Beware Samsung "win a car" scam

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Beware Samsung "win a car" scam

Samsung has warned consumers of a false competition going around to entice consumers to deposit a nominal fee in order to claim a prize of a 2012 Model Ford Fiesta.
 
It is not a scam. Paid my R4000 release fee and am awaiting delivery.

Suckers.
 
Rocket Raccoon said:
Samsung shouldn't even have to warn people. How do some people seriously think they've won something if they never entered a competition?
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My brother recently won a IPad Mini. Whem they called him he also thought it was a scam of some kind lol. He had forgotten that he had entered by filling in his details on a till slip and dropping it in a box. He nearly lost out because he had wanted to put down the call.
 
Rocket Raccoon said:
Samsung shouldn't even have to warn people. How do some people seriously think they've won something if they never entered a competition?
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supersunbird said:
My brother recently won a IPad Mini. Whem they called him he also thought it was a scam of some kind lol. He had forgotten that he had entered by filling in his details on a till slip and dropping it in a box. He nearly lost out because he had wanted to put down the call.
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The moment they say you have to deposit money, you should know.
 
Damn this is crazy, a lot of innocent people will fall for such a scam, good thing Samsung have set the record straight, I'm always getting SMS that I have won money form some competition I did not even enter, it's jungle out there people will do anything to make a quick buck, beware people, ;)
 
I would listen to a competition winning, but the minute I'd have to part with some of money I'd tell them where to get off.
 
Our domestic won a TV and DSTV installation from a competition she found in a magazine in a taxi. I helped her complete the (fairly obscure) questions. At the presentation, one of the ladies told her that they only received 7 correct entries. She told the lady that her boss had completed the answers, but was told to shut up about this.
 
supersunbird said:
My brother recently won a IPad Mini. Whem they called him he also thought it was a scam of some kind lol. He had forgotten that he had entered by filling in his details on a till slip and dropping it in a box. He nearly lost out because he had wanted to put down the call.
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Reminds me of the person who made apple's 10 billionth app download who told apple that she wasn't interest and hung up when they called her and said she won $10,000 for being the 10 billionth app downlaod. Luckily for her an apple executive called back later.

http://www.cultofmac.com/78231/10k-itunes-winner-hung-up-phone-on-apple-exclusive/
 
we encourage consumers not to act on receipt of such a letter, despite the authentic look and feel of the documentation
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10:1 I'm betting the letter doesn't have an "authentic look and feel" to anyone who isn't completely braindead.

/ Just saying. :p
 
Anyone who falls for this damn well deserves to get screwed, perhaps that'll jolt them into some intelligence...
 
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