank account so they'd have to send a certified check. Here's the kicke
Sep 29, 2004, 12:18 am - megamillionaire - Lottery Discussion Forum

Elderly Woman Loses $10,000 In Lottery ScamNews Story
Tampa, Florida Police are looking for a man and woman involved in scamming an elderly woman out of $10,000 by convincing her they held a winning lottery ticket.About 10 a.m. Tuesday, the female scam artist walked up to the 70-year-old victim in a Kash n' Karry parking lot at 2525 N. Dale Mabry Highway, police said. She asked whether there was a church nearby because she needed help. The man walked up and told the victim the woman really needed a lawyer to help her with her lottery winnings.The p
Apr 9, 2004, 7:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

lottoking oustedReply
post members:this is just a poll to know how other members feel about the empty promises for the last 2 months, with no win, or true systems, that lottokink, has pursued that he can do , and in fact has done nothing except cause turmel with many here.the poll will only reflect that oponion.right now the poll is split almost same amount think he should leave on his own accord and believe he is a scam::::: and the almost same amount think he should stay.I can do nothing as to what the poll
Dec 6, 2003, 7:00 pm - luckycat - Lottery Discussion Forum

Woman bilked out of $9,000 by 'Latin lotto scam'News Story
West Texas authorities are urging residents to be on the lookout for con artists running what has been dubbed the Latin lotto scam. Investigators said a Tahoka woman was bilked out of $9,000 on Saturday.She told authorities that a Hispanic woman approached her at a Slaton store and said she needed $20,000 to collect on a lottery ticket worth $24,000.Slaton is 15 miles southeast of Lubbock.The victim said she had only $9,000, but a man posing as a passer-by offered to cover the difference.The v
Sep 2, 2003, 4:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

2 more suspects plead guilty in $5.7M Jamaican lottery scamNews Story
Two more suspects have pleaded guilty in a Jamaican lottery scam that authorities say bilked at least 90 Americans out of more than $5.7 million. O'Neil Brown and Dahlia Hunter earlier reached plea deals with prosecutors. They pleaded guilty to conspiracy in separate hearings this week. The government dropped dozens of fraud and money laundering counts. Seven other defendants have pleaded guilty in recent months, including Hunter's son, Lavrick Willocks, who authorities say masterminded th
Dec 8, 2017, 9:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Nine sentenced to federal prison in lottery scamNews Story
Nine people were sentenced Thursday to serve federal prison time and pay restitution for a bogus lottery scam that targeted elderly victims across the country, according to the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bill Nettles. In the scam, the victims would be notified that they had won a lottery or sweepstakes, but needed to pay fees or taxes in advance to receive their winnings, according to federal officials. There were 18 people indicted in the case and three others were sentenced previou
Apr 5, 2015, 3:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Another scam victim regrets his mistakesNews Story
Dale E. Gilbert wants people to learn from his mistakes. He wants them to know how he got scammed in a lottery deal. Papers in hand, Gilbert laid out the evidence. Now he owes a local bank nearly $1,000.It started when he received an official looking notice from Euromillones loteria International of Spain that he had won money from a lottery.The letter detailed the winning ticket number, serial number, and lottery numbers which had allowed Gilbert to win over $1.3 million in cash.Gilbert was as
Mar 24, 2005, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Scams Emerge Major Internet Fraud
Lottery Scams Emerge as Major Internet Fraud FraudWatch International warns Internet consumers of the escalation ofLottery scams circulating via email. These scams involve advance fee fraud,typically seen in Nigerian 419 scams, and acts as a method to gatherpersonal information used for identity theft. Lottery scam emails areincreasing at an alarming rate. In April FraudWatch International receivedover 1000 variations, double the number of 'phishing' email scams received.Melbourne, Australia (P
May 7, 2004, 5:43 pm - BobP - Lottery Discussion Forum