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Beware Of These Lottery, Sweepstakes Scams, Better Business Bureau Says
Tired of your spouse, friend, children, relative or even yourself getting duped by fraud -- which is exploding on cellphones, mailings and computers?
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) produced this new study (also attached below) which offers basic tips to avoid being conned. As the saying goes, if it seems to good to be true -- it probably is.
Sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are among the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today, according to the BBB.
While the scams’ roots go as far back in the culture as gambling, the fraud continues to evolve with the times -- and now in…