Lottery-check scams get more seductive, ingenious

Comment #14

hsvscubaski — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:37:53 GMT

Most Banks have a 5 or 7 day hold on certain funds deposited. However I seem to recall an article or post that said that even if the check bounces after the funds have been released you are still liable.

Comment #13

TheGameGrl — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:00:18 GMT

LcyLary- I like the way you think! To scam the scammer is the ultimate in justice!

As to the person who spoke of banking. learn the regulations that guard an account and what a person is ultimately responsible for. The comment was remiss of knowledge in the banking system here in the states.

Comment #12

LckyLary — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:06:03 GMT

Hey...look at this.. a check in the mail, for me! I won the lottery? I guess it's true.. I play often enough.. I must have forgot entering this one, maybe one of those little stands down on the Boardwalk. Anyway I don't really need this 4 grand or so because I just found out via e-mail that if I hold 20 mill in my bank account for this nice person from Nigeria, he will let me keep 5 mill! Only thing, he wants 4 grand for some kind of travel expenses, whatever, I'll just send him the 4 grand chec... [ More ]

Comment #11

heal3r — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:46:12 GMT

My company is actually a victim of one of those scam letters. A canadian company sending out letters using a rough version of our logo and name. We get calls every day from people who think they won the international lottery. Most often it is elderly folk. Makes me a little angry. Sad part is, when we explain it's most likely a scam, they get angry. So many people are hoping that money will save them some day...

Comment #10

DoubleDown — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:54 GMT

Miss you ? Yes !

Miss you long time !!!!

Welcome back !!

DD

Comment #9

CASH Only — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:28:16 GMT

And, in this instance, there is a connection to the (corrupt, because of mandatory annuity payments) NY Lottery. I will never be duped like this.

Comment #8

cps10 — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:39:25 GMT

Hey Sassy!

Long time no see...yes, you were missed!

I was going to comment on this yesterday...but the fact remains... there is a sucker born every minute .

Comment #7

SassyOhio — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:25:40 GMT

Well there is a MILLION dollar question. I agree as well on both parts. Nothing is for nothing and that is JUST what is means. Espeically if you dont enter the darn thing. Of course they can say that they picked your email or name ect out of a hat lol. BUT granted when people are gullable enough to fall for it ( not saying that its bad thing .. things happen ya know) but why does the bank ALLOW to send them the money IF its not a REAL check. Makes no sense to me what so ever. I know that when I

Comment #6

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:07:06 GMT

my question is this......

how can you win if you never played in the first place

Comment #5

Breva48 — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:47:56 GMT

I received an e-mail 2 weeks ago saying that I had won The Margaret Thatcher Foundation Lottery Promotion to send them my info, name,address,state, whether married or single. It was from an e-mail in the UK and I was to contact them. Didnt send any info-but told them to send me info via e-mail. Sure enough they did. It said that I should contact their courier company-British Air Freight Limited for them to send me the money. Of course the cost would be my responsibility!!! The original ad... [ More ]

Comment #4

alohachief — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:02:00 GMT

Good morning,

What happen to the old saying you can take it to the bank? If the bank post the money to your account then it should be your money! Who is being Scammed? The bank makes sure the Con artist get thier money! and when thier mastake is uncovered WHO pay's. If it was the bank this kind of thing would stop!

Aloha

Jim

Comment #3

Tenaj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:10:04 GMT

Too bad the government don't spend more money for personell to catch these crooks. They try to education people and hope that they take heed. But it seems that the people who get scammed aren't the ones reading the information. They've been catching some of them lately though.

They should get Fed time.

Comment #2

jim695 — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:57:13 GMT

DoubleDown said:

If it is too good to be true then it is too good to be true...

You're right, DD; this is a no-brainer.

If you haven't entered the drawing you've just won, or if you discover, after searching your house, that you don't have the ticket alluded to in your winner's notification, the odds are better than average that you're going to lose more money when you try to collect a non-existent prize to which you're not entitled.

Being stupid isn't a cheap hobby, and the pri... [ More ]

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:07:58 GMT

Remember folks...

If it is too good to be true then it is too good to be true...

Lottery-check scams get more seductive, ingenious

Lottery Post — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:00:03 GMT

By Paul Wenske

Kansas City Star

Those lousy lottery-check scams are mutating again and ensnaring more unsuspecting consumers.

But first, folks, you just shouldn't fall for these goofy scams. No honest lottery in the world gives out free money.

That said, the scams are increasing. And they offer sneaky new twists to create a false sense of security. More scams are using counterfeit checks drawn on legitimate bank accounts of real businesses.

Reader Mary Kay Culp of Lenexa alerted me... [ More ]