People planning to play the lottery should watch out for lottery scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission, lottery scams usually involve getting a call, email or letter saying you won a ...
A Virginia man didn’t believe his luck when he learned he won big playing Powerball, lottery officials said. “That can’t be right. It’s got to be a scam,” Robert Peak told Virginia ...
While lottery winnings are top of mind as the Mega Millions jackpot soars, the NYPD is taking the opportunity to warn New Yorkers about a new scam. Exercise caution, the NYPD is telling city ...
Deputies said this had similarities to a common scam called the “Latin Lotto ... or robbery in which the perpetrators misrepresent a lottery ticket as a winning ticket. Then perpetrators ...