Recently several Sun City residents have sent well over $600 in money packs and Western Union money orders to cover the “taxes” on their lottery winnings. This is yet another fraudulent way people are losing their money. In one instance, the clerk told the individual it was a scam, however, the resident was insistent on making the purchase.

Marilyn Gillis writes this column in collaboration with Sun City’s Neighborhood Watch/Neighbors Helping Neighbors Committee.

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