WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is warning residents of a new scam involving the lottery. According to CCSO, scammers are sending a fraudulent letter and ...

According to the lottery there are two types of lottery scams. In the first, a person gets a letter, email, text, or phone call to inform them that they’ve won a big lottery prize but they're ...

Your Better Business Bureau wants you to be able to recognize red flags of a lottery or sweepstakes scam. Many times the contest letter or caller will explain that in order to collect the winnings ...

The Lottery reports that there are two types of prize scams: A person gets a letter, email, text, or phone call to inform ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Getty Anna Marquez told lottery officials she initially thought it was a "scam" when she learned she won $1 million through the Mega Millions ...