Many people create a real, not bogus, email account to use just for sweeping.

You should check your email daily. Each sweep is different. You need to read the rules to see how winner will be notified, and not all sweeps provide this information. Some may say winner will be notified by mail and/or phone, for example, so there are many possibilities.

Often, prizes just show up in your mail box without prior notice, and sometimes they do not even contain a letter telling you where they are from!

If you are concerned about getting a lot of junk email, read each entry form carefully before submitting. There is often a box to check to opt in or opt out of a mailing list/email list. Sometimes, opting in is required. That is one reason it helps to have a separate email account for sweeping.

In addition to checking your email daily, you should check your junk mail to make sure a winning notice did not end up there. After a while, you will be able to tell a real email notice from a fake one (there is information in the forums about this). Many sweeps also tell you to add their address to your safe sender list.