Do you want to be a winner? Of course! We all want to be winners. That's why we enter sweepstakes. 
Hi. I'm Andrea Avery, United States Postal Inspector. Now there are legitimate sweepstakes. But you NEVER have to pay to play. That's a scam. And there's a new sweepstakes scam to watch out for. 
Someone calls or writes to you saying you've won a cash prize in a sweepstakes-which, by the way, you never even entered. The cash is on its way to you in a metal briefcase, secured with a combination lock. 

Here's the twist: you have to send money to get the combination. And you have to do it quickly because the sender tells you the briefcase will self-destruct in a short period of time - and there with it, your winnings. 

So you send in the money and get the combination. Excitedly, you open the briefcase and... 

Remember: You don’t have to pay to enter a sweepstakes or collect a prize. If you're asked to pay, stay away - the sweepstakes is a scam.
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