Prize & Lottery Scams
You won something you never entered, and you just need to pay a fee to collect. You cannot owe taxes on winnings that do not exist. The fee is the entire scheme.
Lottery / Sweepstakes Scam
You won a lottery you never entered — congratulations — but first you must pay "taxes" or "fees" to release the prize. You cannot owe fees on winnings that do not exist, and real lotteries do not bill you to collect. The prize is the bait; the fee is the whole scheme.
Inheritance / Nigerian Prince Scam
An unknown relative or foreign official has left you a fortune, and only a few advance fees stand between you and millions. The money is not real and never was — the Nigerian-prince classic in a new envelope. Every fee paid just invites the next one.
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