So when did you enter that web site before and enter the contest, you did not. This is why the scams work, the checks look real and take weeks to be found out. Next of course they make real looking web sites, I could send you to web sites where people claim to be the real POPE and that the guy in Rome is not the real one. These sites look real also, but that does not make the other people really catholic
You are wanting to be cheated so bad, next real sweepstates, don't only give you three weeks, where did they get your address
Prize and Sweepstakes
"NCL's National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch"
Congratulations! You’ve won a car, valuable jewelry, cash, or some other fabulous prize! Is this really
your lucky day, or is your luck about to take a turn for the worse?
• Never pay to play. It’s illegal for a company to require you to buy something or pay a fee in order
to win or claim a prize.
• Buying something doesn’t improve your chances of winning. It’s illegal for a company to
even suggest that your chances will be better if you make a purchase.
• Don’t believe that you have to give the company money for taxes on your prize. Taxes will
be deducted from your winnings or you will pay them directly to the government.
• Guard your credit card and bank account numbers. No legitimate sweepstakes company will
ask for this information. Your social security number may be required for tax reporting purposes if
you have won. Don’t provide that information unless you’re absolutely sure that you entered the
contest and that you know the company operating it.
• Be on guard for imposters. Some con artists use company names that are identical or very similar
to well-known, legitimate sweepstakes operators. Tell them that you’ll get back to them and contact
the real companies to ask if there is any connection.
• Be wary of offers to send you an “advance” on your “winnings.” Some con artists use this
ploy to build trust and get money from your bank. They send you a check for part of your
“winnings,” instructing you to deposit it and then wire payment to them for taxes, bonding, or some
other phony purpose. The bank tells you the check has cleared because the normal time has
passed to be notified that checks have bounced. After you wire the money, the check that you
deposited finally bounces because it turned out to be an elaborate fake. Now the crooks have your
payment, and you’re left owing your bank the amount that you withdrew.
• Get the details in writing. Legitimate sweepstakes companies will give you written information
about how a contest works, including the odds of winning, the value of the prizes, the fact that no
purchase is necessary, and an explanation that buying does not improve your chances of winning.
• Don’t be fooled by official-looking mail. It’s not necessarily legitimate just because the envelope
is marked “urgent” and the contents look impressive. One clue that you haven’t really won is if the
letter was sent at bulk mail rates. That means that thousands of other people are receiving the same
thing.
• Be especially cautious about foreign sweepstakes companies. Many fraudulent sweepstakes
companies that target U.S. consumers are located in Canada or other countries, which makes it
much more difficult for law enforcement agencies to pursue them.
• Remember that con artists lie. It’s hard to imagine that there are people who are so cruel that
they will tell you you’ve won something when you haven’t, but it’s true.
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