Danielle Antosz

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Danielle Antosz

A group of international gamblers legally purchased nearly every number combination in a Texas state lottery drawing — a scheme designed to guarantee a win. It worked — and it may be why another woman is now being denied her own $83.5 million prize. “I’m being treated as the bad guy,” the anonymous winner said.

3 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Danielle Antosz

Maryland man lost $40K to ‘evil geniuses’ in ‘polished’ scam — here are the patterns you need to watch out forMaryland man lost $40,000 to ‘evil geniuses’ in ‘polished’ scam — with over 36,000 reported incidents that cost Americans $1 billion in 2024, here are the patterns you need to watch out forIn just the first four months of 2025, people in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have lost at least $1 million to scams, according to police. One person lost $700,000.

3 days ago | moneywise.com | Danielle Antosz

International scheme could cost another winner their jackpot Buying every ticket wasn’t illegal under Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) rules at the time. As the Post reports, “nothing in the Texas state lottery code says a person can’t buy every number combination.” Winners are also allowed to remain anonymous, so the group initially claimed their prize through a local company called Rook TX. But the victory didn’t stay quiet for long.

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Danielle Antosz

In 2023, Emily Howell bid $1,026 on a 1996 GMC Sierra listed for auction by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) — largely because the photos showed a kayak, fishing poles and a toolbox she was interested in. But when the truck was delivered she says all those items were gone. Her experience now appears to be part of a larger problem at the LMPD tow lot, with employees having allegedly removed items from impounded cars before they went to auction.

4 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Danielle Antosz

California homeowners accuse insurers of ‘nefarious conspiracy’ to deny them coverage and force them onto costly ‘last resort’ FAIR plan — how to protect your home from being underinsuredMore than 573,000 California homes are now covered under the state’s FAIR Plan — a “last resort” insurance program that’s become anything but optional. After January’s wildfires caused an estimated $131 billion in damages — of which only $45 billion was insured — frustrated homeowners are demanding answers.