California man loses $9,000 in lottery scam

Comment #6

CASH Only — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:01:38 GMT

I would never fall victim to such a scam. I read about them all the time on LP.

Comment #5

mylollipop — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:25:29 GMT

Okay now! If you have to BUY it, you did not win it!!!! You BOUGHT IT!!!Next time you are approached, let's THINK about it and not be greedy. or plain 'ole FoOlisH

Comment #4

Chewie — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:03:51 GMT

Buy them books and buy them books, and they chew on covers! Some people don't have the commen sense given to a Turkey.

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:07:10 GMT

He probably wishes it was cyanide.....

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fja — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:39:54 GMT

Can you imagine walking out of the store with some medicine and looking around. I bet that stomach medicine didn't go to waste after he realized that he was just ripped off....i wonder if it was pepto-bismol.......

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:37:30 GMT

When are people going to realize that no one wins anything if they have to pay for it ?We've seen these type of stories over and over again and the result is always the same- poor sap loses money.Once again, as long as the earth exists someone will always be looking to scam you- beware

California man loses $9,000 in lottery scam

Lottery Post — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:00:01 GMT

Sunnyvale police are looking for two men suspected of concocting a lottery scam to steal thousands of dollars from a Sunnyvale man.According to police, the pair approached a 44-year-old man in the parking lot of the Costco at 150 Lawrence Station Road around 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10. They told the man they had a winning lottery ticket but needed to put forward a deposit in order to claim their winnings, Lt. Marty Dale said.The suspects told the man they couldn't pay the deposit because they were no... [ More ]