Lottery Fraud

• Florida couple accused of altering lottery scratch ticket to fake $1M win

  Dakota Jones and Kira Enders presented a bogus, taped-together scratch-off ticket to the Florida Lottery office, only to later be charged with forgery and fraud.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2024
  
• Peterborough senior loses nearly $20K to lottery scam: police

  Peterborough police say a scammer claiming to be with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation called a woman saying she had won a big lottery prize but a payment was needed.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2022
  
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• RCMP issue warning after Eastern Passage resident scammed for more than $100,000

  Police say they are reminding the public that being scammed is never the victim's fault. 

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2020
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• Kawartha Lakes resident falls victim to lottery scam: police

  Police say the complainant transferred more than $19,000 to a fraudulent lottery company.

  Crime

  Feb 19, 2020
• Edmonton convenience store manager charged in $524K lottery fraud

  A former convenience store manager in Edmonton has been charged in an alleged half million dollar lottery fraud that was carried out over the course of a year.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2017
• Former lottery employee charged for rigging Wisconsin jackpot, winning $780,000

  A former lottery computer administrator from Iowa and a friend from Texas were charged Thursday in Wisconsin with racketeering and theft by fraud for allegedly rigging a 2007 Megabucks game which paid them more than $780,000.

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  Dec 22, 2016
• Ontario man pleads guilty to defrauding group of $7M Lotto 6/49 win

  An Ontario man has pleaded guilty in a lottery fraud where he tried to cheat his regular prize-playing group out of a $7-million win.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2016