How The Make-A-Wish Fraud Works
Offshore callers tell U.S. victims they've won a sweepstakes, then ask for cash.
How The Make-A-Wish Fraud Works
Patricia Bowles of Virginia lost more than $300,000 to a sweepstakes scam before she learned the callers were never going to deliver on their promise of a $1.1 million check. She sent the money to the scammers believing she was paying insurance and taxes in advance on her imaginary winnings.
(ABC News)
