Warning Signs of Sweepstakes fraud

• If you do not enter a contest you can not win one.
• Any requirements to pay fees or gift tax to obtain your prize.
• Request for your credit card or bank account numbers as a credit reference.
• Request for your social security number or date of birth to verify your identity.
• High pressure sales tactics "once in a life time" approach.
• Use of overnight mail couriers to "speed up the process."
• Request for money up-front to claim the prize
• Being told to keep it a secret.
  
  

Tips to Protect Yourself from Sweepstakes Scams

• Beware of telemarketer who says he/she can recover the money you have lost in sweepstake scams.
• It is illegal for a foreign country to solicit lottery ticket sales in Nebraska.
• Beware of enticements to call 900 numbers to claim a prize. A 900 call is always a toll call that could cost you $30-$50.
• Read the fine print.
• If it's too good to be true, it probably is.
  
  

Legitmate Sweepstakes

• Publishers Clearing House
• American Family Publishers
• Guaranteed & Bonded Sweepstakes (Time, Inc)
• Reader's Digest Sweepstakes
  
  

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