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forwarding money received by Western Union, writing and
signing checks, Secret shopper jobs, forwarding cash
received in packages and envelopes
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Green Card Lottery Scam: Truth and
Lies in simple words
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you to know!
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BE PATIENT AND REVIEW the links and information
below BEFORE WRITING TO US
Question
not answered on this page
Please do not email us questions
answered on this page
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF
YOU WON A LOTTERY?
IF YOU DID NOT
BUY A TICKET, YOU DID NOT
WIN THE LOTTERY. |
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Did you buy a lottery ticket? No? |
If you did not buy a
lottery ticket BEFORE the drawing, you did not win a
lottery. There are NO exceptions. |
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Were you awarded lottery tickets for participating in a
survey? |
If
YES, you did not win a lottery. That is a
common scam. |
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Did you register with an online lottery? |
If YES, log into
your online account at the web site and check your winnings
and instructions. |
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If NO, you did not
win the lottery. |
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Did you buy lottery tickets through an online lottery ticket
purchasing service? |
There is no government oversight nor an authority oversight
of any kind to supervise these services. If your money
is merely being stolen, you have no recourse. |
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WON A
SWEEPSTAKES OR CONTEST? |
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Did you register
your contact
information with an
online
Sweepstakes company
such as FreeLotto or
GroupLotto, or did
you enter a
Sweepstakes offline?
>> You must register
your name and
contact information
BEFORE the drawing
to enter a
Sweepstakes or
contest of any kind. |
If YES, log in to
your online account
on the web site.
For offline entries
(such as Publisher's
Clearing House) contact the
Sweepstakes company
directly, NOT
through any email
response. |
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If NO, you did not
win a Sweepstakes or
contest. |
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WON A REWARDS
PROGRAM? |
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Rewards Programs are
not contests.
There is nothing to
win. Rewards
Programs only
provide discounts
for catalog products
based on the number
of items you
purchased with your
credit card or
during a grocery
store or other
merchant promotion. |
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DO YOU WANT TO CASH OR DEPOSIT THE
'WINNING' CHECK / MONEY
ORDERS (drafts) YOU RECEIVED?
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DON'T DO IT!!
YOU COULD GO TO JAIL
FOR EVEN SHOWING THE
DRAFT AT A BANK OR
STORE! THEY
ARE COUNTERFEIT!
Read this before you
cash or deposit ANY
check or money order
you receive from a
stranger:
How to
REALLY Verify a
Check or Money Order
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Lottery scams,
Sweepstakes scams, contest
scams, Rewards Programs
scams, and Drawing scams are
designed for identity theft
and fraud.
If you have opened a
Lottery Scam email, please
go to
www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/doc/id_theft_prevention.htm
• THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A
RANDOM EMAIL DRAWING
• JACKPOTS ONLY
COME FROM TICKET SALES, NOT
COMPANIES OR CORPORATIONS
• MOST COUNTRIES ONLY ALLOW
THEIR RESIDENTS TO WIN
• IT IS ILLEGAL FOR U.S.
CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN A
FOREIGN LOTTERY (US
Code, Title 18)
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WARNING! LOTTERY WINNING
NOTIFICATIONS CONTAIN
COUNTERFEIT CHECKS!
Stay
out of Debt, Stay out of
Jail
Please
go here:
www.fraudaid.com/solution_center/doc/checks_and_money_orders.com
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Lottery Questions:
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Hired by a
foreign company to write,
sign and mail checks:
Go to the
Scam
Solution Center: Told to buy check stock or
received check stock
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Joe
Wein's
Scam-O-Matic: Is your email a
scam?
Verify a that an email is a scam: go to
Joe Wein's Scam-O-Matic |
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IDTheft
Go to the
Scam Solution Center: ID Theft
Prevention
EVERYONE who has opened a scam email or
Spam must read this for their own
protection. Plus, if you have been
corresponding with fraudsters you are at
VERY HIGH risk of ID Theft. |
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Threats from the scammer
Go to the
Scam Solution Center: Threats from a
scammer |
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VERIFYING CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS,
SUSPICIOUS CHECKS:
What you never learned in school
Go to the
Scam Solution Center: How to really
verify a check or money order |
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FUNDS WIRED INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT
Go to the
Scam Solution Center: Money wired into
your account (bank, credit union,
PayPal, credit card) |
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Receiving cash, checks, or money orders,
or merchandise
What's really happening
to you, Truth vs. Scam:
The legal truth about work-at-home
money, package, and check-forwarding
jobs, and check-writing jobs
You were hired by a
foreign company to do one or more of the
following:
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Receive
and forward merchandise
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Process
payments
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Receive
money through Western Union or
MoneyGram and resend it
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Receive
wired funds into your bank, PayPal,
credit card, or portfolio account
and resend it.
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Write
checks on bank accounts you do not
personally own
You've been sent
too much money and must wire the
overpayment to someone.
Someone you met online wants you to cash
checks or money orders for them or send
packages somewhere. |
If you have a question that is
not
answered by the links on this page, click
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In our experience, the information and guidance offered on
this site have proven to be effective; however, we always
recommend that you consult with an attorney.
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do not hesitate to contact federal enforcement (FBI, Secret Service,
RCMP), Scotland Yard, or local law enforcement to check us
out.
Information provided about lotteries and
lottery scam: Fraud Aid, Inc. is not affiliated with
any pay-to-play or free online lottery or Sweepstakes games
and derives no income from any pay-to-play or free online
lotteries or Sweepstakes or any of their participating
sponsors with the possible exception of a sponsor's
independent advertising unassociated with any drawings
promotion; nor does Fraud Aid promote or sponsor any
lotteries or Sweepstakes or numbers drawing of any kind.
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Fraud Aid, Inc.