13 WTHR - Indianapolis News |Student loses thousands in Internet scam
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Indianapolis, May 3 - An Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis student who thought he had won an Internet sweepstakes lottery was bilked out of more than $18,000.
Police on the Indianapolis campus say the 28-year-old man sent the money via e-mail, telephone and fax over several weeks in pursuit of what he thought would be a big payoff.
He told IUPUI police he received a winning notification from a "Euro America" sweepstakes that promised him a payoff if he sent money to process the awarding of the lottery prize.
The case prompted campus police to issue an alert last week to make other students aware of the deception.
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