What is more exciting than entering sweepstakes to win a brand new car? The opportunity to win the car of your dreams to impress your guy/girl or to make your neighbors jealous is merely a registration form away. Or maybe a boat, motorcycle or truck is on your “wish list.” There are sweepstakes for those as well. As a matter of fact, there are sweepstakes for just about any vehicle you can think
Sweepstakes differ from other promotions like the lottery, skill contests or other premium offers in that sweepstakes are free purchase or entry fee is necessary to enter. All you need to do is register with the company offering the sweepstakes, and you’ll be eligible to win without having to spend a single penny. This means all the sweepstakes (cash, car, home, vacation, online) are free. Registration with the company can be a long process or it can be short. Sometimes you will be asked to “contribute” a story or a recipe about your life or someone you know. In the case of free home makers online, you may have to include a story plus pictures of your home. With frees sweepstakes, you have the chance to win anything from cash to cars, from a home makeover to a dream vacation, and more. Free sweepstakes offer a whole range of prizes. Examples of some sweepstakes are the “poetry” sweepstakes. Submit a
“We are very
excited about the opportunity that the Live Fast Sweepstakes presents to Champ Car viewers,” said Champ Car President and CEO Steve Johnson. “This is one of the most aggressive programs we’ve ever put together for our television viewers
and we expect that it will be a huge success. Of course, none of this would be possible without the full support of our sponsor and media partners and we appreciate their participation in this sweepstakes.
“We are very
excited about the opportunity that the Live Fast Sweepstakes presents to Champ Car viewers,” said Champ Car President and CEO Steve Johnson. “This is one of the most aggressive programs we’ve ever put together for our television viewers
and we expect that it will be a huge success. Of course, none of this would be possible without the full support of our sponsor and media partners and we appreciate their participation in this sweepstakes.
Online sweepstakes are big business and give away billions of dollars, as well as cars, jewelry, vacations, shopping sprees, and other grand items. On the flip side, one can win as little as $1. But a free dollar is a free dollar! In order to get entered in a particular sweepstakes, you may have to sign up to receive various products or services. That is how the sweepstakes people earn their …
AG Reilly issued the letters to Massachusetts consumers who sent personal information, and in some cases, money responding to a mailing advertising a phony sweepstakes or promotion. The letters, sent to an address in Clives, Iowa, were seized last year by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and the names of Massachusetts consumers were forwarded to AG Reilly.
“The Iowa Attorney General and I both believe that the original mailing that you responded to was an attempt to identify and locate people who could later be targeted by phony telemarketers and other con-artists,” AG Reilly wrote. “These phony telemarketers and con-artists would have called you, claiming that you had won a sweepstake, lottery, or other prize, or that you are entitled to a government payout or some unexpected inheritance.”
AG Reilly added, “Be warned – everything these people tell you is FALSE – it is all part of a scam to steal your money. Usually, these scammers are outside the United States, and almost impossible to find.”
AG Reilly offers the following advice to consumers about phony sweepstakes or promotions:
Sweepstakes are promotions where prizes are given away for free. They differ from a lottery or most contests because you are not required to purchase anything to enter. However, you are required to fill out a registration form and in many cases answer survey or poll questions. To publicize the sweepstakes, companies
If you’re planning a vacation, why not try winning one by entering a vacation sweepstakes? You could be eligible to win a trip for you and your loved ones to your favorite holiday spot and share the experience of a lifetime. Your trip could be to the most romantic island on the planet or a NASCAR dream - winning the chance to see a race from the stands. If history is your hobby, you can enter sweepstakes that offer trips to all kinds of historical places. Whatever your dream vacation is, you can find a sweepstakes
When taking part in any sweepstakes, in order to avoid fraud, one must be familiar with all the rules and regulations of any given contest. Know how to differentiate between sweepstakes and other promotional games like the lottery. In games like the lottery, one is obliged to buy a ticket or pay an entry fee in order to win. To enter a sweepstakes, you simply need to register with the sponsoring company and provide information like name, adress and phone number. If, at any point in the process you feel as though you are being taken advantage of, you can elicit the help of the Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act. This does not apply to sweepstakes conducted via telephone or online. These games must …
Citizens in Andalusia have reported receiving letters from the “The Winners Management and Payment Centre” and checks from an AEDC Federal Credit
Union.
According to Sgt. Alice Donaldson of the Andalusia Police Department, this is a scam and warns citizens to not taken in.
The letter states that the North American States and Provinces Gaming Association Prize
Pool released their winning ticket numbers, and due to a “setback” in their computer system notification was delayed. As a result, the winner is being notified with a letter and what appears to be a valid check.