California State Lottery officials are warning players to stay alert for scams after a rise in reports from victims and law ...

Alicia Stanley, 35, is accused of scamming a 92-year-old woman in Glasgow, Kentucky, according to Albany police.

They report that scam artists may pose as lottery officials or claim connections to lottery winners to steal money or obtain personal information. Noting that real lottery wins don’t begin with a text ...

California Lottery officials on Friday warned the public about an increase in scam attempts aimed at stealing money or personal information. “A common scam starts with an unexpected, official-sounding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you get a text or surprise phone call from the California lottery, you might think it’s your lucky day. But it might very well ...

The Michigan Lottery is reminding Michiganders to watch out for prize scams, where scammers pretend to be lottery agents or winners. Remember: you can’t win a prize if you didn’t buy a ticket, and the ...

Scam calls are on the rise across the country, and unfortunately, older adults are often targeted. These callers can sound convincing, urgent, and even friendly – but their goal is usually to get your ...

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 ...

MONTEGO BAY, JamaicaMONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn’t been outside the U.S. in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects ...

If you get a text or surprise phone call from the California lottery, you might think it’s your lucky day. But it might very well be the opposite, lottery officials warned in a recent news release.