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Did I possibly got scammed by storeclerk?Reply
First of all, take comfort in the fact that you're not alone, many of us have had the same experience. Secondly, chances are the ticket was worth whatever the clerk paid you. It was so long ago there's probably nothing you can do about that particular ticket. But you can use it as a lesson learned. From now on, check your own ticket before you take it in. Ask for the receipt on all winning tickets if you have any question about the value. I know a clerk who routinely asks How much did you
Aug 3, 2012, 4:17 pm - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

watch out for NYS retailers Some are scamming you big timeReply
the store was located on 101 ave and 86 street on the corner. It was known as Peters because the man that owned the building was named peters and he had a store there in his hey day named Peters. so we still called it Peters but that was not the name after he leased the store but kept the building. The new owners were middle eastern and the clerks name who was running the scam was named Jeff. The 2 actual owners i do not remember their names. But that was the location. It was a very big store bu
Jun 16, 2012, 2:21 pm - rgse90 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Odds on OddsReply
They profit because...they take 50% of every bet off the top...Just because a jackpot rolls doesn't mean they pay more...the jackpot...(second prize JP has been rolling for a month now in New York...) that rollover amount has been tapped already buy the LotteryGods....the amount on rollover has already been highly taxed... they dont need money in an interest bearing account...because the lottery gods have the power to PRINT money...although that will never advertise this as being true... i
Jun 1, 2012, 7:33 am - LottoBoner - Lottery Discussion Forum

Store owner tried to scam woman out of lottery winningsReply
Hi Mediabrat, I wrote the original post, and I agree that the two possiblities you offered are very plausable. Although I hadn't given it any thought, I'm sure stores do train clerks to be on the lookout for players trying to scam the clerk. It's a two way street. The stores, just like players, have to protect themselves from unscrupulous people. There's no question they do get ripped off by the public all the time. Also the woman behind the counter very well might have taken offense to
May 22, 2012, 7:37 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Store owner tried to scam woman out of lottery winningsReply
Two possibilities: 1.) In her training, she may have been warned about lottery players trying to scam clerks. She may have thought that by telling her you had a $22 winner before she scanned it, you were trying to condition her to skip checking the ticket and just hand you the money. 2.) She likely picked up on your non-verbal accusations of her being a thief. She was probably thinking -- but wouldn't say it for fear of losing her job -- How dare you accuse me of trying to steal from you s
May 21, 2012, 8:32 pm - mediabrat - Lottery News

Jamaican lottery scams spread despite US crackdownNews Story
The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn't been outside the U.S. in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects of huge winnings from an international lottery that he had won. There was a catch, of course. He had to send a check to pay the tax on his winnings. He wired the money to Jamaica. Soon he was ensnared in a scam that may cost him his home in an assisted living facility outside Seattle. It's been heartbreaking, said Ruth Wilson, a Seatt
Apr 19, 2012, 11:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

NY lottery winner charged with welfare fraudReply
I concur. Our military deserves the pay it receives. I suppose I could have written my post more clearly. Our welfare system is broken. There is not a time when we should be giving unrestricted $$$ to those who have been declared by some moving-target formula - as needy. If they are needy for food/nutrition, then give them food through the local food bank or excess food from farmers, or food that has a short shelf-life remaining. If they are needy for housing, then give the money directly to tho
Apr 13, 2012, 9:44 pm - maximumfun - Lottery News

N.Y. man lost $100,000 in lottery scamReply
I give telemarketer calls to my g'kids and let them practice 'phone etiquette' with them and the 'house rules' (no personal information given out, be polite, deflect any questions that are answered with truthful yet evasive answers - as its none of their business). They still get LOTS of practice. Eventually the child will come back and tell me that the rude (man/woman/machine/person) hung up on them; I assure them that they will get another call to practice with, and the child goes away hap
Apr 5, 2012, 1:32 pm - maximumfun - Lottery News

5 Reasons You Don't Really Want to Win all that Lottery MoneyReply
Always Artist77, always. Re: The slip fall scam, this is kind of funny. A couple playing on an Illinois riverboat casino lost a few hundred bucks and decided they were going to have the casino give them their money back, and then some. (These people did not have a clue about surveillance). They went to the secoind deck and the guy put a banan peel on the deck, then knocked on a door that let out to the deck. His wife came out and faked a fall. Then they called for security and a EMT. Se
Mar 31, 2012, 7:35 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery Scams on Dateline TonightReply
theres a scam where someone presents an envelope, they found with stuff in it. stamps, coins something possibly worth something. they ask the stooge what it is. then count it. then a 3rd person comes along, another scammer, supposed unknown to the 1st scammer., and positively id's the items as really really worth something., they then try and sell it to stooge. ie 3rd would say if i had the cash i would buy it off you, if you take to a bank it will exchange for. $,,,,, of coursr its
Mar 15, 2012, 4:43 pm - savagegoose - Lottery Discussion Forum