is readers digest a scam?

Question

i got a letter saying that i have won £15,000 and on that letter it says that its 100%. i dont need to go through any prize draw it is 100% that i have won. is it really a scam or should i just try it out to see if i've won

it says im a 100% winner all i have to do is send the ticket back to them in an envelope which they've supplied, theres no call charges i dont need to call them

i also recieved another letter from them stating that i am guranteed to win £250,000

Answer 1

This is a SCAM. Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them.
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo2.php
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Answer 2

see if there is a phone number or anything to contact them. if they ask to send them money then it's a scam, but i know the reader's digest magazine and they typically don't pull scams like that. you need to find out 110% if it's coming from reader's digest. also think about the obvious, if you received a winning ticket from readers digest and have never even subscribed to that magazine then you should know it's a scam.

also read the fine print on whatever it is you got. it may say something important.

Answer 3

Readers Digest is a well established Magazine that has been doing those draws for over 40 years now it is genuine. All they require from you is a 12 month subscrption to there magazine.

My dad got over £5000 from them years ago just for subsribing and entering the draw.

here is a list of people who has won that draw.

https://myrd.readersdigest.co.uk/pwinners/webregions/uk

Answer 4

Read the letter very carefully - what it is actually probably saying is that the top prize is £15,000 and you are guaranteed to have won a prize, but you might not have won the £15,000 - probably just a fiver!

Answer 5

Scam

Answer 6

SCAM SCAM SCAM. Readers Digest used to be a reputable publication, bit it gone down the tubes associating itself with garbage like this.

Answer 7

Just be cautious about giving anyone any upfront information about yourself . . . That is to say, avoid presenting personal information to anyone who asks; unless you are for certain that their award money is legit. Sometime they even ask you to give them some kind of "fee for their services rendered" etc. Never give them anything . . . If they are really an independent game-type of company then they for sure will NOT be asking you for up-front money. Good luck. As far as I know, Reader's Digest is well-established and very much for real.

Answer 8

Probably a waste of time whether it is a scam or not. If you have to mail something in you are out $0.41 in postage for a USA mailing if you have to mail overseas it could be over $1.00 which you could have had a nice cup of coffee without even messing with those people. Not to many people are out to give you something for nothing buddy.

Answer 9

I think it is a scam, they keep sending you books to buy, etc my neighbour sent the reply's back to RD for about 2 years and never won anything.

Answer 10

Read the small print about how much the phone call costs! It's a scam!