8 Internet Scams That Are Stealing People’s Money

3) You’ve Won!

It can be a car, a small prize of $1000 or even a vacation. Whatever you’ve won, you’ll often find it hard to remember that you even entered the contest. If you are notified you won something from a company that you are unfamiliar with and have no recognition of ever entering, that should be your first cause for alarm. But the real thing you need to be on the look for is when someone tells you that in order to receive your prize, you need to pay taxes up front or some other sort of fee up front.  You should NEVER EVER pay anything in order to receive a prize. Also, beware of anybody requiring you to give very sensitive information in order to gain your prize – never release your social security number and be very careful about providing your bank information and never provide them with passwords or anything they can use to access your accounts.