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5 ways to spot a lottery scam

These scams, commonly referred to as the “advance fee,” “lottery” or “sweepstake” scam, involve fraudsters issuing counterfeit checks and fake award letters to consumers who have allegedly won a lottery or sweepstake raffle. The consumer, who most likely never entered the alleged drawing, is issued a check worth more than the amount owed and instructed to pay taxes and fees before receiving their lump sum payment.

In Essex County: Winning $154K Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold

An Essex County ticket matched all five numbers for the Jersey Cash 5 game drawn on Monday, March 28, winning the $154,218 jackpot, lottery officials announced. NJ Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger said the top prizewinning ticket was the only one sold for Monday’s drawing that matched all five numbers drawn.

Winning 'Lucky for Life' ticket sold in Fairfield County

An unclaimed Lucky for Life winning ticket worth $25,000 a year was sold in Fairfield County for the Thursday, March 24 drawing, a Connecticut Lottery spokeswoman said Monday. The winning Lucky for Life numbers drawn on Thursday were 2-12-18-20-22 and the Lucky Ball was 12. In Connecticut alone, there were a total of 14,586 lucky winners with prizes from $3 to “$25,000 a year for life” state-wide, spokeswoman Valerie Guglielmo said.