{"id":638,"date":"2011-06-17T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T10:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/?p=638"},"modified":"2022-03-24T20:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T00:47:57","slug":"more-on-spotting-sweepstakes-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweepsadvantage.com\/sweepstakes-contests-blog\/more-on-spotting-sweepstakes-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"More on Spotting Sweepstakes Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As soon as I saw this\u00a0appear in my inbox, the red flags went up.\u00a0 See if you can spot the obvious signs that this is not a real win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your email has emerged winner of $1,000,000 USD in the Chevron Texaco Lottery for claims contact us with your name occupation country to email:chevron.texaco110@live.co.uk&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Where do I start?<\/p>\n<p>How 'bout that bad grammar?\u00a0 Do real sponsors make typos and grammar errors?\u00a0 Yes, real sponsors do make mistakes, 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