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Is this a scam or did I win a new phone from Absolute Radio?

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Hi all. Received this email today.
(Have blacked out my name at the start.)
Has anyone won a Bauer competition like this before? Did the email you got look like this? Why would they need so much ID? It's also formatted weirdly (with the thing I've 'supposedly' won being in a slightly different font)? They've also put 'Samsung A5' rather than 'Samsung A51'
I assume it's from this daily comp here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6212386/e-30-11-20-000-worth-of-prizes-up-for-grabs#latest for the 28th
Sorry about all the questions. This is my biggest win if it's legit (my max prize value before has only been about £50 rather than this, which is worth about £280)
Thanks in advance for any help
(Have blacked out my name at the start.)
Has anyone won a Bauer competition like this before? Did the email you got look like this? Why would they need so much ID? It's also formatted weirdly (with the thing I've 'supposedly' won being in a slightly different font)? They've also put 'Samsung A5' rather than 'Samsung A51'
I assume it's from this daily comp here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6212386/e-30-11-20-000-worth-of-prizes-up-for-grabs#latest for the 28th
Sorry about all the questions. This is my biggest win if it's legit (my max prize value before has only been about £50 rather than this, which is worth about £280)
Thanks in advance for any help

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The email address and person all seem to work for Bauer. I think they will have just copied and pasted and that's why the text looks a bit weird. I've had to give loads of ID before, even when all I won was diet coke.
Enjoy your win!
*or even change the need for bank acc details
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bauer-Media-News/166318180084516?fref=ts
https://twitter.com/bauermedianews
Thanks for your help, everyone!