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  2. BEWARE: Publishers Clearing House doesn't ask winners ... - AOL

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    Jun. 29—Scammers are using a Publisher Clearing House ruse as the latest tactic to take people's money. Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes are legitimate, however, scammers have honed in on a ...

  3. Scam alert: Sweepstakes or lottery schemes targeting ... - AOL

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    Jul. 8—In the past year, there have been 250 scams reported to the Better Business Bureau and local law enforcement. But both say there are many more residents who have been scammed out of money ...

  4. Opinion: Consumers lose millions to lottery and sweepstakes ...

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    Scammers are always trying creatively to bilk people of their money and sweepstakes are one proven avenue of success for them. Beware.

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  6. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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    Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...

  7. Trio uses bogus sweepstakes prizes to scam people out of $1 ...

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    Three New York residents are facing prison time after officials say they stole more than $1 million in a fake lottery scheme. Caron Pitter, 47, Rohan Lyttle, 49, and Charlene Marshall, 44, were ...

  8. Sweepstake - Wikipedia

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    The popularity of the term "sweepstakes" may derive from the Irish Sweepstakes, which were very popular from the 1930s to the 1980s. There is a tradition of office sweepstakes (known as office pools in the U.S.), which are usually based on major sporting events such as the Grand National and the World Cup. Entrants pay an equal stake for each ...

  9. FBI Issues New Warning on Lottery and Sweepstakes Scams - AOL

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    Consumers need to be wary of bogus letters and emails claiming they've won a sweepstakes or lottery, since they have nothing to win and much to lose, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns.