Atlantic Lottery Warns Players about Scam - GamingPost.ca | Backstabber Watch | Scoop.it

In July of 2015 the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, which operates casinos, lotteries and other gambling activities in the Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland/Labrador and Prince Edward Island, found itself at the heart of the newest lottery con. Scammers were using ALC as a backdrop for a scam. The incident, which was widely reported in the press in July of 2015, serves as an example of what can happen when individuals accept the word of an official-looking letter and send money without investigating the circumstances...