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04-07-2008, 09:32 PM
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Great American Photo Contest
I signed up for a baby photo contest called the Great American Photo Contest. We have a new baby in our extended family and I have taken some photos of the little guy that are very popular with the rest of our family group. They promise a $2500 prize for the photo that gets the most votes. Well, once you sign up and submit a photo, it becomes clear that you have to provide a great deal of personal information to enter this contest. I became suspicious when there was a long list of "free offers" and that signing up for a free offer was a requirement of entering the contest. The list was the usual higher education, reduce debt, that I associate with something fishy.
I backed out from joining the "contest" and I have since filled out an unsubscribe request twice from the Great American Photo Contest, but I have been getting two a day emails from them, all worded differently, all asking me to copy a link for my family and friends so they can all vote for the baby photo that I initially up linked to them. They use photocontest@greatamericanphotocontest.com in their messages, with some variations on that, one being a back-slash 'messages' Anyone else have experience with Great American Photo Contest? 
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04-08-2008, 04:19 AM
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I also just received an email from the Great American Photo Contest. Claiming a 2,500 reward for the picture that got the most votes in a months time. I started to participate, but backed out in the end due to a long survey it wanted you to fill out. It did have you list your name, address, phone number house and cell, and email address. WHich I didn't list the cell. But now I will probably have extra telemarketing calls and spam emails coming. Does anyone know who is behind these emails and the motive.
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04-08-2008, 04:12 PM
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For me, it wasn't the cell phone number request that got me suspicious, it was the fact that they required me to tell them who my cell phone CARRIER was as well. I couldn't think of a valid reason they would need to know who my cell phone provider is, so I backed out. But as you said, by that time they had my email address and some other information. And that was the beginning of two a day emails trying to get me to finish my registration and send a link to everyone I know.
That part is very suspicious.
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04-08-2008, 07:29 PM
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They want to know your carrier to know how to send you hundreds of advertising SMS because every carrier accepts with a differnet way bulc messages. I would also be aware.
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04-08-2008, 11:51 PM
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It is good to read this warning about scammers from phone just posted from 419legal Admin
Beware of fraud messages on cell phones - The News - International
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