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Lottery scammer busted by Border PatrolNews Story
A woman accused in Illinois and Florida scams and featured on the TV show America's Most Wanted was arrested in El Paso, Texas, a report said Wednesday. Maria Gomez, 49, was among 16 illegal aliens U.S. Border Patrol agents detained when they were spotted crossing a river near the U.S.-Mexican border. The high-profile arrest occurred Monday evening when Border Patrol agents witnessed a group of people crossing the river four miles from the Zaragoza Bridge, trying to sneak into the Unite
Apr 26, 2006, 6:50 pm - Lottery News

Lotto Scam Clears One Woman's Bank AccountNews Story
Updated: April 26, 2006, 12:14 pm Scam artists are targeting Hampton Roads, Virginia. Already one woman from Chesapeake is out almost five thousand dollars because of a lottery scam. The State Police asked us to alert you about a bogus lottery sweepstakes letter that's been sent to at least three people here in Hampton Roads. It says it's from a sweepstakes in the Virgin Islands... and you of course are a big winner. The letter says you need to cash a check sent in the mail for $
Apr 26, 2006, 9:01 am - Lottery News

"Lotologist" has amassed 250,000 used lotto ticketsNews Story
You know the saying, one man's junk is another man's treasure. It's an axiom that Dennis Morse and nearly 900 other people around the U.S. apparently take to heart. Morse is a collector. He collects a lot of things but is most passionate about one thing in particular: used scratch-off lottery tickets. Like his fellow collectors, the 67-year-old retired U.S. Navy diver from South Mills calls himself a lotologist. It's a handle adopted by the many ticket collectors who might be considere
Apr 16, 2006, 8:48 pm - Lottery News

Police offer tips to avoid lottery scamsNews Story
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
Apr 9, 2006, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

Michigan resident loses whopping $295,000 in lottery scamsNews Story
An elderly Michigan resident was conned out of $295,000 virtually her life savings in a series of scams over the previous year, Police Chief Dan McDevitt said. A network of con artists used three different types of scams to persuade the woman to mail 12 pounds of money to Europe and to wire money to Canada, McDevitt said. The woman got $8,200 back when her bank noticed the con artists attempted to cash two of the wire transfers in fraudulent accounts in Canada, he said. McDevitt dec
Apr 9, 2006, 11:33 am - Lottery News

Arizona man proposes lottery to increase voter turnoutNews Story
Cast a vote, win a million. If an Arizona man has his way, every person who votes in his state will automatically have his or her name entered in a in draw to win $1 million. Mark Osterloh, an Arizona physician and attorney, is proposing a state law that would act as an incentive to increase voter turnout. The long-time advocate of electoral policy reform says the idea is a variation on a highly successful law in Australia, under which citizens who fail to vote are fined. Such a penal
Apr 9, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Police warn of foreign lottery schemeNews Story
A new twist on an old scam has bilked some Enid, Oklahoma, residents out of $2,500 to $8,500, police said. Enid Police Department Detective Mike Riley said he's received three or four calls a day for the last couple of weeks concerning this particular scam. Some are notified by mail they have won a foreign lottery, such as the Australian, Canadian, Portuguese or United Kingdom lotteries, and are told someone will stop by to collect money to cover insurance and handling costs, Riley said. T
Apr 6, 2006, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners share money adviceNews Story
3 who hit jackpot in S.C. games share advice on the pitfalls of newfound wealth Just in case you're the first one to win big money in the N.C. Education Lottery that starts Thursday, S.C. lottery winners have some advice: Be careful about loaning money. Get a tax adviser. And if you owe anyone money, don't let lottery officials put your picture on the Internet. Don't get them wrong. Three winners interviewed by the Observer are perfectly happy to keep the money, thank you. But they've h
Mar 28, 2006, 4:06 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scams use real business names to appear legitimateNews Story
Vintner Charles Sawyer knew something was wrong when a stranger called wanting to know why he'd been sent a $2,400 check. As it turned out, someone had used the good name of Sawyer Cellars in a scam that apparently took in scores of people. It was frighteningly well done, Sawyer said. The ruse appears to have been among a number of mail or telemarketing frauds promising people they've won big. To collect, all they need to do is pay a relatively small fee, the story goes. In this ca
Mar 13, 2006, 6:29 am - Lottery News

N.D. lawmaker quits anti-lottery groupNews Story
The North Dakota Senate's top officer has quit a lottery opposition group, saying it has become too partisan. No Lottery 2000 Inc. has become closely affiliated with ambitious Republican politicians who are exploiting the lottery debate by attempting to convert the issue into one that is partisan, Senate President Pro Tem John Drummond, D-Ninety Six, wrote to the group's chairwoman, Kathy Bigham. Mr. Drummond said he would continue to oppose the lottery that the Democratic Party's leade
Mar 9, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News