Sweepstakes scams, lottery scams, and 419 scams. Learn how to recognize and avoid sweepstakes fraud and protect your personal information while entering sweepstakes. Find out how to tell a scam from a legitimate sweepstakes win, and how to report fraud to the proper authorities.
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Sweepers are especially vulnerable to sweepstakes scams. If you are unsure whether a win notification is real or a fraud, taking a few minutes to research it could save you a lot of hassle and money down the road. Here's how.
Learn how to detect spammy and fraudulent sweepstakes websites before you enter, to keep your personal information safe and avoid becoming a victim of a sweepstakes scam.
Learn to recognize the top signs that a win is not legitimate, you can avoid becoming a victim of fraud.
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Spyware can track your internet habits, log sensitive information like passwords and credit card numbers, and slow or corrupt your computer. Learn how to avoid spyware while entering sweepstakes and contests online.
Learn how to detect spammy and fraudulent sweepstakes websites before you enter, to keep your personal information safe and avoid becoming a victim of a sweepstakes scam.
Sweepers are especially vulnerable to sweepstakes scams. If you are unsure whether a win notification is real or a fraud, taking a few minutes to research it could save you a lot of hassle and money down the road. Here's how.
If you were the victim of a sweepstakes scam, learn where to report the scam so that the proper authorities can investigate.
An overview of the goals of sweepstakes scams, and how you can protect yourself from them.
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Learn about a common sweepstakes scam - a phone call saying that you won, and asking for personal information that could be used for identity fraud.
If you've received a sweepstakes scam notice, does that mean that you should worry that scammers are already stealing your identity? Find out!
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