How to spot a WEM

alohahawaii · 25 September 2009 at 4:11PM

Can somebody tell me what the subject normally is for a WEM.

are they hard to spot?

I'm worried i might be missing them as i dont read email newsletters

thanks

mclaren2005 · 25 September 2009 at 4:13PM

I think I might miss them, but the one's that I have had start Congratulations ......

whoopidoo · 25 September 2009 at 4:15PM

They've usually got 'congratulations' or 'winner' in the title. But there is a lot of spam I've been getting lately that also has that in the title so it's a case of just opening them all and having a quick shufty, you can usually tell within the opening sentences whether they are for real or not

Paulos77 · 25 September 2009 at 4:17PM

The few I have had have been just normal emails saying congratulations or your a winner etc.

If I have been told I have won something through a Newsletter I wouldnt know because my email blocks images downloading in emails unless i say its ok. So i normally just skip past them if they dont look very interesting

green1970 · 25 September 2009 at 5:41PM

I get about 100 newsletters a day so I set up a rule in Outlook Express so that any email with either the word 'congratulations' or 'winner' goes straight to a separate folder called WINS. I still check all the newsletters just in case but it usually means if there is a win, it jumps out at me straight away by appearing in the other folder.

whoopidoo · 25 September 2009 at 7:42PM

Ooh now that's a good idea! Will have to do that one too

softpad · 25 September 2009 at 8:17PM

A word to the wise. I nearly lost a huge holiday prize because the email was a newsletter and the prize win was at the bottom. Fortunately, I got a telephone call as well but it's worth telling everyone. Nowadays I read everything. It's worth doing IMHO.

Hope this helps

mithras · 25 September 2009 at 8:19PM

I've had a couple of WEMs, from email entries, where they've simply replied to my original email to let me know I'm a winner. So the subject has been an re one. For example "re: Battlestar Galactica Competition" - if that makes any sense?! Sorry been comping a while tonight, brains a bit frazzed

Only LEMs for me lately though or spam ones as someone has mentioned. This week alone I've been the possible winner of four audi's :rotfl:

Good luck!!

alohahawaii · 25 September 2009 at 9:00PM

mithras wrote: »

I've had a couple of WEMs, from email entries, where they've simply replied to my original email to let me know I'm a winner. So the subject has been an re one. For example "re: Battlestar Galactica Competition" - if that makes any sense?! Sorry been comping a while tonight, brains a bit frazzed

Only LEMs for me lately though or spam ones as someone has mentioned. This week alone I've been the possible winner of four audi's :rotfl:

Good luck!!

hehe lucky you

thanks everyone!

jeanmd · 25 September 2009 at 9:35PM

green1970 wrote: »

I get about 100 newsletters a day so I set up a rule in Outlook Express so that any email with either the word 'congratulations' or 'winner' goes straight to a separate folder called WINS. I still check all the newsletters just in case but it usually means if there is a win, it jumps out at me straight away by appearing in the other folder.

Thank you so much for this. I didn't know it was possible.

My DD has just set it up for me.

Thank you alohahawaii for asking the right question.

alohahawaii · 26 September 2009 at 11:16PM

jeanmd wrote: »

Thank you so much for this. I didn't know it was possible. My DD has just set it up for me.

Thank you alohahawaii for asking the right question.

I always want to ask how people win but it's probably been asked a million times!!! haha

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