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The Powerball jackpothas topped $500 million, and that excitement grows even bigger with folks at work. After all, you don’t want to be the one who has to go to work the next day.

But if you’re going to be one of them, you might want to take a few steps to avoid getting scammed, just in case lightning strikes.

Although the odds of winning are astronomical, it’s certainly not unheard of. And neither is someone trying to rip off the winnings. Earlier this year remember the lying sister from McDonald’s who claimed she bought a separate winning ticket? Another case where a jury ruled in favor of a group of New Jersey office workers who sued the guy who ran their office pool. They successfully argued he swindled them out of a $38.5 million jackpot after claiming he had bought the