Beware of this sneaky lottery store scratch-off card scam that could lose you hundreds of dollars
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Be wary when you play scratch-offs in 2024, that's the message for scratcher players from authorities.
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TikTok user photoshops his face into a $343 million Powerball photo to get dates
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TikTok user Hieu Thai photoshopped his face on his Tinder profile to make it look like he won $349 million in an Iowa Lottery Powerball jackpot game…
Read MoreThe astonishing story of a 20-year-old Mega Millions lottery winner who won $451 million
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This 20-year-old managed to win $451 million dollars using the law of attraction, but became a victim of scammers.
Read MoreThe 'secret code' that two brothers used to carry out a daring $14.3 million lottery fraud
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In one of the most daring lottery frauds in U.S. history, Eddie Tipton, along with his brother Tommy almost pulled off a scheme that shook the lottery world.
Read MoreSCAM ALERT: 93-year-old Knoxville woman loses $190,000 to lottery scammers
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For five years a Tennessee senior was deceived into believing she had won an international Mega Millions jackpot.
Read MoreIf you think all lottery balls are made out of ping-pong balls, wait till you see these pictures
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Let's uncover the myth about what lottery balls are made of, and how they are used.
Read MoreThe world's biggest lottery winners - where are they now?
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The Infographics Show has collected a number of stories about lottery winners that will amaze and shock you.
Read MoreThe mysterious story of a $24.7 million lottery scam and a $3 hotdog
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In an age where fortunes are made through hard work, inheritance, or sheer luck, some still try to beat the odds and achieve this dream in unconventional ways.
One such case involves the weird closed-off world of the lottery and the mysterious winner of a $24 million jackpot that has left investigators and the public baffled for over a decade.
Read MoreHow the FBI solved one of the biggest lottery ticket frauds in history
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Everyone in Iowa was on the edge of their seats waiting for the Hot Lotto drawing that night. The grand prize was up to $16.5 million dollars, and finally, on December 29 2010, someone actually won the whole amount. But something else happened…
Read MorePowerball lottery scam uses $316 million winner information to fool public
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This Powerball lottery scam going round the country is fooling a number of unaware members of the public, reports WGAL TV. Some details in the message are false, but this scam may catch people off guard because at least one part of the story is true and the names mentioned are real…
Read MoreJamaican lottery scam targeted former FBI director
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Former FBI Director William Webster and his wife were the targets of a Jamaican lottery scam in 2014, and he has been warning the public as recently as last week. In this 2019 video, the couple assisted in the FBI's investigation, which led to the arrest and conviction of the scammer.
Cheating Vegas: The casino chip forgers who scammed Las Vegas for millions
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Cheating Vegas reveals a world that’s hidden to most of us—showing behind the closed doors of Las Vegas casino security.
Read MoreDon't get caught out in this lottery scam that has fooled people into giving over $100million a year
/This is a reenactment of a foreign lottery scam that costs US consumers over $100 million a year. The US Better Business Bureau made this video to educate and help protect consumers from being victims of this scam. As always, never trust anyone who tells you that you've won a lottery you didn't enter.
What seniors can do to avoid lottery and internet scams
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There are several reasons why seniors will fall for scams that tell them they won the lottery. A lottery scam may be a colorful banner or popup on a website.
Read MoreCould this hoax lottery ticket be the most shared facebook image ever? This is the fascinating story
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You can't fake a lottery ticket right? Well, try to check it at the store, or take it over to the lottery HQ and you'll quickly be told where to put it. Yes, in the trash. So how did Nolan Daniels manage to get away with this fake ticket - AND five days later trick two million FB'ers into clicking on the photo and giving 27,000 comments? All is revealed here. And here.
Read this crucial 3-point checklist so you don't get fooled by a lottery scam
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Most emails advising that you have won a prize in a lottery that you did not enter are an outright scam. Some of these have illegally used the Silver Lotto System website as a cover.
Don't get fooled - get wise. Ask yourself:
Read MoreHas your scratch-off ticket been tampered with? Here's how to spot a problem and what to do next
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The California Lottery has a warning for players buying scratch-off tickets. They say you should check to see if the ticket has been tampered with. Stores may scratch out a tiny code at the bottom ticket and then enter that code into a lottery computer to determine if the ticket is a winner. This video explains how to check - better to be safe than sorry!
Lost your lotto ticket? Shock investigation shows some lotteries will pay out to avoid negative news
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This CBS video found that sometimes a lottery pays out in order to keep the image of their organisation favourable. Two undercover California Lottery investigators talk about how a lottery paid out a $1.9 million Powerball jackpot when the ticket wasn't handed in.
Lottery hoaxer finally confesses after fooling 2 million people with a fake Powerball ticket
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This following hoax story shows how easy it is to manipulate the public into thinking results are real.
Read MoreHow to escape being fooled by this foreign lottery scam which tricks people into spending $100 million each year
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The US Better Business Bureau made this video reenactment of a foreign lottery scam that costs US consumers over $100 million a year.
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