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Archive for the ‘Lottery Scams’


03/14, 2008

Woman loses £26,000 in lotto scam

A County Durham pensioner tells how she lost her life savings in a foreign lottery scam.

03/10, 2008

Admissions: the minister responds

Schools Minister Jim Knight answers your questions on the school admissions system.

03/03, 2008

And the winners are…

Hundreds of thousands of families are about to be told where their children will be going to school. But it's a system that leaves the parents feeling powerless.

02/20, 2008

Losing cash is a dead cert in tipster scam

A growing number of people reveal they have been caught out by racing pundit scams, costing them an estimated £1m

02/13, 2008

Scammers netting £100m every year

Bogus lotteries and prize draw scams are costing people in Northern Ireland £100m a year, Trading Standards says.