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LOTTERY REDEMPTIONS

If you WIN do not redeem your winnings just anywhere! Take your winning ticket to a trustworthy lottery retailer for redemption because if you take it to just any lottery retailer he may only end up giving you a fraction of what your winning ticket is really worth claiming he deducted necessary fees, taxes and so forth!

Then this unscrupulous lottery retailer can keep your winning ticket and give it to someone else who will claim they bought the ticket themself or bought it for you or from you thus redeeming the ticket for its full face value and keep all YOUR winnings!

If this ever happens to you all you can do is lodge a complaint with your state lottery commission. If your complaint ends up in court you had better have proof YOU originally bought the ticket and some kind of legitimate "paper trail" showing ownership of the winning ticket or you may be out of luck. Remember, possession is nine tenths of the law!

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