Threat Unravels Sweepstakes Scam

Rogers Woman Duped Into Nearly $48,000 In Money Transfers By Melissa Sherman The Morning News ROGERS - A 70-year-old Rogers woman notified police on Monday she was the victim of a telephone scam. It all started when she was notified on June 11 that she won $750,000 with the Australian International Sweepstakes. "There are a lot of sweepstakes being won," Ozella told The Morning News on Tuesday. "I just thought I was a winner." But there is no such sweepstakes. Instead, Ozella was scammed by someone or a group of people out of nearly $48,000, which she sent to an address in Montego Bay, Jamaica, over the course of nearly a month to help pay for the deposit of her winnings. She was later informed the $750,000 was increased to $2.5 million. The Morning News agreed to protect Ozella's identity and use only her first name. Now... [read full story]