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A new study reveals sweepstakes, lottery and prize-related scams cost Americans millions of dollars each year. The Better Business Bureau calls these schemes some of the “most serious and pervasive ...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida is now ranked highest in the country for residents losing money to lottery and sweepstakes scams in the past five years. A new Vegas Insider study looked at data from ...

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 ...

Sophisticated scams increasingly target seniors, as thieves often use technology to gain access to personal information.

A postcard promised millions — but the real surprise came when a locksmith showed up at her door, sent by scammers in a relentless sweepstakes scam. By the end, a retired nun from Wheeling, Illinois, ...

WALHALLA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation into a Sweepstakes Scam led to the recovery of approximately $20,000 for the victim. Officials said a deputy ...

Dozens of Hampshire residents have reported fraud linked to a fake FIFA World Cup lottery, with fraud experts warning the ...

A man from Jamaica is charged in Connecticut as a result of his alleged participation in a sweepstakes scam that defrauded primarily elderly victims across the country of millions of dollars, ...

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