A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to participating in a wide-ranging lottery and sweepstakes scam that defrauded seniors out ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Rhode Island for his role in a Publishers Clearing House scam that targeted senior citizens across multiple states.

Richard Murray, 31, pleaded not guilty after being charged in New Haven with fraud and money laundering offenses stemming ...

Victims were told they had won large sums of money, often millions of dollars, in a PCH lottery or sweepstakes.

The victims sent cash, money orders and checks to various addresses in Connecticut and throughout the U.S., authorities said.

As part of this scheme, scammers notified victims, typically by telephone, that they won a Publishers Clearing House ...

“A lot of people are saying he already has that, well no he doesn’t because it goes to the local prosecutors,” Plummer said. “This is the childcare integrity legislation, so, as we’ve all seen in the ...

In other cases, you may receive a fake check with the fraudulent letter that’s meant to cover that alleged fee. Eventually ...

Lottery, sweepstakes and inheritance scams are big business, with Americans reporting more than $100 million in losses in 2024, according to the FBI (4). The FTC adds that older adults report more ...

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