A woman made money off of people who were tricked into thinking they had won a sizable lottery or sweepstakes prize; according to federal prosecutors, the victims had to pay thousands of dollars in "fees" in order to receive the payouts they had been promised. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona, however, claims that there were no "winnings" that needed to be paid. According to court documents, "scammers" contacted a number of victims, the majority of whom were elderly, and persuaded them that they had lottery winnings that needed to be claimed. A criminal complaint claims that some were told they had won millions of dollars.