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Lottery Hoax Sparks Riot at Coat Store

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.
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2009-10-14 21:17:06

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A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she\'d won the lottery and would pay for everyone\'s purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.