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Remember these tips for avoiding scam lotteries:

You cannot win a legitimate lottery if you have not entered it.
You must purchase a ticket to enter a legitimate lottery.
NO legitimate lottery contacts winners. Winners must always contact the lottery first.
You never have to pay to collect winnings from a legitimate lottery or sweepstake. You pay taxes AFTER you you receive the winnings. There are no other fees.
It is illegal under federal law to play ANY foreign lottery from the United States.
Scammers often use the name of a legitimate lottery in the scam.
Since scammers simply invent new names for their fake email scam (the email is the scam, not any persons or companies named in the email)s, it is more accurate to say that if you do not see the lottery on the list of legitimate lotteries, it is probably a scam.

List of Prize, Sweepstakes and Lottery Scams

A
Absolutely Famous Lottery International
AC Lotto
AccuLotto.com International
ACCULOTTO ONLINE INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY
Ace Capital International Lottery (also refers to Ocean Blue Lottery International)
Adexec Investerings Firma
AFRIC Credit Commission Lottery
AFRO-Asia Lottery
Afro Asian Sweepstakes Lottery
Afro Europe, Noordeinde The Netherlands
Afro Euro-Sweepstake Lottery
Al Goldino Marketing Lottery Company S.A Madrid - Spain
Alexis Corporation Canada (telemarketing)
Algamene Sweepstakes and Lottery
Algol Alliance Lotto. BV
Alpha Lottery International
All Lotto
ALLFLEX INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PRPRIZE AWARDDEPT.HOLLAND
Alliance Lottery International
Allied Trust Agency
AllLotto UK
Allstar Lottery Program
Alpha Lottery International
American Sweepstake Lottery
American Sweepstakes Commision
American Sweepstakes Commission
An Post International Lottery Company
AOL Grand Promotion
APPLE LOTTERY, UK
Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V.
Arlimbow (also known as Federation Internationale d'Affirmation de Gains FIAG)
Arnouts Treasure Lynex Lottery
Asea Foundation International
Assurance E-mail Lottery International Program
ATC Consumer Payment Services
ATL Enterprises, Inc.
ATL Payment Solution
Atlantic Lottery
Atlantic Lottery organization
Atlantics Promo International
Australian Government / australia lotto office
AUSSIE INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES
AUSTRALIAN CASH-OUT LOTTO BV / The National Lottery / BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY
Australian International Lottery
Australian International Lottery Agency
Australian International Winners Group
the Australian Lottery
AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY COMAPNY
AUSTRALIA LOTTERY INC.
Australia Lotto Lottery Inc.
Australia Lotto Lottery Inc. - Australian Lottery Bonanza
Australian Lotto Inc.
Australian Online Lottery
Auto Mall International
Awards Allocation Bureau
Awards Clearing House
Aventis Lotto
Awed International Lotto.BV Promo

B
Bank Giro Loterij Spel
Bank GIRO Loterij International Promotion Program
Belgium National Lottery (BNL)
Belove Internet Lottery Promotions International
Best International
Better Tomorrow Lotto Inc
BIGCHANCE LOTTERY LTD
BigLotto.com (internet site, also known as Big International )
BIAG International Bureau of Prize Distribution
Bingo Easter Lotto Program
Bingo Loterij
BINGO LOTERIJ AGENCY
BINGO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL.NL
Bingo Netherlands Sweepstake Lottery
Blue Fountain Lottery International
BONANZA 2006
BONDSOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
BONO LOTTERY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
BonoLotto Lottery
Bono Lotto/ Primitiva
Bonus Lottery
Bounty International Lottery Agency
Boxlotto Promotional Lottery Program sponsored by European Lotteries
British Airways Courier Service Lottery
Brittish Columbia Lottery Corporation
British Gaming Board E-Lottery Promotions
British International E-Lottery Promotion
British International Lottery and Sweepstake
British Lottery International
British Lottery International programs
BRITISH LOTTO PLUS
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY International Lottery Programs
BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY / AUSTRALIAN CASH-OUT LOTTO BV / The National Lottery
British Promotional Sweepstakes
British Sweepstake Lottery Program
BRITISH WEB LOTTERY
BRITISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY (THE)
BRITS WORLDWIDE LOTTO, UK
Brits Worldwide LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
Burgasoftware Foundation Lottery
BurgaSoftware Foundation International Company
(Switzerland, requires pre-payment of $54 for 'administration' costs)

C
CAA Management Corp. (arrived by regular mail - snail mail)
CALIFORNIA SUPER JACKPOT MEGA LOTTO PLUS
CALIFORNIA SUPPER MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO
The Camelot Group
CAMELOT UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
Canadian Equity Funding
Canadian Overseas Marketing
CANADIAN REAL LOTTERY PROMO AWARD
Cape Electronic Lotto Inc
Carlos Premier Lotto Madrid
Cash & Prize Clearing House
Cash Bonanza
Cash Claim Advisors International (also known as CCA)
Cash Galore
Cash Out Lotto
Cash-out Lottos Sweepstake Lottery
Cash Payments Bureau
Cash O Rama Contests
Centenary Olympics Big Lottery International
CENTRAL BUREAU FONDSENWERING, fake charity lotto letter
Centre International de Gains (Switzerland)
Certified Confirmation Centre
Uk's Chariot lottery - 'Mrs Rebbeca Nyugen', 'Dr Weaver'
Chadwick and Burke
Cheergate E-Mail Lottery Promotion
CHEERFULLGATE LOTTORY
CHEERFULGATE E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
Chelsea-Lotto
CISCO-NET-WORLD NV Lottery Winners International
Cisco Global Network International Lottery
CiscoNetWorld Agency BV
CITADEL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CLIAM LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Clean Lottery
CoinGoGames Lottery
Coca-Cola Lottery Winner's Results Announced
COLDEC B.V INTERNATIONAL
COMBIPLAY LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Commercial Trust BV.
Commission Lottery / International Promotions
Commission Sweepstakes Lottery
CONTINENTAL GAMES LOTTERY
Continental Lottery International
Continental Email Lottery Promotions
CONTINENT SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY/PROMOTIONS
Concrete Lotto
Concord Lotto
Consolidated Awards Services (Crown Dispatch Centre)
Contest America Publishers
Contestant Disqualification Services
Contestant Services
CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Coven