LOTTERY SCAM

Local News, Minnesota News

Another Lottery Scam Asks For Processing Fee

A caller claiming to be from the Florida Lottery tells the person they have won $8 million
TJ Nelson,

POLK COUNTY, MN — Another lottery scam is targeting people in our region. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has received complaints about the scam. A caller claiming to be from the Florida Lottery tells the person they have won $8 million. The caller then asks for a $1,400 processing fee to get the prize money. Authorities say it is a scam…
Local News, North Dakota News

Jamaican Lottery Scam Mastermind To Have Assets Liquidated

The proceeds will go to the 90 mostly elderly Americans that were scammed out of $5.7 million
TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — A Jamaican man accused of masterminding a large lottery scam in the U.S. will have his assets liquidated. Cash and jewelry were seized from Lavrick Willocks when he was arrested in November 2016. It includes the equivalent of nearly $12,000 in U.S. currency, along with gold, silver and diamond jewelry of unknown worth and Rolex watches. The…