Mailing in DE is Phony Lottery Scam
December 12, 2005 - Criminals are gambling on hopes for a big jackpot in Delaware. State officials say some Delaware residents are getting sent phony checks that look like real state treasury checks. Scam artists send the checks with a letter that claims the recipient won a lottery but to redeem the money the recipient needs to send money for "processing" fees. | 12/12/2005 |
Powerball Jackpot Grows to $112 Million!
POWERBALL, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. No one hit the grand prize Saturday, but 530,809 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.1 million in prizes in America's Game. | 12/11/2005 |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $33 million
ATLANTA The Mega Millions jackpot is growing. The grand prize is up to 33 (m) million dollars since none of the tickets sold for last night's game matched to win. | 12/10/2005 |
Lotto sales expected to surge today
Convenience store clerks are bracing for the money-hungry masses today as the Florida Lotto jackpot balloons to about $25 million. | 12/10/2005 |
Lottery scam comes by Federal Express
WEYAUWEGA, Wis. A Weyauwega (weye-ah-WEE'-gah) man doesn't want you to fall for a scam that nearly tricked him. | 12/10/2005 |
Twice lucky: Lost $25k lottery ticket returned
AUSTIN, Texas -- A $25,000 lottery ticket was easy money for Mike Sargent -- until he lost it. | 12/09/2005 |
Lottery officials bet on lure of salaries
RALEIGH - The soon-to-be-hired top staff at the N.C. lottery will work grueling hours for the next four months, but it will be worth it, literally | 12/09/2005 |
5 Investigates: Lottery Check Scam
CBS) WEYAUWEGA It's an old scam with a new twist and it almost cost a Weyauwega couple thousands of dollars.So they called 5 Investigates Kris Schuller to get the word out. | 12/09/2005 |
Couple Claims Lottery Money With An Hour to Spare
December 9, 2005 8:00 a.m. ESTChristina Ficara - All Headline News Staff ReporterDenver, CO (AHN) - After hearing a June 8 Lotto drawing had a $4.6 million unclaimed prize, a couple decides to check their own stash of lottery tickets. | 12/09/2005 |
Powerball prize at $100 million
DES MOINES, Iowa — None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game on Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, pushing the jackpot to $100 million on Saturday. | 12/08/2005 |
