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Lottonet Integra: So It wouldn't happen to you..Reply
I agree with EmilyG. Sometimes i think what kind of company doesn't accept debit cards: they are just like a credit card, perhaps even better... Yes, Pumpi, that is true. But not better for you. A debit card takes money out of your checking/savings account. Even if it is used like a credit card, it still is tied to a bank account. The Fair Credit Act does not cover any cards like that. Even if a bank assures its clients that it will investigate or protect them from fraud or th
Oct 4, 2006, 7:42 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Most victims of the scam were US citizens
Dutch police said they had arrested 12 Nigerians in connection with an Internet scam in which emails were sent to Americans tricking them into investing in non-existent schemes. The Nigerians were detained on suspicion of commiting fraud or involvement in fraud in the scheme, which earnt them a total two million dollars (1.7 million euros). They were arrested Tuesday after raids on premises in Amsterdam and the central city of Zaandam, during which police seized 25,000 euros in cash, compute
Mar 4, 2006, 9:11 pm - goldrush - Lottery Discussion Forum

ABC duped by Powerball lottery winner hoaxReply
I think these guys should spend a little time in jail for fraud to discourage future would-be pranksters If all pranksters and hoaxers were put in jail for fraud , then we would see the likes of Ashton Kucher, Tom Green, and Jamie Kennedy behind bars. On second thought, maybe that's a good idea. These guys never actually tried to claim the prize money. THAT would be fruadulant. They were just using the media as a conduit...just like the media uses certain people (victims of crimes,
Feb 24, 2006, 7:18 pm - TheMacGuffin - Lottery News

Lottery TaxationReply
Here are my problems with the Fair Tax':1. The actual tax rate is much higher than that advertised by the author of the plan. He claims that only a 23 percent consumption tax rate on retail sales, exclusive of food and medical products, is needed to produce the same amount of revenue as the current tax code. First of all, the tax rate is actually 30 percent since for every 77 cents of a good or service that is purchased, another 23 cents is added on in the form of this national sales tax. I can
Aug 14, 2005, 7:00 pm - lchoro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winner of a Lottery Jackpot Is Accused in Check FraudNews Story
People who win millions of dollars in the lottery often find long-lost friends stopping by, but a Long Island woman who recently hit for $5 million found herself suddenly popular with Nassau County detectives.The woman, Lydia Moore, 54, a health care worker from Glen Cove, won $5 million last month playing Livin' Large the New York Lottery's new instant scratch-off game.She appeared at an Oct. 28 ceremony on Long Island, where a state lottery official introduced her and another winner as our
Nov 8, 2004, 7:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

International lottery scams promise big cash, then take yoursNews Story
In case you haven't caught up with international lottery scams yet, you'd better learn how they work.The biggest fraud now chasing millions of gullible Americans is a scam claiming to be the Multi-State Mega Millions Lottery. Here's how it works:You receive an e-mail or letter from a guy who claims to be the lottery promotion manager, congratulating you because you've just won $5.5 million in their latest drawing. How come? Because your address was attached to the 12-digit winning number, and yo
Jul 19, 2004, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

"Lottery Lawyer" Jason Kurland sentenced to prison after defrauding winners of over $100 millionNews Story
13 years in prison for man who stole from his own clients By Kate Northrop New York-based attorney and self-proclaimed Lottery Lawyer Jason Jay Kurland, 49, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after stealing millions of dollars from the dozens of significant lottery jackpot winners he advised. After trial began in July 2022, in which he was accused of multiple counts of fraud and money laundering, Kurland has been handed a 13-year prison sentence for his role in carrying out sch
Jun 16, 2023, 2:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida man wins $10,000 lottery prize, state claims he owes moneyNews Story
Winner leaves Lottery office disappointed due to state's error By Kate Northrop A Florida lottery winner was ecstatic to win a $10,000 prize but left the Lottery claims office disappointed after he was told he owed the state money instead. An error on the state's part left a lottery winner confused about how much of his $10,000 prize he'd actually walk away with after he was told he owed a debt. Like any player who just won the lottery, South Florida resident Joe Cheung was both
Mar 3, 2023, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK man says £6.5 million lottery prize was stolen by retailer clerkNews Story
Camelot refuses payout, player seeks legal action against National Lottery By Kate Northrop A lottery player is prepared to take legal action against the UK National Lottery after Camelot refused him a 6.5 million (US$8.5 million) payout, saying that the prize had already been claimed. One UK veteran was taken by surprise when Camelot, the current operator of the National Lottery, told him they wouldn't pay out the same prize twice, leading him to believe that a retailer clerk stol
Apr 8, 2022, 2:36 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Dad and his daughter got millions from IRS after claiming to win lottery, authorities sayNews Story
A Florida father and daughter claimed the government owed them $175 million in tax refunds on their lottery winnings. The IRS paid them $3.4 million before the agency realized the pair had never purchased a winning ticket, prosecutors say. Now, the Broward County pair, who say they're aboriginal indigenous Moorish Americans immune to government authority, are on trial in a Palm Beach federal courtroom accused of tax fraud. Court documents allege that Danielle Takeila Edmonson, 35, of Boynt
Dec 17, 2019, 10:14 am - Todd - Lottery News