RSS Feeds  Virginians warned about sweepstakes scam  Tuesday -
7/2/2013, 5:42am  ET  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Officials are
warning Virginians about a new twist on a sweepstakes scam that
aims to lend legitimacy to the scam.  Attorney General Ken
Cuccinelli says people have reported that they've received calls
from someone claiming to be from the attorney general's office.
The caller provides the office's mailing address and telephone
number for citizens to call to verify the validity of the
sweepstakes notice they've received.  The scam itself works like
most sweepstakes scams where recipients get a realistic-looking
check and are told to deposit the check and then send back a
portion of the money.  But Cuccinelli says no government agency
or legitimate sweepstakes company will contact you to ask for
money. He says, if you have to pay, there is no prize.