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SD Attorney General Warns Of Lottery Scam
Monday, October 30, 2006 posted 10:26 AM EST
Attorney General Larry Long says an old foreign lottery scam with a new look is making the rounds. He says the latest version
shows up by mail, and the prize comes by way of a simple request for a bank routing number.
Long says one South Dakotan got an unmarked envelope that says she won a lottery based in Italy. It asked her for information
such as birth date, occupation, bank name and bank account numbers.
The letter claims she was awarded 780-thousand dollars and asks her to contact her "claims agent" by e-mail and fax the payment
processing form to the agent.
There's just one catch: According to Long, foreign lottery promotions are illegal and a violation of federal law.
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