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  • mjm3346 said:
    Georgias1 said:
    gdmoney said:
    Georgias1 said:
    I had a call at 15:14pm today from 0161 524 5976 I answered after two rings and stupidly didn't say anything, I thought the calls were live by the time I went two say "Make me a winner" they hung up after 2 seconds. Do you think this could have been them calling me? I feel sick to my stomach.
    See comment from @SpanishBlue earlier.

    "They don't display the number they are calling from so it wouldn't have been from them."

    On the terms & conditions it reads "However it is possible that the call will be from a withheld number" which to me also sounds like it might not be. I have got myself into such a state as it just seems like such a coincidence as it was exactly what happened on the radio. 

    I have found the number on the " whocalled" website, I am just not sure how accurate these websites are. 

    I am really praying it was just a scam, and it wasn't them.
    Regardless of anything else the number you have posted has been identified numerous times on various sites as belonging to a spammer
    Ok, that's exactly what I needed to hear. 
  • nigelh66
    nigelh66 Posts: 53 Forumite
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    Should you get lucky does anyone know what time the call is ? For some reason I have it in my head the winning call is made between 3:00 and 3:10.Thankyou :smile:
  • pate-ci0
    pate-ci0 Posts: 3,569 Forumite
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    nigelh66 said:
    Should you get lucky does anyone know what time the call is ? For some reason I have it in my head the winning call is made between 3:00 and 3:10.Thankyou :smile:
    I generally reckon that if the call has not come by 3:15pm it is unlikely that it will be me today. Having said that, when I won about 4 years ago, the call came just before 3:20pm (from a  withheld number) so I live in hope until about 3:30pm just in case. Transmission of the call is usually after 3:30pm (gives them time to edit if required).
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,364 Forumite
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    nigelh66 said:
    Should you get lucky does anyone know what time the call is ? For some reason I have it in my head the winning call is made between 3:00 and 3:10.Thankyou :smile:
    Could be anytime from when the competition closes to just before the winner is announced or the call is played
  • Abbafan1972
    Abbafan1972 Posts: 7,189 Forumite
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    Regarding the number of entries allowed - I always keep going until it tells me I reached my entry limit. For Friday’s comp it allowed me 55. 
    Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £18,886.27
  • So there's no 'free' online entry anymore? As far as i'm aware this is a new way of running 'Make Me A Winner' unless i've missed something? :(
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