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   What are the most common lottery scams?

   • Sweepstakes, prize, and lottery frauds are among the top scams people report to the FTC. These scams usually start with a call or message that says you’re a winner. (A lie.) They say to get the so-called prize you have to send money or click somewhere to give your information. Don’t.

   Are you really the lucky winner? Spot the prize scams

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   How do you know if a lottery is a scam?

   • You get a call, email, or letter saying you won a sweepstakes, lottery, or prize — like an iPad, a new car, or something else. But you can tell it’s a scam because of what they do next: they ask you to pay money or give them your account information to get the prize. If you pay, you’ll lose your money and find out there is no prize.

   Fake Prize, Sweepstakes, and Lottery Scams | Consumer Advice

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   How much does a lottery scam cost?

   • The tax or release fee can be anything from $20 to well over $100. The victim will never see the lottery prize, let alone a return of the fee paid. Don't be naive in thinking only the elderly and vulnerable get targeted. Anyone can be a target for a lottery scam, and everyone should be vigilant.

   Lottery Scams Prevention - Learn to identify and avoid them

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   How do lottery scammers reach out?

   • Lottery scammers use social, email, phone According to BBB Scam Tracker data, sweepstakes scammers reach out through a variety of channels: phone calls, email, social media, notices in the mail, and text messages. They may impersonate well-known sweepstakes such as Publishers Clearing House or a state or provincial lottery.

   Sweepstakes, Lottery, and Prize Scams Study Update | BBB

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2. consumer.ftc.gov › consumer-alerts › 2023Are you really the lucky winner? Spot the prize scams

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   Sweepstakes, prize, and lottery frauds are among the top scams people report to the FTC. These scams usually start with a call or message that says you’re a winner. (A lie.) They say to get the so-called prize you have to send money or click somewhere to give your information.

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   • Fake Prize, Sweepstakes, and Lottery Scams | Consumer Advice

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3. consumer.ftc.gov › articles › fake-prize-sweepstakesFake Prize, Sweepstakes, and Lottery Scams | Consumer Advice

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   • Scammers say they’re from the government when they’re not. Scammers try to look official. They want you to think you’ve won a government-supervised lottery or sweepstakes.
   • Scammers use names of organizations you might recognize. Scammers might pretend to be from well-known companies that run real sweepstakes. But no real sweepstakes company will contact you to ask for money so you can claim a prize.
   • Scammers send you a message (via text, email, or social media) to get your personal information. You might be told that you won a gift card or a discount code to a local store.
   • Scammers make it seem like you’re the only person who won a prize. But the same text, email, or letter went to lots of people. If your message came by mail, check the postmark on the envelope or postcard.

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5. www.bbb.org › all › scamstudiesSweepstakes, Lottery, and Prize Scams Study Update | BBB

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   If anyone asks for money before delivering a prize, it is likely a scam. The research is an update of BBB’s 2018 in-depth investigative study, Sweepstakes, Lottery and Prize Scams: A Better...

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   Nov 2, 2022 · Published Nov. 2, 2022. Image courtesy of Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Claim: A phone call, text message, or email says that you have won the Mega Millions lottery jackpot...

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   Sweepstakes and lottery scams resulted in higher financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous three years, particularly for older people, according to new research...

8. consumer.ftc.gov › all-scams › prize-grant-scamsPrize and Grant Scams | Consumer Advice

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   Dec 4, 2023 · Sweepstakes, prize, and lottery frauds are among the top scams people report to the FTC. These scams usually start with a call or message that says you’re a winner. (A lie.)

9. www.lotteryusa.com › scamsLottery Scams Prevention - Learn to identify and avoid them

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   3 days ago · Scammers contact their intended victims via email, telephone, mobile phone, or social media sites and tell them that they've won a lottery prize. The aim of the scam is to defraud the victim of money through deception or false pretenses.