Examples of Sweepstakes Scams and Fraud

Quick & Simple Scam - Scammers Turn Legitimate Winners into Victims
Sweepstakes scams have hit upon a new way to gain trust in order to defraud winners. Learn how to recognize this sweepstakes scam and protect yourself from becoming a fraud victim.

Examples of Sweepstakes Scams - Share Your Sweepstakes Scam Examples
Have you ever wondered what a sweepstakes scam looks like? About.com readers share examples of sweepstakes and lottery scams that they have received and tips on how to recognize them.

Online Sweepstakes Promotion Scam - Tip-Offs of the Online Sweepstake…
Could you tell that the "Online Sweepstakes Promotion" email was a scam? Share the signs that tipped you off.

Online Sweepstakes Promotions Sweepstakes Scam
This is an example of an actual sweepstakes scam received by email. Read it to help you recognize sweepstakes scams if you receive one yourself.

Sweepstakes Scams - Mersey Promotions - UK Lottery Scam
Learn to recognize sweepstakes scams when they arrive in your email by seeing examples of fake win notifications.

Sweepstakes Check Scam Example
Learn how to recognize and avoid sweepstakes check scams.

Is There Really a Heineken Lottery?
Don't be fooled by letters claiming that you've won the Heineken lottery!

Microsoft Yearly Bonanza Award Scam
Sweepstakes scam calling itself the Microsoft Yearly Bonanza Award. Learn how to recognize sweepstakes scams with this example of a Microsoft lottery scam.