Lottery Scammer Off The Streets – At Last

February 19, 2013 by  
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An international lottery scam which was uncovered after 13 people around the world were defrauded out of an average of £200,000 each was finally shut down this week, after the jailing of the Nigerian gang, including one man who was a resident via marriage in the UK. London based Osas Odia, 33, acted as the money launderer for the group, and was responsible for running the immense sums of money tricked out of naïve victims through three bank accounts, before it was sent to cohorts in Nigeria. The remaining members of the gang were jailed in Nigeria. Read more

National Lottery winning formula

June 25, 2010 by  
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A couple from East Lothian in Scotland used a National Lottery winning formula to not only scoop a £2 million share of the jackpot but also win six further prizes at the same time. Brian and Ann Sharp devised the lottery winning formula while betting on greyhounds but the formula was adapted to make the lucky couple extra cash when playing the lottery.

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Mega Millions jackpot winner from New York

June 23, 2010 by  
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The Tuesday night Mega Millions Lottery draw had a $26 million jackpot to be won, and won it was. A Mega Millions jackpot winner from New York scooped the multi-million dollar jackpot to themselves after matching all five main lottery numbers plus the Mega Ball.

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Lottery cash to help young and old people

June 22, 2010 by  
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Some of the most vulnerable people in Northern Ireland are to benefit from a £40 million cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund. Two national groups will use the lottery cash to help young and old people in Northern Ireland. One group will use their lottery grant to support vulnerable young people and the other will help isolated older members of the community.

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$105 million Lotto Max jackpot

June 21, 2010 by  
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On Friday the Canadian Lotto Max jackpot went unclaimed for a third week in-a-row but unlike the EuroMillions Lottery or US Powerball Lottery, the Canadian Lotto Max draw jackpot doesn’t simply climb and climb until it finds a winner. This means that there’s a $105 million Lotto Max jackpot to play for in this weeks draw.

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