{"id":121,"date":"2020-09-23T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T13:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fraud.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T11:52:35","slug":"phony-prizes-and-sales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/common-scams\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Phony prizes and sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f\">\n.avia-section.av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/urban-438393_1920.jpg);\nbackground-position:center center;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kfff1mue-75e3fac710c20c5b684acbdd8733a89f 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itemprop=\"headline\"  >Phony prizes and sales<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>You may think it&#8217;s your lucky day when you&#8217;re notified that you are the winner of a big cash payout or expensive prize. But, many types of these scams exist that trick you into claiming your faulty prize, just to take your money.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf\">\n.hr.av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#6ea6bd;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kfgrq8u6-bfe423cea2120db27e9ce6b01bf287cf hr-custom  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no '><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"style-css-av-97nan-ab54350f1ce54d9e8d979042db78442e\">\n#top .flex_column.av-97nan-ab54350f1ce54d9e8d979042db78442e{\nborder-radius:0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px;\npadding:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-1407765966-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2868 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2868 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-1407765966-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-1407765966-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/iStock-1407765966-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/speak-up-about-fraud\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Let\u2019s all speak up about fraud'>Let\u2019s all speak up about fraud<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >February 28, 2023<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/fraud-against-older-adults\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fraud against older adults<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fraud Alerts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/identity-theft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Identity theft<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/money-making-scams\/\" rel=\"tag\">Money-making scams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phony prizes and sales<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/tech-scams\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tech scams<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Whether via Instagram direct messaging, Facebook Messenger, or Twitter \u201cDMs,\u201d scammers often seek to capture a victim\u2019s sensitive information through these avenues because they allow private, one-on-one conversations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/speak-up-about-fraud\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span 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staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-02-28T20:13:25+00:00\" >2023-02-28 20:13:25<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2023-03-01 14:49:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Let\u2019s all speak up about fraud<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1151 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-small with-slider post-1151 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phony-prizes-and-sales'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/travel-fraud\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"rear view of honeymoon couple sitting in teak chairs and playing footsie while watching sunset at a tropical beach in St.John, US Virgin Islands\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/travel_scams-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-905 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-905 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/travel_scams-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/travel_scams-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/travel_scams-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/travel-fraud\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Travel fraud'>Travel fraud<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phony prizes and sales<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The thought of going to a warm vacation spot in the winter or visiting a foreign country is exciting. But what seems like a great deal may turn out to be a bad trip. Stay safe. Be Informed. Be skeptical of offers for \u201cfree\u201d trips.\u00a0Airlines and other well-known companies sometimes operate contests for travel prizes. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/travel-fraud\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/travel_scams-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>667<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T18:22:44+00:00\" >2020-10-23 18:22:44<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Travel fraud<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1150 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-small with-slider post-1150 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phony-prizes-and-sales'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/avoiding-sales-calls\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Closeup of male hand holding telephone receiver and dialing a phone number on a classical black landline telephone. Retro filter effect.\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sales_calls-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-904 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-904 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sales_calls-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sales_calls-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sales_calls-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/avoiding-sales-calls\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Avoiding sales calls'>Avoiding sales calls<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phony prizes and sales<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Tired of calls from strangers trying to sell you something? Bothered by shady characters offering deals that are too good to be true? You can&#8217;t eliminate unwanted calls completely, but you can reduce the number your receive. Stay safe. Be Informed. Sign up for the national \u201cdo not call\u201d registry.\u00a0It\u2019s easy and it\u2019s free! Call [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/avoiding-sales-calls\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sales_calls-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>667<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T18:22:00+00:00\" >2020-10-23 18:22:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Avoiding sales calls<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1149 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-small with-slider post-1149 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phony-prizes-and-sales'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/prizes-and-sweepstakes-scams\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"prizes_sweepstakes-small\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/prizes_sweepstakes-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-903 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-903 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/prizes_sweepstakes-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/prizes_sweepstakes-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/prizes_sweepstakes-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/prizes-and-sweepstakes-scams\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Prizes and sweepstakes scams'>Prizes and sweepstakes scams<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class='comment-container minor-meta'><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/prizes-and-sweepstakes-scams\/#comments\" class=\"comments-link\" >1 Comment<\/a><\/span><span class='text-sep text-sep-comment'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phony prizes and sales<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Congratulations! You&#8217;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? Be cautious before you claim your big prize or sweepstakes win. Stay safe. Be Informed. Never pay to play.\u00a0It\u2019s illegal for a company to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/prizes-and-sweepstakes-scams\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/prizes_sweepstakes-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>660<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T18:21:06+00:00\" >2020-10-23 18:21:06<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Prizes and sweepstakes scams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1152 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-small with-slider post-1152 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phony-prizes-and-sales'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/lottery-scams\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"lottery-small\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lottery-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-901 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-901 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lottery-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lottery-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lottery-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/lottery-scams\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Lottery scams'>Lottery scams<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phony prizes and sales<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>You get a call or letter informing you that you can win millions in a foreign lottery. Is this your lucky day? Nope, it&#8217;s most likely a scam that&#8217;s preying on your excitement to claim a big prize. Stay safe. Be Informed. Crooks take advantage of our natural desire to win.\u00a0You see state lotteries and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/lottery-scams\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lottery-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>666<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T18:19:56+00:00\" >2020-10-23 18:19:56<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Lottery scams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1147 post-loop-6 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-small with-slider post-1147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phony-prizes-and-sales'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class='blog-meta'><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/fake-merchandise\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"fake_merch-small\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fake_merch-small-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-900 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-900 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fake_merch-small-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fake_merch-small-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fake_merch-small-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/fraud.org\/fake-merchandise\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Fake merchandise'>Fake merchandise<span class='post-format-icon minor-meta'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >October 23, 2020<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/category\/fraud-alerts\/phony-prizes-and-sales\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phony prizes and sales<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/author\/fraud-org-staff\/\" title=\"Posts by Fraud.org staff\" rel=\"author\">Fraud.org staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Online shopping is becoming a convenient alternative for those to like to shop in the comfort of their own home, any time of the day or night. But while there are many legitimate companies online, there are also fraudulent sellers out to cheat consumers. Stay safe. Be Informed. The fake merchandise scam category covers a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fraud.org\/fake-merchandise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fake_merch-small.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>667<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FraudOrgLogo_gradientcolor.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fraud.org staff<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2020-10-23T18:16:44+00:00\" >2020-10-23 18:16:44<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2020-11-09 07:30:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Fake merchandise<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":115,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2123,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions\/2123"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}