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Luckyone
Luckyone Posts: 23,016 Forumite
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edited 24 September 2013 at 4:39PM in Game Over Archives
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  • Daza
    Daza Posts: 3,936 Forumite
    edited 24 September 2013 at 4:40PM
    There is a unique ID on your link -- maybe the link is just for you
    uniqueId=334f48d6-f98a-4f3b-8d05-49cb0ab460b4

    This link takes you to the competitions page
    http://www.swooosh.co.uk/HomePageContent/competition/index.html

    I am sure these are on the spam list though
  • Luckyone
    Luckyone Posts: 23,016 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    Daza wrote: »
    There is a unique ID on your link -- maybe the link is just for you
    uniqueId=334f48d6-f98a-4f3b-8d05-49cb0ab460b4

    There also isn't a comp for a £500 spree on that link - I can see a holiday comp

    Sorry just got a load of spam so please press expired

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  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
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    spam lists here if it helps..

    11 Are there any sites, from experience, which are likely to generate lots of spam?
    There are a few which have come to our collective attention as sites that, when used for comps, seem to generate lots of unwanted postal, email & phone call attention. These are listed below for your information, however, please do remember that this is only the collective opinion of other MSE Compers & does not necessarily reflect upon the sites themselves.

    2minutedraw
    4FreeUK
    ABCWins
    ActiveYou
    Bouncing-Babies
    Cashillion (Lead Generation, Data Aquisition, Email Marketing company)
    Clash Club/Clash media
    Club La Costa
    Consumer Lifestyles
    Consumer Opinions
    Craftomatic Beds (Comps appear to be just a way to get a salesman into your home, especially if vulnerable/alone)
    Emailinform
    EZ Prize Giveaway
    Fair Exchange
    FindAPrize (questions raised if prizes awarded, slight spam, non existant company address, dodgy? Info here & here)
    Freeb.ie
    GetMeATicket
    GetYourBillsPaid
    GreatUKsurveys
    Guide2Win
    HelloMagazine (offers.hellomagazine.com - comps on this URL have caused spam to some compers, be aware!)
    InstantPrizeDraw
    Just-Rewards
    Lingscars
    MyConsumer
    MyFamilyUK
    MyOffers
    NoizeMakesEnemies (Care - your profile with name, address, phone number & email appear to be on show with no way to make it private!!)
    Nuts (comps.nuts.co.uk - comps on this URL run by data collecting co. Data Media & Research Ltd.)
    OffersClick
    OfferX
    Opinioniser
    Optimax (phone calls, letters & emails!)
    PenicuUK.com (linked to Weatherseal below)
    PickUpThe Prizes
    Planet49 (please read here, here, here & here for more information)
    PlayAndWin (beware emails received, see this thread for info)
    Plum Offers
    PostcodeLottery (see here, here, here & here - don't confuse with FreePostcodeLottery who are fine)
    Premier Christian Radio (lots of postal junk mail even when you opt out of future contact)
    Prize4U
    Prizes.UK
    PrizePunch
    PrizeStore
    RewardsToday
    ShopBe
    Simple2Win
    SoapBoxSurvey
    SoFreebies
    SupremeOGlaze (linked to Weatherseal below)
    Space Kitchens (see thread here)
    TheStarPrize
    Tickbox
    Topfox
    Toyhound
    UkPrize
    UK-PrizeDraw
    VoiceInACrowd
    Vouch4me
    WatchMyWallet
    Weatherseal
    Weather Wherever
    Whats On TV (now 'powered by Instant Win 4 Now')
    Willowbrook (chairs) (have pestered with phone calls quite badly on some comps - see here and also here)
    Win 4 Now
    Win24
    Zenith Windows (linked to Weatherseal above)
    Ziinga (beware emails received, see this thread for info)


    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1014121
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