Alachua Chronicle on MSN

Operation Senior Shield warns about sweepstakes scams

Operation Senior Shield, an alert system from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, has issued a warning about scams that ...
Tulsa World

Sweepstakes scams target elderly using landlines

Nonagenarian Corrine Radford of Tulsa thinks she's being scammed by a "foreign-sounding man" who has called her several times a day for the past two weeks. He pushes her to send him $2,500 to receive ...
WGAL on MSN

8 on your side: Sweepstakes and lottery scams dominated this year

Sweepstakes and lottery scams are number five for 2025. With letters, phone calls and emails, scammers will try really hard ...
NBC4 Columbus

Study: Ohio among states most affected by lottery and sweepstakes scams

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is among the states most affected by lottery and sweepstakes scams, according to a recent study. Vegas Insider, a sports betting information website, compiled lottery and ...
WYFF

Oconee County victim recovers $20K lost in sweepstakes scam

ARE LIKELY. NEW AT FIVE THE OCONEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS REMINDING YOU TO BE VIGILANT AFTER IT SAYS IT RECEIVED $20,000 LOST IN A SWEEPSTAKES SCAM. DEPUTIES SAY THAT INVESTIGATION STARTED BACK IN ...