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

List of Prize and Lottery Scams Starting with the Letter I

Are Your Winnings Real?  Check the Names of Fake Lotteries

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

Directory of Sample Lottery Scams - Real Scam Emails and Explanations

  1. Imperial Random Lotto
  2. Inter-European Email Award Centre
  3. INTER - LOTTO INC - "Christine Mcleonard", "MR. GARY COLE"
  4. International Lotto Inc., New Found Land, Canada
  5. INTERNATIONAL LOTTO ORGANIZATION, Euroafriq free Net Lottery Promotional
    award - Mr H Effenberg
  6. International World Internet Lotto Promotion
  7. IRNL - Euromillions - "DR GEORGE . M. OMERA", "BRITISH AIRWAYS COURIER COMPANY at bacs_dispatch@yahoo.co.uk"
  8. ITALIAN SUPERENALOTTO 2007 - "Mrs. Elena Giorgio", "Mrs. Adaline Daniela"

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

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

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I Care International Lottery
IBM International Stake Lottery Promotion NL
ICA - International Claims Administration (Canada)
Icon Lottery Promo
Icon Lottery (also uses name Victual Win Promo Lottery)
Ifex Lottery International
IMF (International Monetary Funding)
Imperial Lottery
IMUST International Lottery
Independent Finance Company Switzerland/CANADA Promo Lottery
INFINITY ELECTRONIC LOTTERY INC
Inner Circle
IRISH LOTTORY COMMISSION
IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME 2006
INTERLINK LOTTERY PROMOTION THE NETHERLANDS /INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL EMAIL LOTTERY PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL LOTERIA PRIMITIVA
International Lottery Program
INTERNATIONAL LOTTO ITALY
INTERNATIONAL LOTREE BELGIUM
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPICS LOTTO
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES
INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL PRIZE/SWEEPSTAKES PROGRAM OUT OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA
Internet Email Lottery Programme
Instant Wealth 
Inter ECO LuckyPromo Lotto
Inter Lucky Lotto
Inter-Lotto ProgramME
International Awareness Lottery Program (Afro Gold)
International Lottery Program
International Lottery in Liechenstein
International Lotto BV
International BV Promo
International Cash Disbursement Control Bureau
International Claims Administration
International Compliance Bureau
International Contracting Company LTD
International Direct Inc
International Disbursement Administration
International Distribution Group
International Distribution Office
International Fiduciary Holdings
International Institute of Health & Beauty
International KRASLOTEN B.V Promo
International Lottery Belgium .N.V
International Lottery Corporation
International Lottery Group
International Lottery Inc Promotions
International Lottery In LIECHTENSTEIN Foundation
International Lottery NV
International Lottery Promo
International Lottery Promotions Netherlands
International Lotto
International Lotto BV
International Lotto Club Promotion Company AG, Basel (see the Swiss Government Embassy page about this one)
International Lotto Club Promotion AG (see the Swiss Government Embassy page about this one)
International Lotto Commission
Internataional Lotto Commission (spelling mistake is deliberate)
International Lotto CO-OPERATION S.A
International Lotto Internet Lottery
International Lotto Netherland
International Lotto Netherland IL
International Lotto Netherlands
International Lotto Programs
International Lotto UK
International Merchandise Award Centre
International Merchandise Centre
International Merchandise Exchange
International Monetary Funding
International Order Processing Centre
International Prize Consortium
International Prize Fund Administration
International Rich Euro Lottery Promotion
International Riches
International Settlements Authority
International Shipping and Notification Centre
International Special Offers
International Sweepstakes Fund
International Sweepstakes Lotto
International Stake Lottery
International Summer Olympics Lottery Programme
Internet Email Lottery International Programme
ITLL Lotto/ International Promotions
INTL. Lottery Comision
Intl Lottery Commission
INTL Loteria Primitiva
INTL Lotto Commission Madrid
INTRNational Lotto CO-OPERATION S.A
IPG Prize Distribution Department (Netherlands)
InterLotto Equity Transfer Systems
Interpost Payment Services (International Payment Centre)
IPS Enterprises
ISO Awards
Ivory Lottery Netherlands

For more information, see these pages:

And please let us know about any suspicious calls or emails you receive.  We look for patterns so that we can alert the authorities and victims to new scams, before it is too late!

 

 

 

For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.