Competition Scams - Please Post Them Here

echofalls

I'd like to think we're both special:rotfl:but you're right it's probably spam:mad:
I didn't click on link, will wait and see if anybody else received it.
Thanks for the reply.

thetriggerhappypwner

Hello MSE Fans!

The truth is that a HUGE minority of these posts are spam and scams.

I have a filter set up on my mailbox to filter the words commonly used "congratulations", "you're a winner", and many more, to automatically get rejected by the server and bounced back as "undelivered", and boy in the 2 or 3 years since setting it up, I have received around 5 spam emails.

Thank god my email inbox is clean!

I am however being bombarded by pop-ups from these scamwits demanding my phone number too, I just hit the "red X" at the top right corner of the window, and !!!!!!! gone!

lilias

thetriggerhappypwner wrote: »

Hello MSE Fans!



I have a filter set up on my mailbox to filter the words commonly used "congratulations" ... to automatically get rejected by the server and bounced back as "undelivered",

I've had any number of genuine winning emails with the heading "Congratulations". Thank goodness it has never occurred to me to automatically reject them :eek:

hamsterfan1

me too I recently had a win which just said CONGRATULATIONS in the header ( I have seen my name on facebook regarding this comp & I did enter)

Pinzy

I'm new to comping but am avoiding any that look like 'allprizes/allcompetitions.com' just cuz I figure they're basically harvesting sites. Have even started checking the urls now as some comps for named brands - it looks like a legit page then notice that the web address is actually "futurecompetitions" - annoying.

I've noticed quite a few for "Competwition", not sure it's legit as it may well be companies using it as they do with surveymonkey. Any experience good/bad?

Dishepherd

DO NOT SIGN UP TO http://www.pointshop.co.uk FOR ANY FREE GIFTS, AFTER A FEW DAYS THEY CHARGE YOUR ACCOUNT FOR £45 EVERY MONTHS AND WILL NOT REFUND. I SIGNED UP FOR A ANGRY BIRD SOFT TOY AND WAS CHARGED AND THEY DONT CARE THEY GOT THEIR MONEY AND THATS THAT.

mrshollysmith

u have posted this in the wrong place, I have never heard of the company but question why people give out there credit card/bank details so freely?

Elij

Started entering competitions yesterday, today I got a call from 02036170862. Googled it and it was a company called Orchid Studios whose hits all consisted of scam. Glad I didn't answer, but still didn't take them long to get my details!

weeowens

Elij wrote: »

Started entering competitions yesterday, today I got a call from 02036170862. Googled it and it was a company called Orchid Studios whose hits all consisted of scam. Glad I didn't answer, but still didn't take them long to get my details!

Which comp do you think it came from one?

Elij

weeowens wrote: »

Which comp do you think it came from one?

I entered a competition through a newspaper website but the actual competition was with myoffers.co.uk. Read on here afterwards about it and deleted my account with them but I guess it was too late. I think that must be that one because the other competitions I entered were through what I believe to be well known, reputable companies and brands and I am very careful about ticking/unticking the box to not give permission for my details to be passed on. Oh well have blocked the number now, they have rung 3 times today already!