An older La Crosse County couple thought a sweepstakes prize was coming. Instead, investigators said, the promise turned into ...

A 34-year-old Jamaican man has been sentenced to five years and six months in a United States (US) prison for his role in a ...

A Jamaican national who prosecutors say helped run a multimillion-dollar fake sweepstakes pipeline that targeted elderly Americans has been sentenced to 66 months in federal prison in Central Islip ...

A nationwide sweepstakes scam that allegedly targeted elderly victims across the United States has led to federal fraud and money laundering charges against six people. ... Read More ...

He and others defrauded at least four victims, including one in Connecticut, telling them they won a Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes and needed to pay money to claim the prize.

A Jamaican man, who helped steal $2.6 million from victims by running a Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes scam, was sentenced in Hartford federal court on Wednesday. Jimmy Smith, 31, who last ...

A Connecticut victim thought she had won a $2.5 million sweepstakes prize; instead, she was scammed out of $75,000, officials said.

I worked so hard my whole life. I never wanted to take a handout,” said a 74-year-old Stuart woman scammed out of her home ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- For more than 26 years, Linda Coble delivered the news to Hawaii audiences, but now she's telling her story of becoming a victim of an elaborate scam. “Out of the blue, I got ...

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Those who enter sweepstakes and lotteries always await that special phone call notifying them that they’ve won big. Unfortunately, scammers know just how to play into our emotions ...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Michigan — A New Jersey man is accused of defrauding a Van Buren County woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a sweepstakes scheme. Michigan State Police from the Paw Paw ...