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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY JULY . 1897 Community 20 Playing foreign lotteries could cost you What are the chances that you could become a millionaire within the next six months? 0 $ (Ill I! t II1 C ID X THE NEW GOLD CD AND itsPERCENTAGE RATHER Large ANNUAL YIELD. here actual size. Shown The Gold CD is just the latest reason to be glad youre a Gold Account0 customer. But dont feel excluded if youre not - just come in and sign up for both. Youll be glad you did. The Gold CD" gives you the kind of yield Gold Account customers have come to expect from their investments. Only the best. Just stop by your local Zions Bank branch through July 31, 1997, to take advantage of this special opportunity. For more information call 1 m'm'm 00-787-2265. '.zionabank.com ZIONS BANK Member FDIC With a Gold Account, youll receive the Following financial services: better rates on loans, higher rates on savings, special CD rates. Free personal checks. Free safety deposit box, bankcard with no annual Fee (credit approval required). Free e banking and bill pay on-lin- services, 10 savings on discount brokerage Fees, no Fee travelers checks. The Gold CD requires a $2,500 minimum deposit. Substantial penalty Free money orders, For early withdraw!. Free oFFicial checks, and Free accidental death insurance. Most people would say a million to one. But one foreign lottery sweepstakes thats hitting the mailboxes of America consumers claims the odds are one in two that foil'll be a winner. U.S. citizens are receiving an invitation to participate in a Northwest German State Lottery. In its brochure, this foreign lottery claims your chances of winning are superior to U.S. lotteries, because the number of tickets sold is limited. The brochure, which is mailed from Ontario, Canada, gives participants theoption to purchase full tickets, half tickets or quarter tickets. All three tickets involve send-in- g entrance fees of up to several hundred dollars. Participants are then instructed to mail their entry, with check or credit card payment to an address in Germany. What the brochure fails to tell you is that, even if you win, it is generally illegal for U.S. citizens to participate in a foreign lottery. The Better Business Bureau would like to remind U.S. citizens that according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, purchasing foreign lottery tickets can be problematic. United States federal law prohibits mailing payments to purchase any ticket, share, or chance in a foreign lottery. Most foreign lottery solicitations sent to addresses in the United States do not come from foreign government agencies or licensees. Instead, they come from fraudulent companies that seek exorbitant fees from those wishing to play. In most cases, the activities of these companies are neither controlled nor monitored by the government of the country in which they are located. Typically, those who pay the required fees never see any lottery tickets or any other evidence that lottery tickets were purchased on their behalf. As a general proposition, sending lottery material through the mail is prohibited by federal law. This material includes letters or circulars concerning a lottery, tickets in a lottery, and payments to purchase such tickets. If you receive what appears to be lottery materials from a foreign country, from another state, or from your own state that does not have an authorized lottery, contact your Better Business Bureau and turn the materials over to your nearest local postal inspector. Such a lottery, or anyone participating in it, may be violating federal law. |