Prizes & fees

Real examples of Prizes & fees scams reported by the public. Learn what they look like so you can spot and avoid them.

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High riskScam likelihood 72/100

LinkedIn-style message from a Top 100 Magazine claiming a selection committee was impressed and requesting email/phone. Classic vanity-award/lead-harvesting funnel: flattery, vague committee, unsolicited contact, push to move off-platform. Known pattern preceding paid feature upsells.

Prizes & feesAnalyzed by Claude Opus 4.8

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High riskScam likelihood 68/100

Message claims auto‑payment will occur within 24 hours and asks recipient to call a US support number to cancel; invitation sent from an unfamiliar university email address with future date, indicating unsolicited payment demand typical of scams

Prizes & feesAnalyzed by Nvidia Nemotron 3

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