Police offer tips to avoid lottery scams

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CASH Only — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:49:59 GMT

Things are different here. We even spell some words differently.

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SassyOhio — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:57:23 GMT

Oh yeah passing a bad check will get you A BIG FAT CELL IN THE BIG HOUSE LOL, Hell my husbands mom had 6 COUNT THEM 6 Pen Numbers attached to her name for passing bad checks Of course we dont allow her in our home she will steal you blind but yeah. They do give you time to make restitution on them of course. But this is a different situation with these scams, the law dont give a rats @ss that you been scammed all they know Is YOU CASHED a STOLEN CHECK THAT IS NO GOOD Or You cashed a check tha... [ More ]

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savagegoose — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:24:36 GMT

wait so depositing a bouncing check lands u in jail?

im gonaa have to start paying my bills with bouncing checks, id like to see some big utillity company go to jail/ how come the dupe has to pay, isnt there a clearing time of a few days?

i guess things work different in the USA

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CASH Only — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:16:25 GMT

419 ? Would victims play this number

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Coin Toss — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:02:37 GMT

Why do people think they are going to be a winner in a lottery they didn't buy a ticket fo, even if it was a legitimate lottery, which these scams aren't.

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Blackie — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:27:08 GMT

I put my Jag on the internet for sale and I got several offers from some folks that were very eager to buy it . To Ship it overseas to a client there. I didn't buy it and still have the car. I did a search on the web and found similar stories. It was a scam and sounds about the same.

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SassyOhio — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:10:29 GMT

This scam is no joke! This is the one that my Roomate was scammed by, they call them selves LOTTO LORE and they send out this letter with a check. The check will be from some bogus company ( hers said it was Jones Clothing Co ) and then they tell you to wire that money to them EQUALS YOU CASH THE CHECK SEND THEM THE MONEY THEY GET THE MONEY THE CHECK IS A FRAUD YOU PAY BACK THE CHECK OR GO TO JAIL!!!! And that is exactly what my best friend / roomate is doing now. Thank Goodness she kept the le... [ More ]

Police offer tips to avoid lottery scams

Lottery Post — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 16:12:00 GMT

Calumet City, Indiana, police are investigating several reported scams that have misled people into thinking they have won a substantial amount of money from the lottery.

According to police, the scam begins when the victim receives a letter in the mail, along with a check for several thousand dollars. The letter then instructs its recipient to call a telephone number in Canada.

When the victim calls the Canada number, he or she is told the check is part of the lottery winnings and are ins... [ More ]