{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-lottery-prize-claim-advance-fee","label":"Fake lottery / sweepstakes prize claim (advance fee)","description":"Email claiming the recipient has won a lottery, sweepstakes, or prize draw — but requiring an upfront \"processing fee,\" \"tax clearance fee,\" or \"release fee\" before the prize can be delivered. Legitimate lotteries and competitions never require advance payments; the fee demand is the defining fraud marker. Often impersonates Publisher's Clearing House, UK National Lottery, or fabricated \"International Lottery\" brands. FTC 2024: prize and lottery scams cost US consumers $301M, with advance fee demands present in >90% of reported cases.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}