Ohio is among the states most affected by lottery and sweepstakes scams, according to a recent study. Vegas Insider, a sports ...

Ohio and West Virginia are among the states most affected by lottery and sweepstakes scams, according to a recent study.

A woman became a million-dollar lottery winner after originally believing that a phone call from the Michigan Lottery was a “scam.” Valerie Williams, 65, earned the grand prize of $1 million from the ...

"It was a great feeling and I’m still in shock," Valerie Williams said Michigan Lottery Michigan woman Valerie Williams became a randomly selected finalist for the Electric Giveaway live event at ...

Columbus Police Department Sgt. Jane Edenfield was back at WRBL News 3 and spoke to Teresa Whitaker about how to watch out for lottery scams. Key moments from the Dodgers' wild World Series Game 7 win ...

Alabama ranks tenth nationally for sweepstakes and lottery scams, according to a Vegas Insider study of Federal Trade Commission data. Between 2020 and 2025, Alabamians lost approximately $18.9 ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The so-called lottery and Publishers Clearing House winnings can end up costing you big instead of paying out. Columbus Police Department Sgt. Jane Edenfield was back at WRBL ...

Oct. 8 (UPI) --A Michigan woman said a phone call that she initially thought was a scam turned out to be an important step along the road to her winning a $1 million lottery prize. Valerie Williams, ...

SALEM, Mo – Police are investigating a Jamaican lottery scam that has defrauded several elderly residents in Salem and across the United States, authorities said. According to the Salem Police ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida is now ranked highest in the country for residents losing money to lottery and sweepstakes scams in the past five years. A new Vegas Insider study looked at data from ...

If you play the lottery in Ohio, keep reading!The Buckeye State ranks fourth in the nation for lottery and sweepstakes scams, ...