Average waiting times to complete probate vary by a factor of as much as 10, from just two weeks in Limerick to 20 weeks in other parts of the country. Probate is the legal process to allow for a ...

A Florida couple is trying to get back on their feet after falling victim to a sweepstakes scam. Merdine James, 74, and her husband, Fritz James, 87, were ...

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying four people wanted in connection with an alleged lottery scam in Williamsburg that left a woman out thousands of dollars. According to police, the ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - You can’t win the lottery without playing it, but scammers are calling Arkansas residents claiming they’ve won millions in prizes anyway. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ...

(WJAR) — It's really hard to win the lottery, baseline. Bentley University professor and creator of scamicide.com Steve Weisman said it’s even harder to win one you never entered. Nevertheless, the ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A Jamaican national who convinced a southwest Washington retiree she had won millions in a fake lottery — then spent years pressuring her to send him money — was sentenced to three ...

A Jamaican national was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for wire fraud from his lottery scheme that cost an elderly victim more than $600,000. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was arrested in ...

PITTSBURGH — A Jamaican national was handed his sentence in connection with an international lottery scam. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that Tajay Singh, 29, of Montego Bay, was sentenced ...

A Jamaican man who pleaded guilty to being part of a multi-million-dollar lottery fraud targeting older adults will serve 4 1/2 years in federal prison. Tajay Singh, 29, was sentenced on Wednesday by ...

TEAM BEGINS THE COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP FIVE SCAMS OF 2025. THESE ARE THE TOP FIVE SCAMS REPORTED TO US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INVESTIGATOR. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE CONTINUES OUR COUNTDOWN WITH ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. This voice experience is ...

PORTLAND, Ore., May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TheLotter, a trusted online lottery courier service, is warning the public about a recently identified phishing scam falsely using its branding to mislead ...