Sweepstakes scams

By Mr. Work @ Home, Publisher of WorkAtHomeTruth.com

How the most common sweepstakes scams work...

Sweepstakes scams target you by sending you an official-looking letter or an unsolicited phone call that implies you have won a prize and instructs you to call an 800 toll-free number for additional information. The telemarketers then may ask you to send a payment of several hundred dollars -- by commercial overnight mail service or Western Union -- as a tax "prepayment" or a "refundable" deposit to cover the shipping and handling costs of the prize.

Keep in mind that legitimate sweepstakes promoters do not require winners to pay anything to collect their prizes. Operators of sweepstakes scams, however, may use overnight-mail delivery to get your money before you become suspicious. In addition, operators of sweepstakes scams attempt to avoid federal mail-fraud charges by using a commercial courier.

Another ploy used by operators of sweepstakes scams is to ask you to provide a credit card number to verify your prize "eligibility." The card number could be used to make unauthorized charges on your account. Again, legitimate sweepstakes do not require your credit card number.

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Sweepstakes scams