ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com)—
If it sounds too good to be true, more than likely it is. Especially when it comes to winning sweepstakes. Contact 2 takes a look at sweepstakes scams that are targeting people in St. Louis. One local woman got a call saying she had won $2.5 million, but the hint of a scam was the fact they wanted her to pay $200 to get her prize.Another group, calling itself "Better Bureau Payout Service" was asking another St. Louis woman to pay more than $600 to get a $2.5 million sweepstakes prize. In this case, she was called on her cell phone.
