Spot scammers impersonating well-known charities and sweepstakes

Scammers impersonate all kinds of organizations, including reputable charities. And these impersonators sometimes make you believe that you won a charity-sponsored sweepstakes because you’ve donated to that charity. So, if you get a call about a sweepstakes contest you’ve supposedly won from someone who says they’re with a charity you support, how can you tell if the prize is real or a scam?

Source: FTC Consumer Alerts ↗ · imported 2026-10-26

Reported: 2026-10-26

Reported identifier: consumer.ftc.gov

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