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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
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Congrats !! to you :) I can never win anything so I don't even try for things like that. I just cheer on the people who really win things !!!!
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I hope its not a scam
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Are you serious? If it's not a scam, good for you!! I love when I hear people really do win things, and a car, WOW!
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Congrats........Good for you......
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WOW! Good for you. Let us know if its real, that's exciting!
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I offer my congrats too.....again make sure its legit....and if it is enjoy riding the car.....dont speed cos of the excitement too!!
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Congratulations to you!!! I hope you enjoy your "new" car and remember if they ask for money - be on your guard!!!!!
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Too cool. 8) What kind? Post a photo when you get it. :thumbsup:
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OMG!!!! That's so cool. I enter sweepstakes sometimes, but uasually for smaller things like makeup, coffee maker, etc. I actually never believed anyone could win a car. Congratulations!!! :angel11:
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Cool. I Hope You Verified The Company Who Emailed You The Forms. I Hate Seeing People Get Scammed. :peace:
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That is so awesome good for you!!! I would love to win somthing that big even if you didnt like it you could always sell it and get money you didnt have before.
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Good for you :)I hope you really won and it is not some sort of scam. Good luck!
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That is great I would like to hear more when you actually get your car. Like did you get to pick the color, and interior color? What type a car you received and most important how much was the taxes on it which you know you will have to pay right? I'm so happy for you its about time someone I met won one of those sweepstakes good for you.
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Whoa, that's amazing!!! Congrats!
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I am with a lot of the people on here. It seems like it is likely a scam. Unfortunately that is the world we live in. I just wouldn't give out any personal information. I do hope this is for real though.
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I was emailed a tax form and an affidavit that I had to get notarized. I completed the paperwork today and had it sent overnight delivery. I also won a trip in 2012 and everything that I've been told matches up, so I do believe its real. Oh, and the car is actually an SUV. A 2014 GMC Terrain :D
Thanks everyone for being happy for me. I will most definitely post a picture when I get it!
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Congrats! so it happens than lol. you enjoy
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Congratulations. I don't usually enter sweepstakes. My neighbor won a $400 Tablet computer and had no way to access the internet. He wasn't computer literate so he sold it to me for half price.
That's the closest I've ever come to winning big. :heart:
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Congratulations on winning a car. I do hope this is not a scam. But it is really nice you did. I know you can win a car if you submitted entry sweepstakes for publishers clearing house.
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Congrats...if it's legit! I'm always skeptical, but sometimes they're real. My cousin received one of those $150 gift cards at Walmart that I hear about frequently....I'm not gutsy enough to actually pursue those "deals/sweepstakes"
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Congrats!!!!! It's so nice to hear that someone actually wins those sweepstakes. I enter some but always wonder if anyone really wins them. Enjoy your new car!!
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That's awesome!! Congratulations! God blesses people that are good! :)
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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
Congrats! I would be a little skeptical of April Fools Day too. I hope that everything is on the up and up. What a nice gift. Enjoy the ride.
BMaston12
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Congratulations on winning a car!!
I can't imagine how excited you are.
Post a photo of you and your new car when it arrives. ;)
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I am happy for you. Unfortunately, I never win anything and am leery of some of them. I entered a contest for $25,000 but they asked the same questions each time. Congrats again on winning your new car. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :present:
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Wow THAT IS TOO COOL! Man I could use a new car. my 1997 Toyota is hanging in there but needs some work.
Congratulations! That is just toooo cooool
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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
Congrats! I started another thread a few days ago about this. I NEVER win anything. And I enter quite a few. I do not enter the ones that look bogus or that it is not clear who the company doing the sweeps is.
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How exciting. I've never won anything that big either. My biggest surprise was $175 in shell gas station cards showing up in the mail last year. I was shocked and pleasantly surprised. My daughter has a friend in high school... she won a car off the monopoly game at McDonalds when she was still in grade school. The car is sitting in her parents garage until she gets her license.
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Congratulations to you!! I enter a lot of contest, too. I have won small items but still waiting on one of the big ticket items!!
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Wow! what a blessing. Was this a free entry?
Hope there are no string attached.
Enjoy your car, hope it's new too ;)
I never enter sweepstakes. I always think there are strings attached, like they want me to buy something.
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That's awesome.
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Congrats tp you I would have really looked into it before i mailed those forms away I have been scamed to many times with forms looking real ???
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relly welly congrads to you!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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Congrats! I too hope that this isn't just some scam / ID theft. I once "won" a trip to Florida, but when reading the fine print I saw that it was just a time-share marketing trip where you'd have to spend most of the time indoors listening to presentations about time-shares in the area. If only they'd give more time to tour the city, I might have accepted it. I also won a $50 Arch-card from McDonalds (their gift-certificate type of prepaid debt card) from Monopoly. But never anything on the scale of a car!
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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
That's awesome! Congrats to you!
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Shout out to you in a very big way. Congratulation and enjoy your new found luck. I am exceedingly happy for you. Be happy and safe.
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well if this is legit --Congrats that is awesome !! just make sure to read the small print and dont sign anything until you have a lawyer look at it!!
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That's awesome, good for you.
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congrats. I hear of people winning these things all the time. I hope it is a good deal for you.. wishing you the best.
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That is amazing, congratulations! So excited for you!
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Congratulations! but I was never believe people can won the big price, make sure read all the policy and find out any fee
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I hope it is true and not some sort of scam!
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This has scam written all over it.
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That is wonderful if it is not a scam! I hope it isn't! Please let us know! Good luck.
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Lucky for you. Congratulations.. what kind of car did you win?
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Congratulations on winning! I never knew anyone who actually won those sweepstakes, but if this is legitimate this is exciting. Of course, I think if offered I would prefer the cash prize option.
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Wow, that is awesome! I hope that it is legitimate. If it is, congratulations on winning and I hope that you enjoy your new car.
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Congrats to you, now be prepare to pay the taxes to the car.
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I hope that you didn't have to give to much personal info...I hope that it isn't a scam too!!
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Congrats to you, now be prepare to pay the taxes to the car.
Man I would be thrilled to pay the taxes! You could always sell the car if you needed to and still come out with a pile of money.
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That's awesome! Have fun with your new car!
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I won a 2014 GMC Terrain. I was planning on buying a used suv anyways (mine is a 1998 and falling apart) so I don't mind paying the taxes to have something brand new :) I can't wait to post pictures once I get it.
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WOW!! for real? Congratulations!!!
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That is awesome! I enter a lot of sweepstakes as well and am always curious if they are legit or if I am just wasting my time. So keep us updated and let us know when you get the car. Congrats!
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wow .. that is way cool ... Congrats and enjoy your new SUV
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congrats that's so exciting
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Wow, Congratulations! I always wondered if anyone ever wins those things. I never win anything, I used to enter a lot of sweepstakes, but now I don't bother any more.
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You should enter! In the past 2 years I've won a trip to the Marlboro Ranch (was pregnant and didn't smoke but it was still awesome) a $100 gift card, and now a car!
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congrats!! I bought one about two months ago. Take good care of it.
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I am so happy for you! Hope everything works out great!
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Well, what is the outcome, did you get it yet?
Do you have pictures you can post?
I love these types of stories, Congrats!
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I have not received the car yet, but I have been getting updates regularly. The company is giving away a 2014 Acadia and 2 Terrains. I recently found out that the 2 Terrains will be 2015's.
I have spoken with them regarding the sweepstakes laws, so now I'm just playing the waiting game.
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I also wanted to thank you all for your concern in hoping that I don't get ripped off. But I'm confident its not a scam.
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Congratulations to you!! I enter a lot of contest, too. I have won small items but still waiting on one of the big ticket items!!
A big one did hit for me ~ I won a trip to Hawaii! Papers have been signed, notarized and verified. Waiting on the final trip itinerary to be sent to me. There are a lot of contests out there waiting to be won! Now I'm working on winning a new car.
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Congratulations to you!! I enter a lot of contest, too. I have won small items but still waiting on one of the big ticket items!!
A big one did hit for me ~ I won a trip to Hawaii! Papers have been signed, notarized and verified. Waiting on the final trip itinerary to be sent to me. There are a lot of contests out there waiting to be won! Now I'm working on winning a new car.
I also wanted to thank you all for your concern in hoping that I don't get ripped off. But I'm confident its not a scam.
I have not received the car yet, but I have been getting updates regularly. The company is giving away a 2014 Acadia and 2 Terrains. I recently found out that the 2 Terrains will be 2015's.
I have spoken with them regarding the sweepstakes laws, so now I'm just playing the waiting game.
Don't forget to be saving your money. You'll have to pay taxes to Uncle Sam on the value of the win.
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Wow! Incredible. Congratulations on winning your new vehicle. I think I would have thought it was an April Fool's Day joke too. Talk about funny timing.
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Congrats GaylaSue! I won a trip to Montana a few years ago, but still waiting to win one to Hawaii! :) And I'm going to pay the taxes out of pocket, then sell my old car to replace the money.
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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
Congratulation!. But just be careful. They might ask you to pay kind of portion fee in order to get your car... I hope that this is not a con artist scam. I love winning but never in one bit of sweepstakes.
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I surely hope it's all above board and you get your car. You will have to pay taxes on it though as someone has already mentioned.
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Wow!! That is great!! Congrats!! I enter a lot of contests too but have never actually won a car; won a set of keys on the radio once but it didn't fit the car.
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Way to go........Congratulations. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Hope it's not Al Bundy's old Testica 2000! 8)
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Congrats to you! You are very lucky! :clover:
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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
WOW I never really new anyone who actually won something. I am so happy for you, watch out for the sales tax when you go to license it.
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:monkey: WOW that is really exciting - congratulations - back in 2008 when my financial world lol went down the drain and I barely had enough money to make it I actually won two different 500$ prepaid visa cards which was a huge blessing as they came when we didn't have food money. So anyway a car is truly awesome - enjoy !
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Congratulations!! :party:
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Even though I'm late congrats
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After 3 months I finally got it! Here's a pic with me and my kids with the car ;D
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This has scam written all over it.
Nope, wasn't a scam ::)
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Wow, congratulations.
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wow! i'm jealous... no catch?
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Congratulations
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Congrats to you if it's the real thing. I won a watch last year from a sweepstakes. It was a really nice watch from Fossil.
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Congrats to you!!! Wish I were that lucky - I never win anything!!!
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I also hope you do not get scammed there's a lot of those calls going around lately hopefully it is legit.
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;Dcongrats. that is awesome. I know people do actually win, but never have known any one close to me to win. Congrats again
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I also hope you do not get scammed there's a lot of those calls going around lately hopefully it is legit.
I'm standing by the car I won in the picture above?
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wow! i'm jealous... no catch?
No catch! :) Gotta be careful, but this is proof there still are legitimate sweepstakes.
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I got a call yesterday saying that I had won a new SUV from a sweepstakes I entered. I was a little skeptical because it was April Fool's Day and I enter a lot of sweepstakes and couldn't remember this one. However, I was emailed the forms yesterday and got them mailed off today. I am sooooo happy! ;D
I never heard of someone winning a car I am so happy for you. I bet the taxes was high on that winning? I would love to win a new car, or even some cash I don't want to get rich I just want to not have to worry about where my next meal is coming from or how I am going to pay for the electric or mortgage. I almost lost my home because I was behind on the taxes and mortgage. I lost my job over 10 months ago and my girlfriend has been helping with all the animal feed which is high about $400 a month she moved out she put money down on the electric bill so they turned me back on and she paid one year of property taxes so now I have a year to do something. I am trying to get my old job back because working for people here and there just isn't doing it.
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Hope it's real & u don't get scammed! This was posted in April & it's July now &wondering how it turned out. Did u the car free &clear?
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Hope it's real & u don't get scammed! This was posted in April & it's July now &wondering how it turned out. Did u the car free &clear?
She posted a picture of the car on this thread.
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Wow! What an awesome prize. Saw the picture that was posted and am so very happy for you. Congratulations and enjoy the ride(s)!
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Soooo Cool!!! I'm just wondering do you have to pay taxes for winning this car???
I wish I could win a car! :) Congratulation's on winning!!
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Hey guys, I noticed a few of you asked about the taxes. It was close to $2,000 for sales tax, registration, etc. Small price to pay for a brand new car though!
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wow congrats! i'm so very happy for you!!!!!