Real Scams: Foreign Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam - Learn How to Protect Yourself

This is a reenactment of a foreign lottery scam that costs US consumers over $100 million a year. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) created this video to educate and help protect consumers from being victims of this scam.
Please share this video with your family, friends and coworkers. Visit bbb.org for information on the latest scams and remember, "Start With Trust."

[@robinleavitt7919]

Anything that comes in the mail like this is trash. Nothing is free people NOTHING

[@lrowe6494]

Right

[@angiemitchell2748]

Like my mama always said if its to good to be true it is.

[@snapjitzy]

Your mom sounds like a genius. Was she a doctor or possibly a astronaut?

[@richardhudak685]

JUST DON'T ANSWER

[@ronmendoza1274]

Great info.
Especially during the current Publisher's Clearing House TV commercials.

[@burly636]

Strictly confidential, and why would that be? Too bad people fall for this. Just send me the check. I’ll take care of the taxes later.

[@bebe553]

I believe the banks should know that these checks are fraudulent.
As long as this has been going on why would banks continue to accept" these checks, especially for the large amounts of money and then allow people to within days withdraw most of it.
Doesn't make sense to me.

[@gracealexandre3381]

IF I WON, WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY??!!

[@BBBGreaterMD]

This one is a very popular scam. Excellent video.

[@BetterBusinessBureauInc]

Thanks!

[@lordanm3756]

I feel so sad even tho it is a skit

[@kenbob1071]

1:09 "Fraud Fighter" ...worked like a charm.

[@Musician_Robert]

I'm going to cal them scammers and tell them it's their lucky day as well lol

[@thetrueworld511]

I do work for the western union's consumer protection and when we tell people to go to law enforcement when we found there is a scam going on they just tell them there is nothing they can do!

[@robertmorris5429]

Tell your banks to check the authenticity of the check before deposits or withdrawals are credited . They will be in total agreement.

[@Lambert1386]

Report them to The Better Business Bureau!

[@derrickthomasify]

Do not send money not real pch.com

[@goojedooje660]

CRIMINALS DONT CARE ABOUT THEIR VICTOMS THE POOR LADY

[@patmartin7072]

Gooje Dooje she is a lier also so greed got her also sorry for her to if anybody told me it was raining and I was standing in it to I would still check if it was

[@cindajenkins5924]

Don't trust anybody!!!!!!!!

[@ksspqf6016]

I won the Spanish national lottery

[@user-nt6ov1il2n]

Yeah, right!!

[@Baddscorpio]

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