Scott A. Makuakane, Counselor at Law, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC | Mar 29, 2019 | April - May 2019, Wisdoms
Receiving an inheritance is like winning the lottery. What could possibly be wrong with that? Callie Rogers, age 16, won $3.1 million in a British lottery. By the age of 22 she was broke, living with her mother, and working three cleaning jobs. William Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania Lottery in 1988…
Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Sep 27, 2018 | October - November 2018, Wisdoms
If I were to open a crime college, a place to learn the fine art of thievery, one class that would assuredly be on the curriculum would be Advance Fee Frauds, commonly known as sweepstakes and lottery frauds. This con involves the victim being told the lie that money is coming their way (usually from lottery winnings, insurance refunds or inheritance) but a fee/tax/processing charge has to be paid first to receive it. This one scheme is responsible for more money being stolen in Hawai‘i than any other crime.
Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Dec 2, 2017 | Dec 2017 - January 2018, Wisdoms
In the October/November issue of Generations Magazine, I explained that it is better to make a logical and legal argument against someone being a winner of a lottery, as opposed to showing them they are a victim of a lottery scam. The following facts prove that you...
Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Oct 1, 2017 | October - November 2017, Wisdoms
Over the years, I have spoken to countless people who believed they had won the lottery. They told me on the phone that they knew it was the real thing or they stopped by my office to show me letters, emails, credit cards or business checks proving they had struck it...
