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2/20/2018
Barrister, Lawyer
Category: Consumer Protection Law
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Experience: Attorney,21 years experience in consumer protection areas
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This is a scam...period.. You never have to pay anything to claim a prize or sweepstakes winning as any taxes or fees are deducted from the winnings. Further, you have to actually enter into a sweepstakes or lottery to win.
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And if you got notified by a random email from the sender, then this is a huge red flag this is just a common phishing scam.
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You can Google "American Sweepstakes Scam" and it will bring up lots of examples of this scam..
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Please don't send them any money or it will be gone..
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thanks
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Barrister, Lawyer
Category: Consumer Protection Law
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