In what may be the mother of all Internet scam cases, Janella Spears, a reverend and a registered nurse from Sweet Home, Oregon, ended up sending Nigerian fraudsters more than $400,000 when she was promised a multi-million dollar pay out from a lost relative.

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A small, New Jersey-based company filed a complaint in New Jersey Federal District Court, suing the New York Lottery and Scientific Games for infringing on its game’s trademark.

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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said Friday that he is dropping the idea of privatizing the Hoosier Lottery as an option of funding a college scholarship program after the U.S. Department of Justice said such a move would not comply with federal law.

The fake lottery scam that has bilked residents of the Hudson Valley and elsewhere out of thousands of dollars, has now been expanded to capitalize on the name and reputation of Publishers Clearing House.

Last year, more than $600 million in lottery fortunes went unclaimed in the United States.