Second youngest lottery millionaire is facing bankruptcy

The second youngest lottery millionaire is facing bankruptcy after blowing all of her £1.9million jackpot prize money. Callie Rogers, a mother of two who now lives with her mother has been forced to take three cleaning jobs to make ends meet and now claims that she is glad to be poor.

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Should National Lottery money only go to registered charities

When the National Lottery was first established one of the main criteria for the operation of such a lottery in Britain was that a certain percentage of the funds were distributed to good causes. Since it’s inception in 1994 there have been some questionable “good causes’ who have benefited from the income it provides. Now we’re asking should the National Lottery money only go to registered charities?

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South Africans are being targeted more and more by lottery scammers

As the 2010 FIFA World Cup draws closer South Africans are being targeted more and more by lottery scammers. South Africans are receiving bogus lottery win emails in the run up to next years World Cup and a special police task force has been created to attempt to crack down on these scams.

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Lottery thief has been sent to prison

A man who was trusted with managing a works National Lottery syndicate stole it’s winnings and then filed a false police claim saying that he had been robbed at knifepoint. The lottery thief has been sent to prison for perverting the course of justice.

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Australian pensioner not fooled by EuroMillions scam

Peter Kennedy from Berkeley near Sydney, Australia received a bogus letter telling him he had won a huge prize in the EuroMillions lottery but the suspicious Australian pensioner was not fooled by the EuroMillions scam and instead of replying he forwarded the letter to the authorities.

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