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Social media post lets friend steal lottery prizeThis incident in China highlights how sharing lottery images can make digital ticket fraud easy.
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Florida bill aims to make lottery scams a losing game for fraudstersLawmakers want tougher lottery rules, and the push hints at growing concerns behind the counter.
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This small scratch could be costing players millions in lottery prizesAre you being cheated with micro-scratched lottery tickets?
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New York bar worker allegedly spent hours playing lottery on house tabHe reportedly cashed in over $4K in wins before the bar noticed the missing funds.
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Red Oak duo charged in brazen lottery ticket theft schemeThe pair faces felony charges after 500 tickets were stolen.
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Murder, lovers, and lottery millions: The tragic tale of Lotto JoeWhen a gun battle between a lover and a lottery winner leaves two dead.
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How does Alabama, which has no lotteries, rank 10th in lottery scams?Lottery fraud is happening all over the country. However, these statistics will surprise you.
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Suspect arrested in string of Southern California lottery ticket burglariesDetectives say the burglary spree left small business owners with thousands in losses.
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From big wins to the big house: Lottery winners who served timeWhen lottery fortunes can't keep career criminals out of jail, and other stories.
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A lottery supplier breach exposed information for 6,300 Rhode IslandersFrom names to Social Security numbers, here's what may have been compromised.
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Second strike for Norsk Tipping as draw errors continueNorway's state lottery was fined again as a pattern of system failures emerges.
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Ex-sheriff's husband accused of helping city official cash lottery ticketA friendship spanning decades, and one $25K ticket could now cost them both dearly.
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Canadian woman charged in 25-year-old case of missing lottery winnerPolice allege the woman not only killed the lottery winner but also tried to hide the crime.
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Nearly 550 Connecticut residents hit by lottery company data breachA data breach at Brightstar Lottery Group primarily affected company employees, not Connecticut players.
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Woman admits role in $15M fake prize scheme targeting seniorsShe mailed millions of fake notices, but no one ever won the “big prize.” Surprised?
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Netflix documentary covers Chilean lottery scandal: who do you believe?Man claims huge jackpot in new Netflix documentary “Millionaire” - but is he faking?
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From winners to targets: When kidnappers come for lottery millionairesOne of these lottery winners had to shoot the man trying to kidnap her.
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Man charged in scratch-off scam after cashing in hundreds in prize moneyCircle K, Publix, and more — he hit several spots before landing behind bars.
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Lottery ticket scam lands Michigan man in jail, $10K restitutionAuthorities say over $7,000 in tickets were bought using stolen credit cards before detectives caught him.
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Lottery ticket theft spree in Florida ends in surrender, not jackpotThe suspect thought he had a winning plan until new measures and sharp detectives beat his odds.
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Mississippi Lottery issues warning about app impersonation schemesFraudulent app downloads promise lottery tickets but deliver only theft.
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Lottery scam suspect arrested 6 years after indictmentAuthorities say he used multiple aliases before Postal Inspectors tracked him down.
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The endless tragedies of Powerball winner Jack WhittakerHow Jack Whittaker won $300 million and lost everything.
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Undercover lottery sting foils clerk's attempt at fake $1,000 prizeLottery security planted the decoy, but what investigators say she admitted next is bigger.
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Police name three suspects in wild multi-state lottery ticket heistPolice say the trio swindled stores in at least 10 states using prepaid card tricks.
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Florida woman caught laundering millions in multi-state lottery schemeThe scheme ran for four years and drained bank accounts across the country before it was stopped.
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Gaming officials target lottery bulk buyers in New York's rule changeState regulators aim to block bulk-buying lottery operations in New York.
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Top 9 documentaries about lotteries and sweepstakesBinge-watch some epic real-life stories about the lottery and games.
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Court keeps $1.08B Powerball fight alive — for nowA California woman still believes the jackpot is hers. Can she turn a losing ticket into a billion-dollar win?
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An Alabama woman stole her grandparents' debit card for lottery ticketsSurveillance video shows her making two purchases that added up to almost $500.