Thursday, March 12, 2015

FTC Alert: You (haven’t really) won!

From the Federal Trade Commission:

You (haven’t really) won!

For years, we’ve been hearing about lottery scams: the imposter who convinces you that you’ve won the lottery (you didn’t) – and all you have to do is pay some fees to collect your millions (you won’t). And for years, we’ve been hearing about lottery scams that originate in Jamaica, where telemarketing lottery scams became a cottage industry in some parts of the island.

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