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Got a 'you won' message? Don't celebrate yet. Here's a 3-step check to confirm a prize is real before you respond. ✅

Sponsors need your SSN only after a big win, for taxes. Scammers ask upfront to steal your identity. Know the difference. 🛡️

Reporting a fake giveaway to the right places protects the next target. Here's who to tell: FTC, IC3, platforms, and more. 📢

If you 'won' but must buy gift cards to release the prize, stop. No real sponsor gets paid in gift cards. 💳

A friendly live caller says you won a car or cash, then steers you to fees or bank details. Here's how voice phishing runs. ☎️

A surprise 'you won' text with a link is almost never real. Here's how prize smishing works and why you should never tap. 📱

Official-looking prize letters lean on fine print and fake urgency. Here's how to decode pre-selected prize mail. ✉️