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Big sweepstakes scam artists don’t cry

July 14, 2015
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According to the Edmonton Sun newspaper, Nigerian-born Richard Mmah Chukwu, a resident of Edmonton, was recently convicted of implementing a multi-million dollar sweepstakes scam. Chukwu was found guilty in the Canadian Provincial Court in Edmonton of using the mail to defraud and laundering the money received from the scam. READ MORE

Fraudulent sweepstakes: What can we do?

June 9, 2014
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Nearly every year, complaints about sweepstakes crop up among the top 10 complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission. Recently I received a call from a number which I did not recognize. The woman on the line told me her name was Louise and she asked me if I could help her. READ MORE