Intelligence Brief
When She Won't Talk About It
A sister reported losing $200,000 to a fake prize. She moved the conversation to WhatsApp and says it isn't anyone's business. What an adult child can still do when a parent won't engage.
The Entry Is the Exposure
Prize fraud is old enough to have its own federal statute. What is worth a second look is that the search demand sits on the entry side, and that is where the research says the risk starts.
A Six-Year Sweepstakes Scheme Ends in a 66-Month Sentence
What a Brooklyn courtroom confirms this month about how prize-fraud schemes get built to last