Comment #2

CASH Only — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 16:20:49 GMT

I've been taken advantage of, but I know not to fall for something like this.

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:39:56 GMT

anyone who does this deserves jail plain and simple.......

Lottery scams use real business names to appear legitimate

Lottery Post — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:29:03 GMT

Vintner Charles Sawyer knew something was wrong when a stranger called wanting to know why he'd been sent a $2,400 check.

As it turned out, someone had used the good name of Sawyer Cellars in a scam that apparently took in scores of people.

It was frighteningly well done, Sawyer said.

The ruse appears to have been among a number of mail or telemarketing frauds promising people they've won big. To collect, all they need to do is pay a relatively small fee, the story goes.

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