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  2. Sweepstakes Scam Asks for Donations, Swindles Consumers - AOL

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    Sweepstakes Scam Asks for Donations, Swindles Consumers. Dawn Fallik. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:14 PM. sweepstakes junk mail consumer. Mailboxes nationwide are full of promises for cash prizes ...

  3. Trio uses bogus sweepstakes prizes to scam people out of $1 ...

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  4. Lottery scam - Wikipedia

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    Another type of lottery scam is a scam email or web page where the recipient had won a sum of money in the lottery. The recipient is instructed to contact an agent very quickly but the scammers are just using a third party company, person, email or names to hide their true identity, in some cases offering extra prizes (such as a 7 Day/6 Night Bahamas Cruise Vacation, if the user rings within 4 ...

  5. Consumers Call Out Recent Reeseā€™s $25,000 Contest as Scam ...

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    A new $25,000 giveaway by The Hershey Company is coming under scrutiny for possible violations of state and federal sweepstakes law. The contest is being promoted on packs of Reese's Peanut Butter...

  6. Sweepstakes parlor - Wikipedia

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    A sweepstakes parlor sells a service or product, usually internet access or telephone cards. When a purchase is made, a number of chances to win prizes are given to the consumer. Proponents compare this practice to similar promotional giveaways by other businesses, such as McDonald's' Monopoly promotion, which are legal in most areas. [2]

  7. American Family Publishers - Wikipedia

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    AFP was jointly owned by TAF Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Time Inc.) and a group of private investors. It is best known for running sweepstakes in which a large amount of money was offered as the grand prize (in a range of several hundred thousand to one or more million dollars). The winner was chosen at random, by a professional auditing ...

  8. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  9. FBI Issues New Warning on Lottery and Sweepstakes Scams - AOL

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