BAY RIDGE: Bogus lottery official scams elderly lady

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dennis LynchBrooklyn Paper68th PrecinctBay Ridge—Dyker HeightsLottery scammerA phony lottery official scammed an elderly Shore Road woman out of $5,000 on Feb. 12, police said.The woman received a call at her home near 91st Street around noon from a man calling himself “Mr. Nvivi” who told her she won the lottery but had to send $5,000 to claim her prize. She did, but never received her supposed big payout, police said.Not so warm welcomeA