When a 72-year-old woman in Van Buren County, Michigan, got a call that she’d won $5.5 million in the Publishers Clearing ...

People over the age of 55 continue to be the primary target of sweepstakes, lottery, and prize scams, representing 72% of ...

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Scammers are using fake sweepstakes and lottery notifications to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting victims, according to the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland. The scams ...

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The lure of big money can be intoxicating. "I was pretty rocked back because I just, we never thought that anybody you know, everybody we talked to in the law enforcement said ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Two suspects allegedly involved in an elaborate sweepstakes scam entered not guilty pleas in court on Wednesday. 31-year-old Shanice Rice and 26-year-old Malcolm Sterling appeared ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) — A Vermont woman accused of participating in an elaborate sweepstakes scam that cost a La Crosse County couple more than $450,000 appeared in court Monday with her bond set at $1 ...

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A Bronx woman has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for orchestrating a multi-year sweepstakes scam that defrauded ...

Lottery, sweepstakes and inheritance scams are big business, with Americans reporting more than $100 million in losses in 2024, according to the FBI (4). The FTC adds that older adults report more ...