Verification emails not received

thetoothfairy

Morning all.

I just wondered if anyone else doesn’t receive the emails sent by competitions to verify your address and enter you in to the competition.

For instance I just entered an “in the snow” comp, after submitting, it said please check the email we sent you to confirm your email address - but I’ve had no email. And nothing in my spam folder either.

This happens on quite a few comps like this. Does it mean I’m. It not actually entered?

Glad

hi thetoothfairy

I've created a thread for your question, hopefully someone will help

mjm3346

If you don't verify when required you are almost certainly not entered.

If you use a form filler check your e-mail address is correct.

If you do not use a main e-mail provider set one up and try a competition using Gmail/outlook etc and see if you get confirmation (my preference is Gmail but I don't have problems receiving on outlook/hotmail or Yahoo either)

oliveoyl

Which email provider are you using? I used to use virgin media, but they filter emails, so if a company or server that the company use are on their 'spam' list, you won't get them. This includes some big reputable companies - I found out due to winning something with National Lottery, they phoned me because I hadn't replied to their emails (not a mega prize unfortunately).

Enigmatic_Me

I too was going to ask which provider you are using for email. I used to be with Yahoo mail and discovered a similar thing that many emails were not being received. I spent ages communicating with Yahoo re this to which they denied all knowledge that this could happen. I proved it was happening as my husband was even sending me emails which were not arriving in my inbox.

I therefore ditched Yahoo and moved to Gmail and have not had a problem since.