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I work with immigrants all day (at TB), and I am proud to say that they are some of the best workers (and friends) there are. They do what they're supposed to, and they don't talk back. They may not be able to speak the language, but that shouldn't be a deterrent to at least trying to speak your mind about something that could land you in a lot of trouble.I admit, I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard when I read it for the first time (incorrect spelling just looks funny to me), but I und
Dec 31, 2005, 2:12 pm - NoCompLotto! - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery Scheme Now Targeting TennesseeNews Story
Letters purporting to be from the El Gordo Sweepstakes Lottery Company, S.L. in Madrid, Sprain have appeared in some Tennessee mailboxes, informing consumers that they have won hundreds of thousands of dollars.Consumers are told in the letter that Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice and are instructed to contact a claims agent at an overseas telephone number. As with many schemes of this nature, consumers are asked to provide their
Dec 8, 2004, 1:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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Yeah, the same article appeared in USA Today last week. The author obviously has no experience with PlayLot -- especially lumping them in with a risky site like buypowerballonline.com -- but at least she set the record straight on that scam site Lottery Universe.Lottery officials, like the one quoted in the article, have a duty to say don't do it , because that's the politically correct thing to say. The fact remains however, that PlayLot has been around for so long because they are an exce
Oct 12, 2004, 9:08 am - Todd - Gaming Forum

E-mail lottery scams arise againNews Story
A fool and his money are soon parted, especially if the fool believes everything in his e-mail box.Darrel Van Sickle wasn't fooled, however.The former owner of Darrel's Pool Supplies on Dearborn Street thought something was fishy when he got an e-mail recently telling him he had won a lottery. All he needed to collect his winnings was to contact a fiduciary agent who would facilitate a transfer of his funds, most likely by asking Van Sickle to provide his bank information so the money could be
Apr 26, 2004, 6:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

War Dampens Indiana's Hope of International LotteryNews Story
Indiana's hopes of joining an international lottery -- boasting prizes as big as $500 million -- have become a casualty of war.Indiana was one of about 30 states and several foreign nations jockeying to organize the international game, which was expected to begin this year with one drawing each week.But talks of the game have stalled because several European nations have withdrawn, citing concerns about U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, Hoosier Lottery Director Jack Ross said. They felt they cou
Apr 6, 2004, 4:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner tells of lost millionsNews Story
A former ambulance driver in St. Albans who scooped 6m on the UK National Lottery lost his fortune after his new life turned into a nightmare.Tom Papworth, 46, moved to Spain after his 1995 win, but says he was taken in by conmen, swindled, framed, and jailed for cocaine possession.He told BBC's Newsnight programme this week that while he languished in jail for crimes he didn't commit, his new friends emptied his bank account and sold his plush apartment.Mr Papworth claims the man behind the
Mar 23, 2004, 4:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Scam Reaches N.D. Sen. ConradNews Story
The letter looked official, but Sen. Kent Conrad thought the offer was fishy: wire $700 to Germany, then $715,810 in Spanish lottery winnings was his.The North Dakota Democrat even had an agent willing to talk him through -- or into -- the deal. I'm going to go right home and tell my wife, Conrad told the man who claimed to be an international lottery official. This is going to make a very merry Christmas in the Conrad household. Conrad was one of the latest targets of a mail scam that has r
Dec 18, 2003, 3:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

El Gordo
I am writing to inform you that the December 22nd El Gordo tickets are now on sale for our site. 'In It 2 Win It' has cut the costs of El Gordo tickets dramatically this year. Last year we were US$5 cheaper than other sites on a single ticket. This year we are US$25 cheaper. Other sites so not send your tickets and if they do you most likely never see them until after the draw. If you buy your tickets from init2winit.com, you receive all your tickets before the draw.IMPORTANT: However, to make s
Oct 23, 2001, 9:29 am - Guest - Lottery Discussion Forum

565 lottery scammers arrested in global operationNews Story
Massive 14-month investigation spans the globe and brings more than 500 fraudsters to justice More than 2.8 million people in the U.S. paid to obtain credit cards, claim sweepstakes winnings and get in on lucrative investments that turned out to be too good to be true, officials said Tuesday as they announced hundreds of arrests in an international investigation. Authorities in five countries have arrested 565 people in fraud schemes that netted more than $1 billion. Many of those arreste
May 23, 2006, 6:41 pm - Todd - Lottery News

£84.4M Euro Millions lottery jackpot claimed anonymouslyNews Story
If you see someone looking incredibly smug in the next few days, this could be the reason. The winner of last week's 84.4 million (US$122.7 million) Euro Millions jackpot came forward on Sunday but has decided to remain anonymous. It is not even known whether they are a man, woman or a syndicate. By choosing to keep their identity secret, the record-breaking winner is likely to avoid the pleas that inevitably flood in to those who declare their wins. But with such an enormous sum of
May 18, 2010, 7:36 am - Todd - Lottery News