Scam victims reported more than 1300 scams, for losses of more than $5M in Cuyahoga County in 2025 ...

When a 72-year-old woman in Van Buren County, Michigan, got a call that she’d won $5.5 million in the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes, she was swept off her feet. Unfortunately, the fraudster ...

MONROE COUNTY — The Monroe County Sheriff, Tommy Jones, is warning of a scam that could impact individuals. They say they have been made aware of scam calls from individuals claiming to be with ...

California Lottery officials on Friday warned the public about an increase in scam attempts aimed at stealing money or personal information. “A common scam starts with an unexpected, official-sounding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you get a text or surprise phone call from the California lottery, you might think it’s your lucky day. But it might very well ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) — Ohioans have lost more than $34 million to lottery and sweepstakes scams over the last five years, ranking fourth highest in the country for such losses. The losses come as ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) — A Vermont woman accused of participating in an elaborate sweepstakes scam that cost a La Crosse County couple more than $450,000 appeared in court Monday with her bond set at $1 ...

Scammers stole more than $5.2 million from Cuyahoga County residents in 2025, based on reports made to the County’s ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The lure of big money can be intoxicating. "I was pretty rocked back because I just, we never thought that anybody you know, everybody we talked to in the law enforcement said ...

If you get a text or surprise phone call from the California lottery, you might think it’s your lucky day. But it might very well be the opposite, lottery officials warned in a recent news release.