Players are targeted and if they fall for the scam, the criminals return to extract more money from the victim.

The Michigan Lottery is warning players to be aware of scammers claiming to be lottery agents or prize winners. According to ...

Did you get a phone call telling you that you won big in the Florida Lottery? No, you didn't. The Florida Lottery does not do that, ever. Scammers are calling people to claim they won prizes and ...

The more frequent scheme is to require you to pay the taxes on the prize in advance. It is entirely fraudulent: the real lotteries pay taxes to the local authority once the prize is drawn and not in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Lottery is warning Floridians about increased scam phone calls falsely claiming individuals have won large lottery prizes. These scams involve requests for upfront ...

"It was a great feeling and I’m still in shock," Valerie Williams said Michigan Lottery Michigan woman Valerie Williams became a randomly selected finalist for the Electric Giveaway live event at ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The NYPD is warning New Yorkers not to fall for a lottery scam that promises a share of the winnings. In the scheme, a scammer will ask a stranger to help cash a winning ...

A Jamaican man extradited to the United States to face fraud charges has been ordered detained pending trial for allegedly orc ...

Edward Putman was made the subject of a Proceeds of Crime Order and has settled the bill - but the Mirror can reveal more than £1m remains unaccounted for ...