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Americans lost $227 million to fake sweepstakes, prize and lottery scams in 2020, new report finds June 10, 2021 / 10:57 AM / CBS News Money lost to sweepstakes scams increased A new report found that Americans had about $227 million stolen from them last year. The report details how Americans lost money in 2020 to fake sweepstakes, and prize and lottery scams. The BBB says complaints actually went down last year, but the amount of money lost went up by 33% compared to 2019. Kathy Chapman said she can t believe her 84-year-old dad fell victim to a sweepstakes scam. I never would have thought my dad would be susceptible. It really shocked me, she told CBS News consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner. ....