Fake lottery ticket costs New Mexico man $25,000

Comment #11

justxploring — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:42:15 GMT

I agree with you, RJOh. At first I was going to write that the government should include a warning with social security checks, but I also think seniors get a bad rap. Most people I know over 65 are still working and are very sharp. We all get forgetful and have our blonde moments. However, someone who thinks Wow. This is a great deal! without using common sense, can be 25 or 85.

Statistics show that most of the net worth in this country belongs to people in the over 60 bracket, so thi... [ More ]

Comment #10

RJOh — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:43:23 GMT

A pamphlet about scams isn't going help anyone who believes he can make some easy money by buying a lottery ticket worth $553,000 from someone for $25,000. I wouldn't fall for that even if I knew the person.

On Judge Judy show, I've seen several people who got scammed by people they knew(so called friends) who asked them to cash and share a lottery check they received through the mail. In every case the victims thought they were going to make some easy money and help someone.... [ More ]

Comment #9

LckyLary — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:49:01 GMT

Being here illegally? That excuse won't fly soon, if the politicians get their way and we have Amnesty. In the meantime, all you do is whip out your cell phone if you have one on you and pretend to be calling the INS and see how they react! Every Lottery agent needs to have plenty of pamphlets on hand to educate people. People who already know about the scam usually won't fall for it.

Comment #8

RJOh — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:15:09 GMT

I worked with a guy that wasn't that old who had a similar experience. He designed a microwave bacon cooking device but he didn't know where to go until he saw a TV commercial for a company that helped (took advantage of) inventors. He sent for their information and then sent them $2K to do a patent search and after they assured him his idea was totally new he sent another $2K for engineering and making drawings to apply for a patent. Later they informed him that it was more important to get... [ More ]

Comment #7

psykomo — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:00:27 GMT

L@@K's like customers Wal-Mart.....is AH

TARGET>>

THESE>>>>>DAY's this is just another sorry EXAMPLE of Oh, Oh,

I am so sorry it happened to this pour, pour, 80..year old PERSON!

Maby, just>>MABY?????>>HE was not GREEDY, but try'g to>>

HELP these citizen's collect their money?????????????????????

Maby, they told him they had a sick (CHILD) in the hospital

needed to have a hip replacement or the child would never

walk??????again??????unless, they got $25,000>>PRONT... [ More ]

Comment #6

JackpotWanna — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:39:49 GMT

Ouch! $25,000 That got to hurt! When something sounds too good to be true. It usually is a scam.

Comment #5

jeffrey — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:11:54 GMT

Never send anything innovative to China. They are thieves and will beat you to the distribution. I am beginning to think that people who fall for this scam need to wake up.

Comment #4

HiYoSilver — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:30:15 GMT

This is the type of scam I worry an elderly relative of mine would fall for. The poor guy has spent so much money trying to get rich that had he saved it he would be.

He once spent close to ten grand trying to get an invention made in China. 2 years later we saw it in an auto store and everyone he tried to contact over there had never heard of him. A lawyer then took him for another 2 grand before he finally gave up.

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:58:13 GMT

That's the problem, Guru- they never do. They get blinded with dollar signs and never put 2 and 2 together. This happens much more than we even know- a lot of it goes unreported...

Comment #2

Guru101 — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:44:35 GMT

He should have used common sense.

Comment #1

spy153 — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:58:11 GMT

poor guy never stood a chance. The elderly are being targeted for a reason, aren't they? Seems most who fall for this type of scam are elderly folk.

Fake lottery ticket costs New Mexico man $25,000

Lottery Post — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:46:24 GMT

A Las Cruces, New Mexico, man was conned out of $25,000 by two men who claimed to have a winning lottery ticket.

The men were selling the winning ticket because they were unable to claim the cash prize as a result of not being in the United States legally.

The 80-year-old victim stated he was approached by the two men Friday, June 8, outside the Wal-Mart on Walton Blvd.

The suspects allegedly talked the victim into withdrawing $25,000 from his bank account in exchange for a lottery ti... [ More ]