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Sydney man arrested over Nigerian scamNews Story
Police in Sydney said Thursday they arrested an Australian man suspected of being part of a global, multimillion-dollar scam that dupes victims into believing they can claim some of the foreign assets of the Nigerian president.Hundreds of people in Australia and in countries including Malaysia, Japan, Norway, Greece, Indonesia and England have fallen prey to the scam, police said.The scammers send letters and e-mails asking people to help the Nigerian president recover funds that have long been
Oct 30, 2003, 5:26 am - Lottery News

Merchants show strong interest in Tenn. lotteryNews Story
To date, around 2,500 merchants representing as many as 2,900 Tennessee retail outlets have expressed an interest in selling lottery tickets next year, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. said Tuesday.The goal is 3,500 retail locations.Will Pinkston, speaking on behalf of the state lottery corporation, said advertisements have been placed in every newspaper in the state, inviting interested retailers to be on the mailing list for applications to sell tickets. Right now there
Sep 10, 2003, 6:11 pm - Lottery News

Elderly man loses $20,000 in lottery scam, police sayNews Story
Police said Wednesday they are investigating a lottery scam that targeted one elderly Vallejo man and possibly other victims in Vacaville and Sacramento.Vallejo police did not identify the local victim, who is in his 80s. They said he was approached in June by a Hispanic woman as he left Albertson's supermarket, 2001 Solano Ave. A lot of the lottery scams single out the elderly, Detective James Mathews noted.The female, who was crying, approached the victim and told him she had a winning lotte
Sep 5, 2003, 3:31 am - Lottery News

Whittaker in news againNews Story
First he gave her a $100 Christmas present for making his favorite breakfast biscuits. Then, after winning a $315 million Powerball jackpot, Andrew Jack Whittaker helped her buy a $123,000 house.A happy story, except that, now that they know a sex offender lives in their neighborhood, Moss Creek subdivision residents arent so thrilled with the February purchase Whittaker made for C L Super Serve clerk Brenda Higginbotham.Earlier this week, residents found fliers stuck in their doors notifying th
Aug 29, 2003, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Bookies in ExileNews Story
Costa Rica is highly prized by the world's backpackers and sightseers for its unspoiled natural beauty, but it's easy to forget that when arriving in its grimy capital, San Jose. The newly remodeled airport is surrounded by chain hotels, freshly paved roads and shiny corporate plazas. After that it goes rapidly downhill. A dusty highway heading vaguely toward downtown takes you through the poorer suburbs of San Jose, packed with families in corrugated-tin-roof shacks. Above them, on the sides of
Aug 19, 2003, 4:01 am - Lottery News

Alaska Eyeing Powerball, Expanded GamblingNews Story
House Speaker Pete Kott says it's a good bet that plans to expand gambling in Alaska will soon meet success in the state House. Lawmakers and state officials are working over the summer on proposals for video gambling machines and a lottery, both to help ease the state's budget problems. There is even starting to be talk about off-track betting parlors in Alaska.Kott, a Republican from Eagle River, predicts that some form of gaming will move forward in the next legislative session, which starts
Aug 18, 2003, 7:38 am - Lottery News

BMW shopping causes stir at $25M lottery trialNews Story
A $63,000 BMW and a mob informant's claim provided some surprising twists and turns Tuesday to a trial over who owns a $25 million lottery ticket.What became a particularly contentious proceeding virtually overshadowed the testimony of an Englewood couple who adamantly denied that they conspired with a third man to swipe the winning ticket from a group of hospital workers.At one point, state Superior Court Judge Marguerite Simon questioned whether the lab workers' attorney, Sheldon Liebowitz, wa
Aug 6, 2003, 5:39 am - Lottery News