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Are Your Winnings Real? Check the Names of Fake Lotteries Starting with S

List of Prize and Lottery Scams Starting with the Letter S

Are Your Winnings Real?  Check the Names of Fake Lotteries

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This page identifies and provides links to many actual examples of lottery and sweepstake scam emails. Remember, just because your email is not in this list does not make it legitimate.  The scammers constantly change the names and the content of the letters.  However, if the letter you received is similar to one below, you will know it IS a scam!

Click here to see how the lottery / sweepstakes scams work

Legal lotteries?  There are some.  We're not recommending them; lotteries are called "a tax on the stupid" for very good reasons, but if you're looking for a lottery, here is a list of legitimate lotteries

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Directory of Sample Lottery Scams - Real Scam Emails and Explanations

1. ONLINE SOUTH AFRICA 2010 FIFA WEB PROMOTION
2. S.A. 2010 WORLD  CUP  PROMOTION
3. Sachsen Lotto-GmbH (Mrs. Susan Flo version)
4. Sachsen Lotto-GmbH (2 versions, including "Mrs. Julia Flo, Gray Armstrong"))
5. Sachsen Lotto-GmbH scam - version 3 - "Gray Armstrong"
6. Schleswig-Holstein Lotto - "Mr. Stevens Herbert"
7. SHELL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL - "Mrs Elizerbeth Walters", "Mr. Trevor Blair"
8. Shell Federal Credit Union, "Maria", "Blair Hodge"
9. Shell  Lottery Promo, Shell  Management Nigeria (Customer Services)
10. SHELL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL - "Richard K. Loyld", "Elizabeth Walter"
11. Silver Rand Promotions Inc
12. SKY LOTTERY BALLS LTD, "Chief Clyde A. Jenne", "Mr.Morrision Brandon"
13. The South Africa Gaming Board E-Lottery Promotions - "Mrs. Theresa Bedford", "Dr Godwin Thambo"
14. SOUTH AFRICAN 2010 WORLD CUP BID INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY - "THE PROMOTION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT ", "MR.MARK THAMBO"
15. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL LOTTERY; C/O MICROSOFT GATEWAY EMAIL ON-LINE LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD - "Mrs. Eunice Zamquoma"
16. Spainish Loteria Nacional Sweepstakes - Bono Loteria Nacional
17. Spanish Email Lottery International, Spain, "Mrs. Jennifer Alvaro", "Alvan Mostoles of BRUTES TRUST SECURITY COMPANY S.A"
18. Staatsloterij Award nl, "Mrs. Jolanda de Boonstra", "Mr.Kuiters A.Antonius(Advocaten)"
19. Staatsloterij Nederlands - "Mr. Smith Roland", "Charles Agata Otti"
20. STAATSLOTERIJ BV with multiple addresses in the Netherlands
21. STAATSLOTERIJ BV, the Netherlands, Version 2
22. Standard Chartered Bank Plc, "Mr. Williams  Millet", "foreignremittance@standardcharteredonline.net"
23. Star National Lottery - "Lewis Morgan", "Denins M. Ryan"
24. SURF LOTTERY GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION - "Walter Jones", "ALBERT COPPENS"
25. SURF LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL - "CONGRATULATIONS DEAR LOTTERY WINNER!!!" - Walter Jones, ALBERT COPPENS
26. SWEETWIN LOTTO PROMO LOTTERY - "Dennis White", "ARTHUR BANNETT"
27. Swift Express Courier Company - Free Lotto - "Mr John Cole", "Swift Express Courier Company"
28. Swift Lotto Gaming Commission
29. Swiss-Lotto Netherlands
30. Swiss Lotto - Swiss National Lottery Scam
31. Swiss Lotto Englands
32. Swiss Lotto Award or Swiss Lottery Organizations, "Barrister Terry Wilgate", "my office"
33. Swiss National Lottery

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For scam company names that start with other letters, click on the letter:

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J-K L  M  N  O  P  Q-R  S  T  U-V  W-X-Y-Z

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These are more names of scam lotteries for which we have not yet received a complete example.

If you received an email or letter from on of these, please forward it to us at

S
SAMSUNG COMPANY CHINA
Savannah International Stake Lottery (also refers to Lottery Winners International)
SAVE AMINA Lottery
Scientific Game Promo Lottery
Scientific Game Promo Lottery
Scientific Game Promo Lottery; THE Netherlands
Scientific Game Promo Lottery; BELGIUM
Scientific Game Promo Lottery/ British International Program
Scientific Game Promo Lottery / International , Programs
SCOOP LOTTO
Sea Field Ventures (U.K.) (connection with Global Lottery International )
SEA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Security Dispatch
Security Appliance Distributors
Security Express
SelectLotto Sweepstakes
Shell International Lottery
Shell International Lotto
Shell Lottery International
Silver Birds Lottery
Silver Fortune Lottery
Silver Fortune Lottery, S.A. Lottery Winners International
SILVER SPOT SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY
SKY-LOTTERY COMPANY UK
Skybird Promo Lottery
SKY COOPERATIVE LOTTERY
Smartball Lottery
Smartball Lottery, UK
SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Sorteo de Navidad Semanal Santa/First Lottery
Soteo De Navida/Simana Santa
South African Lotto
South African 2010 World cup Bid lottery Award International
South African Worldwide lottery
South Africa Sweepstake Lottery
SOUTHERN STAR PROMOTIONS
Spanish International Lottery
Spanish Loteria-International de navidad sweep-stakes lottery-promotion
Spanish Lottery Promotion Program
SPANISH GLOBAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
SPANISH LOTERIA PRIMITIVA
Spanish Lottery Commission (El Gordo)
Spanish Summer Sweepstakes
Spain Sweepstake Lottery
SPEED CARGO COMPANY
Speed Diplomatic Lottery Promotions
SPONSOR BINGO LOTTERIJ INTERNATIONAL BE
SPONSOR BINGO LOTTERIJ INTERNATIONAL NL
Sport Lottery
Sprint Securities
Staal International Email Lottery
Staat Lotterij
STAATSLOTERIJ.NL-E.GAMES
STANDARD LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Star Lottery International
STARMARK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
StarLotto International
STATES LOTTERY
Sturgess Campion Mitchell
Suddeutsche Klassenlotterie
Summerset International Lottery
Sun Coast Lotto
SuncoastLotto.ORG (South Africa)
Sunset Games
Sunset Games South Africa
Sun Set Promo
SunGame International Sweepstake Lottery
SUNSHINE GLOBAL LOTTERY
SUNSWEET PROMO LOTTERY BV
Sunsweet International BV
Sunsweet Lottery
Sunsweet Promo Lottery London-ENGLAND
Sunsweetwin
Sunsweetwin Pollo Lottery
Sunsweetwin Lotto Promo Lottery
Sunsweetwin Promo Lottery
SUPERBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
Super Loteria de Espana
Super Cash Sweepstakes
Super Electronic Lotto Inc
Surplus Sales
SWEEPSTAKES 2005
Sweeps stake Lottery
SweepstakeRS Cyber Lotto
Sweepstake Lottery International
Sweepstakers Cyber Lotto
Sweepstakes Administration Agency
Swift Lottery International
Swiss Lottery International
Swiss Lotto
Swiss-Lotto Nederland
SWISS LOTTO ZURICH HIGHSTAKES INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS LOTTERY
SWISS LOTTO INTERNATIONAL
SWISS PROMO
Swiss-Zurich High Stakes International Promotions Lottery
Swiss Union International
Swiss Lotto
Swiss Lotto Agency, Zurich (see the Swiss Government Embassy page about this one)
Swiss Lotto Highstakes (see the Swiss Government Embassy page about this one)
Swiss Lottery International
Swiss Lotto Commission Switzerland
Swisslotto Open Lottery
Swiss World Cyber Lottery International-Swiss Lottery (see the Swiss Government Embassy page about this one)
Swiss World Lottery International
Swiss-Zurich High Stakes International Promotions Lottery (see the Swiss Government Embassy page about this one)
SWITZERLAND AWARD PROMOTION
SWITZERLAND LOTTO COMPANY

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For more information, see these pages:

• Explanation of lottery scams
• What to do if you think you have been the victim of a scam
• How to report a scam
• How the lottery / sweepstakes scams work