Competitions Discussion Thread Part 14

jaibaby

Apologies if this has been asked before, but does it matter if you use a different email address to your facebook one when entering a competition? I entered one today, and it got me thinking. My email I use to log into fb is yahoo, but my main comping one is gmail. I always fill in my gmail one when asked for an email address for a comp.

Also, when you have to "like" a page and sign up for newsletters on it's website?

Thanks for reading

toniq

This fb dedicated search usually works for me.

http://www.facebook-search.com/

It's a customised search x

Type ur name with winner into top box.

martinsgiftstogo

Does anyone know what is going on with competition entries sent to me.

I usually have lots of entries to my competitions...which is great, but since about 5:00 today and continuing since then, I have received batches of emails...all with nothing in the subject line.

The emails are all different...as are the names and addresses...only the emails are written in exactly the same format.

Name
telephone
Address

Also all of the telephone numbers have the zero missing from the beginning.

Is there a way that compers can get themselves added to a multiple entry sort of set up whereby mass entries are sent out to people from the same template...if that makes any sense.

Just puzzled

lilias

See, for example

http://www.wewin4u.co.uk/tellmemore.php

And Jason from Loquax has some advice

http://www.loquax.co.uk/webmaster/autoentry.htm

twinklenicci

lilias wrote: »

See, for example

http://www.wewin4u.co.uk/tellmemore.php

And Jason from Loquax has some advice

http://www.loquax.co.uk/webmaster/autoentry.htm

omg i had no idea things like this went on , how awful!!!!

martinsgiftstogo

lilias wrote: »

See, for example

http://www.wewin4u.co.uk/tellmemore.php

And Jason from Loquax has some advice

http://www.loquax.co.uk/webmaster/autoentry.htm

oooh...thanks for that.

I checked the details on the emails sent to me and the were sent from one site.

I looked them up and was advised that it was probably a phishing site...although I think the automated entry idea is more likely.

I have reported every email as spam and none of the addresses will be included in my prize draws.

pkc_2

I get 100's of phishing emails... I send them all to phishtank (opendns.org) who verify and block sites via their DNS service.. I would recommend everyone else does the same, the more bad sites we block the better for all.

Barnabysue

Thanks for that Toniq, I've often wondered how you search facebook too.

twinklenicci

:j

pkc wrote: »

I get 100's of phishing emails... I send them all to phishtank (opendns.org) who verify and block sites via their DNS service.. I would recommend everyone else does the same, the more bad sites we block the better for all.

i also get loads of these emails thanks for the info wasnt aware there was a site you could report them to thanks so much x

fire**fly

hiya, have this weeks Pick me Up Issue 17 ready to post but it's not online yet,

http://www.puzzlesandprizes.co.uk/

if anyone notices when it comes online could they let us all know please so can get it on for everyone

xx