A postcard promised millions — but the real surprise came when a locksmith showed up at her door, sent by scammers in a relentless sweepstakes scam. By the end, a retired nun from Wheeling, Illinois, ...

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A former Hawaii TV news anchor says she was left feeling “ashamed” after scammers conned her out of nearly $60,000 with a ...

A new study reveals sweepstakes, lottery and prize-related scams cost Americans millions of dollars each year. The Better Business Bureau calls these schemes some of the “most serious and pervasive ...

Scammers are using fake sweepstakes and lottery notifications to steal money and personal information from unsuspecting victims, according to the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland. The scams ...

ROCHE BEGINS TONIGHT WITH NUMBER FIVE. OUR NUMBER FIVE SCAM FOR 2024 IS IN OUR COUNTDOWN EVERY YEAR. AND IT PROBABLY WILL BE THERE FOREVER. SWEEPSTAKES AND LOTTERY SCAMS. THEY’VE BEEN AROUND FOR ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Picture this: You open a letter in the mail and discover you’re the winner of a brand new vehicle! Before you celebrate this ...

We are counting down the top five most common scams of 2025 to ring in the new year. Sweepstakes and lottery scams are number five for 2025. Sign up for our Newsletters With letters, phone calls and ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The lure of big money can be intoxicating. "I was pretty rocked back because I just, we never thought that anybody you know, everybody we talked to in the law enforcement said ...