Daymade is it a con?

I've just seen an ad for a competition service Daymade. It all looks professions (maybe too professional) but when you look a bit deeper the questions come. All their reviews are from October 2024 onwards with many reviewers leaving multiple reviews. You don't win the same comp regularly enough to leave so many reviews in quick succession, so are they true?

Also when you look at Companies House, they were a travel company until August 2024, how can they have had over 2 million purchases since then (they say they plant one tree a purchase)? Also although they have lots of picture of people looking like they are winning prizes, they don't actually say they are their winners.

Does anyone know anything about them, does it sound like a con?

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  • DE_612183
    DE_612183 Posts: 3,373 Forumite
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    what makes you think all the review are from october 24 and from the same people - have you looked at Trust Pilot?

    I can't comment on the particular company but it seems ok to me - of course with these things you never know how many people are in each draw
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,177 Forumite
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    Yet another site where you pay to enter their competitions all with usual  claims of fantastic odds - one thing is for sure these sites should make lots of money for the people running them.
  • Hi DE_612183

    No you are right the reviews do go back beyond Oct 24, not sure when they switch to Daymade, all the early ones are from for something called Team-Triphunters, makes me even more concerned. Plus when you start to read through the reviews no one has won anything more than vouchers, any negative review gets the same standard reply from Violet.

    And if they have been going for ages why aren't there any winners listed?

    I think I'll stay away.
  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 17,183 Forumite
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    Hi DE_612183

    No you are right the reviews do go back beyond Oct 24, not sure when they switch to Daymade, all the early ones are from for something called Team-Triphunters, makes me even more concerned. Plus when you start to read through the reviews no one has won anything more than vouchers, any negative review gets the same standard reply from Violet.

    And if they have been going for ages why aren't there any winners listed?

    I think I'll stay away.
    The legal entity behind the website was called TH Travel Limited, which would tie in with Trip Hunters, and changed their name in August this year to Daymade Ltd
  • Kernowc
    Kernowc Posts: 34 Forumite
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    Terrible company, terrible customer service. They are only after your money!
  • DE_612183
    DE_612183 Posts: 3,373 Forumite
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    Kernowc said:
    Terrible company, terrible customer service. They are only after your money!
    Well, yes - thats how they make money - they are no in it for fun they have to make a profit.
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