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Woman loses $20,000 to lottery scammers
The Press-Enterprise ^
| Friday, August 1, 2008
| SANDRA STOKLEY
Posted on 08/01/2008 11:25:52 PM PDT by rockinqsranch
The victim told deputies she turned $20,000 over to a man she met on a Corona street corner Tuesday morning after he told her he had a winning lottery ticket but could not cash it because he had no papers and could not find the Mexican consulate.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: criminal; lottery
To: rockinqsranch
This is so ridiculous I had to post it for some chuckles.
Night all. It’s obviously past my bedtime.
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posted on
08/01/2008 11:30:37 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Say Obama were "Pinky", Then who is "The Brain"?)
To: rockinqsranch
Greedy people get taken by conmen.
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posted on
08/01/2008 11:31:51 PM PDT
by
Soliton
(Investigate, study, learn, then express an opinion)
To: rockinqsranch
You just KNOW what’s going to happen here: Unable to admit she’s an idiot, and unable to find the scammers, she and her attorney will sue the lottery.
4
posted on
08/01/2008 11:35:15 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(A man who served his country well vs. a walking Che poster. Is it really that tough a choice?)
To: rockinqsranch
Another version of the pigeon drop, which amazingly, happens all the time.
5
posted on
08/01/2008 11:39:45 PM PDT
by
F15Eagle
(1 John 5:4-5, 4:15, John 11:25, 14:6, 1 Tim 2:5, John 3:17-18, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13, John 6:69)
To: rockinqsranch
One of the older tricks - guess it still works.
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posted on
08/01/2008 11:52:17 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Obama for President!)
To: rockinqsranch
Most scams I’ve read about tend to prey on the greed of others.
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posted on
08/01/2008 11:56:26 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(I'll welcome death when God calls me. Until then, the fight is on)
To: JennysCool
Think I have a case? See I bought this ticket and, well, none of the numbers matched....
8
posted on
08/01/2008 11:58:29 PM PDT
by
Impy
(Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
To: rockinqsranch
Just happened to have $20,000 on her.....
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To: rockinqsranch
State lotteries are the most pernicious form of social Darwinism - a tax on stupid people.
10
posted on
08/02/2008 1:00:57 AM PDT
by
InABunkerUnderSF
("Gun Control" is not about the guns. "Illegal Immigration" is not about the immigration)
To: InABunkerUnderSF
Yep. A tax on people that’s strictly voluntary is one I don’t oppose. I’ve paid that tax a few times.
To: rockinqsranch
Sometimes it is good to be just plain broke. It makes it easier telling a conman no. LOL!
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posted on
08/02/2008 1:34:10 AM PDT
by
neb52
To: rockinqsranch
I remember the time someone approached me asking for $1000.00 for a 150 million dollar winning lottery ticket. I told him I couldn't come up with the cash, but it was such a bargain that I insisted on writing him a check for 80 million dollars.
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posted on
08/02/2008 2:24:57 AM PDT
by
Maurice Tift
(You can't stop the signal, Mal. You can never stop the signal.)
To: InABunkerUnderSF
....a tax on stupid people. Or as I like to put it....a tax on those who flunked math.
To: rockinqsranch
Woman loses $20,000 to lottery scammers
Should read: Woman loses $20,000 to her own greed.
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posted on
08/02/2008 5:44:31 AM PDT
by
aruanan
To: rockinqsranch
No doubt a liberal and Amnesty supporter.
Poor illegal immigrant couldn't cash his lottery ticket.
It may have been a fake lottery ticke but somebody's a winner! hehe
To: rockinqsranch
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posted on
08/02/2008 10:57:27 AM PDT
by
Brainhose
(No Fro In 08)
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