Don't fall for this lottery-ticket scam in North Carolina, officials warn
RALEIGH — Lottery officials are warning the public about scam artists who are selling “winning” scratch-off tickets that aren’t winners at all.The N.C. Education Lottery on Friday issued a statement asking players to buy their lottery tickets only from authorized retailers to avoid becoming a victim of the scam.Here’s how the scheme works: A nonwinning scratch-off ticket is altered to appear to have matching numbers that win a prize. The bogus ticket is then sold, usually at a […]
