Conflicted competition win

Rosie36

Hi, I'm relatively new to comping and have only been doing it for about a week.

I have just had a text saying I've won the monthly competition at UK prizes. It provided me with a number to ring and a code to enter but it charges an initial cost of £6.00. I'm not sure whether or not it is legitimate and could really use some guidance. I appreciate any advice, just feeling really torn right now. :undecided

rosemac

Don't call it and avoid UK prizes

Misslayed

I've not heard of this but my gut instinct is DON'T. Any competition asking you to pay to receive a prize is mega dodgy. No legitimate prize promoter would do this. Lots of free to enter (and win) competitions on this site. Do have a look at the advice for new compers, it's very good advice.

fire**fly

Rosie36 wrote: »

Hi, I'm relatively new to comping and have only been doing it for about a week.

I have just had a text saying I've won the monthly competition at UK prizes. It provided me with a number to ring and a code to enter but it charges an initial cost of £6.00. I'm not sure whether or not it is legitimate and could really use some guidance. I appreciate any advice, just feeling really torn right now. :undecided

hi, there's some great tips/help & info in our comping guide
if it helps ..
Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1014121

& UK Prize are on the list we are advised to avoid..

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 this is the collective opinion of other MSE Compers & does not necessarily reflect upon the sites themselves.

2minutedraw
4FreeUK
ABCWins
ActiveYou
BonAccordLife (spam calls, info here)
Bouncing-Babies
Cashillion
Catalink
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
eGENTIC (see Planet49 below)
EZ Prize Giveaway
Fair Exchange
FindAPrize (questions raised if prizes awarded, slight spam, non existant company address? Info here & here)
Foresters (pestered with calls and even salesmen turning up. See here and here for more info)
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
Optical Express (have pestered with calls, more info here and here - scroll to posts 12 Nov'12 onwards)
Optimax
PenicuUK.com (linked to Weatherseal below)
PickUpThe Prizes
Planet49 (please read here, here, here & here for more info, aka: eGENTIC )
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 (postal junk mail even when you opt out)
Prize4U
Prizes.UK
PrizePunch
PrizeStore
RewardsToday
Sandersons Blinds (various comp sites but prize is for blinds from this company, Thomas Sanderson - pestered very badly, read here for more info)
ShopBe
Simple2Win
SoapBoxSurvey
SoFreebies
Space Kitchens (see thread here)
SupremeOGlaze (linked to Weatherseal below)TheStarPrize
Swooosh
Tickbox
Topfox
Toyhound
UKDailyDeals
UkPrize
UK-PrizeDraw
Vaniki
VoiceInACrowd
Vouch4me
WatchMyWallet
Weatherseal
Weather Wherever
Whats On TV (now 'powered by Instant Win 4 Now')
Willowbrook (chairs) (pestered with phone calls quite badly on some comps - see here and also here)
Win 4 Now
Win24
YouLoveFreebies
Zenith Windows (linked to Weatherseal above)
Ziinga (beware emails received, see this thread for info)

kimplus8

If it charges you to clam your win then AvOid!

Rosie36

Thank you all for your advice. Judging by what you've all said I'll leave this one. Greatly appreciated :-)