Gullible woman bilked out of $100K in lottery scam

Comment #29

Chewie — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 12:12:36 GMT

Maybe she should get a cat! Then there would be someone smart in the house.

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bellyache — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 05:03:57 GMT

Heh. I'm not an old lady...yet, but I know I wouldn't fall for that.

Comment #27

emilyg — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:56:23 GMT

i'm a little old lady - bet your sweet whatever - i would not fall for that

Comment #26

shalini — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:14:03 GMT

Bradly...since you're online...what news on the lotto this evening

Comment #25

Bradly_60 — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:53:26 GMT

Really how many times did she need. I guess her eyes were on the non existing prize and didn't care about anything else. But give me a break. Give that much money to that many people. The scammers were probably having a hayday with her. She is actually doing it again! they were probably telling themselves and just kept handing her information on to other people. FREE LOTTERIES ARE ALWAYS FREE. Why would you ever give someone that kind of money for a prize you didn't enter to win and for... [ More ]

Comment #24

konane — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:49:48 GMT

Recently read an article that Nigerians are sitting in internet caf s dreaming up schemes to send us rich Americans because they perceive us as greedy, gullible and that our government will give us back the money they manage to bilk us for. Stats probably prove any impoverished nationality will try same, however we know Nigerian scams the best because of of those emails..... at least most of us do.

Comment #23

RJOh — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:33:42 GMT

You don't have to be smart to save a potion of your pay check every month. I think it would be dumb to work all you life and not have saved anything. A lot of old people have some savings and are gullible and a lot of crooks know that.

Comment #22

DirtyWrat — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:26:07 GMT

Littleoldlady-She probably was a little old lady.You know how it is. LOL

Comment #21

fja — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:50:05 GMT

Man you guys are cold

Comment #20

shalini — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:51:25 GMT

Born stupid

Comment #19

mken32 — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 12:43:47 GMT

YEaH

Comment #18

BobP — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 06:24:50 GMT

Part of the trouble is these scammers use the names of legitimate lottery games and companies to lure their victims. Don't be surprised if one day you get an email you won 2nd prize in the Lotterypost lottery. It is very possible a free lottery game sold this person's name on a mailing list of lottery players to the scammers only to be used in the swindle. It is also possible the scammers start their own free lottery game and everyone wins . . . BobP

Comment #17

Iesha Kelly — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 06:13:02 GMT

yeah.

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MADDOG10 — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 01:13:00 GMT

Holy christ, what is this womans name? flora gump...

Comment #15

HiYoSilver — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:43:41 GMT

What I want to know is if she is that gullible how did she ever get 100k in the first place

Comment #14

DoubleDown — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 00:07:46 GMT

A fool and his( her ) money are soon parted. Those that do not learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them. There are my 2 cliche's for the day..... DD

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Littleoldlady — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:50:31 GMT

She was STUPID AS H#!!. She deserves everything she got..she could have saved herself if she would have asked her bank..for FREE

Comment #12

orangeman — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:50:39 GMT

A cautionary tale. Learn from the mistakes of others.Orangeman

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libra926 — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:35:29 GMT

HAPPY THURSDAY........ M M/POWERBALL BOARD MEMBERS........11/3/05It's BOTH sad amazing....however, any FOREIGN EMAIL that I recieve, with the exception of my Spanish and French Cousins, whose names I can pronounce .......is Trashed without even opening them. I have rec'd some LOTTO JUNK from London, and never opened it. Solicitations from other Countries, and these scammers wouldn't know me if they knocked me down running for the Subway..................It's amazing how people throw their... [ More ]

Comment #10

Chewie — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:41:54 GMT

How come I never come across these gullible people? I could quit spending money at the terminals.

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BaristaExpress — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:26:55 GMT

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konane — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:24:21 GMT

If she visited Lottery Post first to read posts about scams then she might have saved herself some money.

Comment #7

Chewie — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:17:28 GMT

Buy 'em books and buy 'em books - they chew on the covers. The only crime greater then greed is stupidity.

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Lurk More N00b — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:15:33 GMT

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me four or more times, empty my bank account and make me look like an idiot in front of the world, shame on me.

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bellyache — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:58:34 GMT

It boggles my mind that so many people will empty their bank accounts for so-called free money. All these people would have to do, is do a little research on the subject and they would see that these things are scams. But nope, they just jump right into it, expecting thousands or millions of dollars for nothing.

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lmatlaw — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:47:08 GMT

No legitimate lottery asks you to send money as a prerequisite to collecting your prize.She's a fool, plain and simple.

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emilyg — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:38:43 GMT

pure greed and stupidity

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bellyache — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:37:07 GMT

I don't trust free games. I also would never send someone thousands of dollars for so called taxes either.

Comment #1

JAG331 — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:27:26 GMT

Four strikes and you're out

Gullible woman bilked out of $100K in lottery scam

Lottery Post — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:18:00 GMT

A Tucson, Arizona, woman who said she was playing a free Internet lottery game was bilked out of nearly $100,000, according to sheriff's officials.The woman contacted the Sheriff's Department on Oct. 20 and told deputies about the lottery game called Universal Swiss Lottery, which she said she had been playing on the Internet. The game required no money to play.In March 2004, the woman said, she was contacted and told that she had won 2 million euros, according to the Sheriff's Department, which... [ More ]