I don’t get it. What’s the scam? Don’t watch NBC news programs.
Many times people walk into a lottery retailer with a winning ticket, and asks the clerk to check it for them to see if its a winner. The clerk tells them no, its not a winner, keeps the ticket, and cashes it in himself.
OR the winner of a ticket may owe money in back taxes, court fees, child support, whatever and if he cashes in his winning ticket, it will be taken out of his winnings. So the clerk offers to buy it off him (650 for a 1000 dollar winner for example) for cash, and the clerk earns himself a 350 profit.
States have been noticing that lottery retailers have been turning in winning tickets quite often, which triggered this investigation.
I live in upstate NY and if I have any lottery tickets, I go to one of the convenience stores that has the auto-checker machine installed on its premises. That way you can find out if you won, and exactly how much you won. My husband had a $2500 winning scratch-off ticket 4 years ago, and asked a clerk at the store to verify it. She said it wasn’t a winner and asked if my hubby wanted her to dispose of it.
I imagine that’s what this story is about. I don’t watch NBC and especially not MSNBC and refuse to visit their website. (I’m afraid of a tingle going up my leg...LOL!)