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How can you tell if its a winning email

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  • mithras
    mithras Posts: 698 Forumite
    I've had two WEM's now where the headers have been re ones. As in no Congratulations or You Are a Winner....just sent as a reply to my original mail/ competition answer
  • zippie01
    zippie01 Posts: 968 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I use googlemail, and two out of my four wems have gone into the spam folder. So now I have to sift through that too !
  • DUKE
    DUKE Posts: 7,360 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I have the same problem Jadeytee & I did used to check them all. Unfortunately, there's far too many to go through now so I just delete the majority then worry that I've missed a WEM :rolleyes:
  • shjo558
    shjo558 Posts: 1,550 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    You can quite often tell the spam by looking at who sent it. Most circulars have newsletter, offers or other generic terms in them.

    I get a lot of emails everyday and I tend to have an unsubscribe afternoon on Fridays as I get home from work a bit quicker.

    I also have a spare email account for the 'subscribe to newsletter' comps. I just delete the whole account and make a new one if it gets over spammed!

    I've had a few WEM's into my spam box so always check that daily just in case.
  • Paulos77
    Paulos77 Posts: 693 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    The Wems I have received, I think it has been 2 so far, they were a personal email from an actual person form the company who was promoting the competition telling my I had one. So they have been pretty obvious to spot. I didnt realise about the sky ones being as newsletters though . Im going to check the ones ive had in the past.

    Also I get alot of spam too, I get on average around 120 emails a day, most are rubbish in my spam box.
    Comping again
  • isitenough
    isitenough Posts: 5,593 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Lol! Am I the only one that doesn't unsubscribe from anything once entered?!!
    Thank you to everyone who posts comps! :A
    I would like to be lucky,healthy & happy in 2020! :T
  • poodledoodledoo
    poodledoodledoo Posts: 2,001 Forumite
    isitenough wrote: »
    Lol! Am I the only one that doesn't unsubscribe from anything once entered?!!
    I don't either. Can't be bothered TBH :D
    My eyes can usually spot a WEM in a folder full of junk. They kinda jump out at you.
    Thanks to everyone who posts comps, I love winning prizes big and small
    :A:A:A:A:A:A:A:A
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