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January 17, 2009

Scam bins target bogus mailings

Filed under: Lottery Scams — admin @ 12:50 pm
Scam mailings are the target of a new campaign by Trading Standards officers in Leicestershire.

December 15, 2008

Elderly people taken in by scams

Filed under: Lottery Scams — admin @ 3:38 pm
A man in his 80s with dementia and a woman in her 90s are among the victims of scamsters, according to Trading Standards.

December 8, 2008

Watchdog’s ‘festive scams’ alert

Filed under: Lottery Scams — admin @ 10:54 am
Scam-artists are more likely to target their victims during the festive period and in an economic downturn.

November 10, 2008

Lonely hearts man loses thousands

Filed under: Lottery Scams — admin @ 11:00 am
A man who lost thousands of pounds after placing a lonely hearts advertisement sparks a warning from Surrey Police.

October 17, 2008

Women lose thousands in draw scam

Filed under: Lottery Scams — admin @ 6:58 pm
Police in Surrey investigate several fraud cases in connection with lottery scams.
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