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I'd rather be contacted by phone then you know its actually a legitimate win. I won a trip to Aspen last year and the only way they let you know if you won was by e-mail. I thought it was a spam e-mail and deleted it. Luckily for me they found me (my phone number is silent) through my parents phone number of all things and I was still be able to claim the prize. Best prize ever and now I'm so careful of reading my e-mails. I personally think they should do both, contact through e-mail and phone. Good Luck.

Thanks for that. I'll make sure I check every email before I delete them. Some of the comps only reply by phone not both unfortunately.

Welcome and good luck :)

Hi @Trying and welcome. I use a little prepaid mobile as my contact number most times. Also a separate e-mail account as you will get lots of e-mails. Good luck :) There are some very good articles on the blog that are a good read.

I have always been contacted by phone, followed with a confirmation email for the big wins, but the reverse applied to me- they rang and I thought it was a hoax until I received the email!

Wishing you the best of luck with your comps. It's exciting winning :)

@fourleaf I like the idea of a prepaid mobile for competitions. @Trying you can always divert your home phone to your mobile by pressing #21 then your mobile number then * (and #21# to undivert) that way you won't miss a call and it will allow you to see incoming phone numbers. This was handy for me 12mth ago when The Good Guys rang me. I googled searched the number to confirm it really was them. Good luck!

Thanks for the feedback - sounds like I need to invest in a prepaid mobile.