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Help? Not sure if I have won!?

I have just received an email from Peachy Loans saying:

Congratulations!

You have won £100 from our Giveaway game on Facebook!

In order to receive the prize money we need the following information from you:


Full name
Account number
Sort code
Bank name

We always strive to offer the highest quality service and products to all of our customers, and we rely on your feedback to help us achieve this. For this we would kindly ask you to write us a review on


I have searched for them on Facebook and they have posted a status again saying congratulations I have won the competition today.

I am unsure as they are asking for my bank account details and definitely won't be giving those away?

Can anyone help? X

Comments

  • hannonle
    hannonle Posts: 2,197 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    it sounds genuine, but maybe you can always ask if you can have a cheque or paypal payment instead?
    Thank you to everyone who posts on the competitions boards. You all rock!
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,375 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
  • Yonce91
    Yonce91 Posts: 96 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10 Posts
    Thank you I have emailed them :-)
  • IDeamOfFairies
    IDeamOfFairies Posts: 2,289 Forumite
    1,000 Posts
    Yonce91 wrote: »
    I am unsure as they are asking for my bank account details and definitely won't be giving those away?


    So they can pay the £100 into your bank - they can only pay in, they can't take anything out as you have no signed contract for them to debit anything from you.
    As that is how they do their business then that would be the only method - if you don't wish to give your account details then you would forfeit the prize
    Yes, I know there is no "R" in the word dream in my username - it was setup in memory of my grandson :A
  • sammi86
    sammi86 Posts: 533 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Yeah i had a similar e-mail when i won £100 from Wonga a while ago. Its legit :D
  • grannybiker
    grannybiker Posts: 12,128 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I won with them and the money was paid in straight away.
    Worse things will have happened in the world today...
    "The only thing that really matters, it to love and to be loved."
  • LadyMorticia
    LadyMorticia Posts: 19,899 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I won with them and the money was paid into my account really quickly.

    All that information is available on any cheque you send. x
    2019 Wins
    1/25

    £2019 in 2019
    £10/£2019
  • captainjack2
    captainjack2 Posts: 274 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts
    The sort code and account number is to pay in only. You need the long number and security number for them to take money out. There's more of a risk in sending a cheque by Royal Mail.
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