Reporting possible scam competition?

Lucky1983

Hi all, not posted here before so I hope this is ok.

Who can you report companies to, who post completions and then never announce a winner? Thanks

mjm3346

They do not have to announce a winners name.

If rules have been broken there is the ASA

https://www.asa.org.uk/make-a-complaint.html

The previous rule which stated that promoters must publish, or make available the full name and county of all major prize winners has changed in line with the law on data protection, contained in the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The new rule states that promoters must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place – ordinarily the surname and county of major prizewinners and, if applicable, their winning entries. They must also inform entrants at or before the time of entry of their intention to publish or make available the information and give them the opportunity to object to this or to reduce the amount of information published or made available. In such circumstances, the promoter must nevertheless still provide the information and winning entry to the ASA if challenged.

Promoters may also wish to seek legal advice or contact the ICO to ensure that their promotions do not breach the GDPR.

Lucky1983

mjm3346 wrote: »

They do not have to announce a winner.

If rules have been broken there is the ASA

https://www.asa.org.uk/make-a-complaint.html

Thank you. What about if you suspect they haven’t actually drawn a winner at all? We’ve contacted the company to ask who won but have had no reply. Surely it’s not allowed to run a competition and never have a winner?

mjm3346

Lucky1983 wrote: »

Thank you. What about if you suspect they haven’t actually drawn a winner at all? We’ve contacted the company to ask who won but have had no reply. Surely it’s not allowed to run a competition and never have a winner?

They have to provide the info to the ASA (my edit and your post at the same time)