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$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increaseReply
I don't Believe that FOR 1 SECOND. Just like they REDUCED the jackpot to 20 million during COVID, but Never raised it back. Just Added another day. Monday. It's ALL A SCAM.
Jul 16, 2023, 10:50 am - Armanijoyce - Lottery News

$1.08 billion Powerball lottery winner Yanira Alvarez filed claim for jackpot over five months agoReply
I never understood why some people continue playing the lottery if they think it is a scam and makes them unhappy. It is for entertainment purposes only.
Apr 21, 2024, 9:17 am - Artist77 - Lottery News

Massachusetts woman accidentally receives $20,000 worth of lottery tickets in the mailReply
Take the box to your friend Luigi, who owns a convenience store, activate them, and split the profits with Luigi. Unless activating them counts as a debit on the convenience store account with the lotto, in which case, Luigi will say am-scam .
Nov 15, 2023, 9:00 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

Minnesota woman made $117,000 from illegal lottery she claimed benefitted charityReply
Did you know that gofundme has a good record for refunding money from scams? Some folks used them for fake cancer diagnosis. Gofundme when they are made aware of a any scam refunds all of the monies to the unsuspecting donoor!
Sep 20, 2023, 8:26 am - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

California man reinvests $500 lottery win into scratch-off book, scoops up $1 million prizeReply
If you were the owner or manager of the store I guess you could secretly x-ray all the scratch offs when the store was closed, set aside the books or rolls with big winners, sell them to your buddy, and leave the duds in the store to be sold to unwitting customers. This scam sounds familiar. Wasn't there a news story about a retailer who did something similar?
Aug 8, 2023, 1:33 am - db101 - Lottery News

Maryland brothers arrested for $3.5 million lottery scam that allegedly involved exploding briefcaseReply
I've seen scammers on the streets from New York to Los Angeles. That's the way of the world. When I encountered the Hillside Strangler in Hollywood, I thought he was a scammer about to try to scam me. It was so bad that for a while, I found it hard to trust anyone.
Jan 30, 2024, 6:24 am - Lotterologist - Lottery News

Maryland brothers arrested for $3.5 million lottery scam that allegedly involved exploding briefcaseNews Story
Scammers go through greater lengths to deceive victims By Kate Northrop Two Maryland brothers have been indicted after running a three-year scheme that involved false promises of lottery winnings and a supposedly exploding metal briefcase. The United States Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that a federal grand jury charged brothers Dwayne and Wayne Henry, 32 and 34, respectively, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme that offers a false promise o
Jan 25, 2024, 5:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One ticket sold in Florida is sole winner of $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpotReply
I wouldn't call it a scam. Especially when one is buying a ticket knowing from the start that X amount will go back to the house It's a choice. A personal choice. If one doesn't like the terms, they just don't play.
Aug 9, 2023, 4:15 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Massachusetts father and son sentenced to prison for decade-long $20M lottery ticket schemeNews Story
State's top lottery ticket cashers' attempt to create statewide network of scammers halted for good By Kate Northrop A father and son duo from Massachusetts was sentenced to prison in federal court on Monday, concluding the case surrounding an absurd number of prize claims that turned out to be fraudulent. Ali Jaafar, 63, and Yousef Jaafar, 29, both of Watertown, have received their sentencing five months after being convicted of multiple counts related to a scheme that cheated the I
May 23, 2023, 1:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionReply
He won't prevail. Can you imagine if he did and you had hundreds of thousands of people monitoring lottery websites for temporary errors? Non official lottery related sites like LP could be brought in as well. Not happening. Just a petty crook. He definitely thought through several levels of the scam but not far enough. And why did his friend allegedly advise to take a photo of the numbers??? We all would be checking various websites or online scanning. Who takes photos of websites unles
Feb 24, 2024, 8:15 am - Artist77 - Lottery News