Lottery & Sweepstakes Scams

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Gary Hugh Flash, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, has been arrested and charged in connection with a multi-state lottery scam that defrauded senior citizens out of hundreds …

Newly released body camera footage reveals the arrest of James Farthing, a Kentucky Powerball winner, after he allegedly kicked a deputy in the face during an altercation in Florida. The …

Delhi Police have busted a major transnational cheating syndicate that defrauded Indian citizens using fake lottery and prize schemes. Six individuals, including two Nigerian nationals, were arrested from various parts …

Six individuals, including two Nigerian nationals, have been arrested for orchestrating a massive fake lottery and gift parcel scam, duping unsuspecting victims across India. The group posed as foreign women …

HURON COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – A Battle Creek man has pleaded guilty to felony charges after using stolen credit card information to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of lottery tickets. …

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL — A Palos Heights gas station employee was arrested after a months-long investigation into the theft of instant lottery tickets. Zaid Abu Alkheil, 36, of Chicago, faces …

UMATILLA, Fla. (WCJB) — A convenience store employee was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing nearly $7,000 worth of lottery scratch-off tickets in Umatilla. According to deputies, 56-year-old Rajeev Saini took …

HANOVER, JAMAICA – The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Anti-Lottery Scam Unit (ALSU) has seized approximately $15 million in cash during a three-day operation in Hanover, part of its ongoing crackdown under …

UNITY, PA – Two men from New York will soon be paroled after pleading guilty to swindling an 84-year-old woman from Unity Township, Pennsylvania, in a fake $5 million lottery …

ROSEBURG, ORE. — Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the theft of approximately 2,600 Oregon Lottery tickets—valued at nearly $54,000—from Lil Pantry Market & Deli on NE Edenbower …