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If you happen to visit Las Vegas this week, you should know that Vegas online bookmakers suggest a nice alternative to the Powerball lottery – placing bets on whether the last Powerball number is odd or even. Both options cost exactly the same, but the alternative is certainly refreshing.
All mobile phone operators in Nigeria are prohibited to promote any advertising messages which do not have the license from the Nigeria Communications Commission till further notice due to spam augmentation.
The same rules apply to short message service or SMS which are filled with false promises of winning non existing lottery jackpots.
Visafone, Zain, Etisalat, Globacom and MTN were among the mobile operators supporting this decision. The fight against lottery frauds is public and Nigeria Communications Commission is empowered to enforce the law.
Natalie Murphy says that she is not the usual National Lottery playing type, despite that; she has won the £100,000 prize thanks to fantastic Second Chance Lottery. Now Natalie is planning a special vacation for her family. I bought my Super Enalotto ticket a few days ago. May be I win something too.
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Over in the USA, it was quite literally the luck of the draw for Jeff Wilson of Kings Mountain. He had no idea when his father showed him a bunch of recently bought Powerball Lotto tickets that the ticket he chose would wind up making him a millionaire. His father showed him a bunch of tickets and told him to choose one for himself!
Across the state where the ticket was bought, people have been wondering who was holding the $88.1 million winning Powerball ticket. Jeff Wilson and his family came to the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) headquarters to collect their winning and were simultaneously introduced to the public and media who were waiting outside.
Jeff said that the ticket was a Quick Pick (computer generated) ticket and the numbers were drawn in the June 20 Powerball drawing. The jackpot for the drawing was $88.1 million.
Instead of spreading the payout of the super lotto winnings over a period of time he chose to take the entire sum as a cash lump sum payment in the region of $42.4 million after taxes and costs. Jeff says that he’s not sure exactly what he will do with all the money but was sure he wanted to have it all at once so he could better manage his financial future.
“I didn’t believe my dad when he told me that I had won and I think I’m still in disbelief. Maybe I’ll buy a house or a car. The money will also be very useful for when I go to graduate school in the fall of this year.
The ticket was bought at the Petro Express on Cleveland Avenue in Kings Mountain.
Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina warns consumers to use caution if they receive winning lottery letter notifications from the Australian Lottery games. A local consumer in Dunn, N.C. has received a “winning notification” letter mailed as part of the Lottery Winners International program.
The letter urges the consumer not to reveal winnings to public officials and to call the fake organization for further details.
Foreign lottery game scams are a growing problem, and many consumers who are unaware of such traps may have their personal identification or account information stolen. Such scams may be solicited through the internet or the postal service.
BBB recommends that consumers not respond to these letters, but instead contact BBB through its Web site at www.bbb.org to report the issue.
