Canadian and U.S. officials shut down lottery scams

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CASH Only — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:54:49 GMT

People will fall for Canadian lottery scams as long as the US taxes lottery prizes.

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jeffrey — Sat, 20 Nov 2004 08:39:24 GMT

I'm so tired of these cases. Examples must be made. These people must be caught and given back what they give. They take food from the elderly. Then let them starve in jail and film it. Take everything they have and give it back to these stupid people. Let's have some justice.

Canadian and U.S. officials shut down lottery scams

Lottery Post — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:49:16 GMT

Those enticing e-mails and telemarketing calls saying you have won some nation's lottery? They're bogus, folks. Guard your money.So who is falling for these scams? In most cases, trusting elderly consumers who see this as a chance to leave money to their kids.The scams have been hard to nail down because they work across national borders, raising jurisdictional hurdles.But U.S. agents now are working with their foreign counterparts to crack down on the frauds.Canadian and U.S. investigators said... [ More ]