Scratchcards in magazines - worth doing?

grastgirl

one to send to get collection number, one enclosed
one to send scratchcard, two enclosed

grastgirl

I'm tempted to just go for it and see what happens as it goes, although I haven't sent it yet and it could take a while to find out if it's legit.

Nodarius

Where does it say about two stamps to be enclosed with a scratchcard?
And yes, I'm tempted to give it a try too

[Deleted User]

dont do it. when i was younger i did one from my mums magazine... phoned up to be told that i was entered into a draw - and needless to say the only time i heard back from this scratch card win was when the phone bill came in... mother dearest was not impressed!

Its a giant con and i can't believe they're still allowed to do it.

if you had big winners on them kind of things u would hear about it on here lol

maDMat_2

don't bother, i recently followed one through - garanteed cash winner.
The minimum cash prize was £20 - enough to cover phone charge and postage. (i phoned up at 1.50/min for 6 mins and won £20). has to send 2 1st class stamps (+one for postage) to claim the prize.
Got a letter the next week trying saying "as i responded quickly I was entitled to another prize just phone up with new claim number (£1.50/min for 6 mins) didn't bother as all i wanted was the £20 ....the next week got a voucher to fill in to get my £20, all i had to do was enclose 2 more 1st class stamps (+one for postage).

in total i had to spend £18.50 to win £20 - not worth it at all.

My advice is to ignore and throw them away - waste of time and money. -

grastgirl

Thanks for everyone's comments, having posted the thing off, rather than phoned, I would also say don't bother, I never got any reply, God knows what they do with all the first class stamps they get.

redzhell

Well around 2 weeks ago, I tried my luck with them. I sent them a self addressed envelope asking for a code and when I received it, I sent off the scratch card form with another self adddressed envelope as requested...

Didn't expect anything but today, I got the SAE that I sent to them and received a giftcard with £100 to be used on Giftsclub.com.

Tried googling for reviews but couldn't find anything specifically related to them so I just need to know whether it is a legit site?

I need to create an account before I could see what I could redeem with my gift card but I'm somehow reluctant to!

Any advice?

mrsright

I got three apples in a magazine and decided to check the web to see if it was anything worth ringing and claiming. When we read the threads online with some suggesting three apples would get you a million, of course we rang up. We won €15. Anyone wants the claim no, post your request here because i cannot be a***d!!!!

suedong

I spent £9 on phone call, found out I had one £10, sent it in to try and get my money back, received letter asking for more details, I sent them and heard nothing again. In my opionion I complete scam.

EIGHTOF8

This kind of comp is to be avoided. My brother had 3 ferrari;s in a row. He was convinced it was for real. However, when you read the T&Cs on the back, "The pictures in the prize panels does not represent the prize you MAY have won". Load of rubbish. Bin it and save yourself some money.