Lottery & Sweepstakes Scams

On November 9, a police raid led by Jesada Yangnok and officers from the Wang Thonglang Police Station uncovered an illegal gambling operation disguised as a Chinese restaurant in central …

HOUGHTON, MI – Shiym Edwards, 28, and Destiny Johnson, 25, both from Akron, Ohio, were arrested in Houghton on November 7 after using stolen credit cards to purchase lottery tickets …

Jimmy Fu, 63, of West Hills, California, was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on Wednesday. Fu was arrested …

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — A former office manager of Valbridge Property Advisors in San Antonio was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing approximately $1.8 …

Arthurica Jackson, a woman from Hearne, Texas, who claimed a $5 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket earlier this month, has been arrested on charges of fraud and theft, …

Thanh Hoa Thi Bui, 42, of Valdosta, Georgia, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.6 million from a Baton Rouge business. Bui, who worked …

Dubai, UAE – William Pereira Rugato, a 34-year-old Brazilian citizen, was arrested upon his arrival in the United Arab Emirates from a European country. Rugato is accused of manipulating football …

Steve Jurrens Dwayne Anderson, a 35-year-old Jamaican national, appeared in a Sioux Falls court today following his extradition from Jamaica. Anderson is accused of being involved in a multi-year scheme …

In a significant crackdown on lottery fraud, the Erode district police arrested P. Madhan (60) from K.N. Palayam and K. Chandran (50) from Sathyamangalam on Sunday for selling counterfeit Sikkim …