Category: Searching for wins

How to spot a scam text message

Have you received a text message congratulating you on winning a prize? Are you concerned it’s a scam? Unfortunately, completing just one dodgy online form on a survey or competition site can result in...

How to spot a scam email

How to spot a scam email

Most days I get at least a couple of suspicious looking emails in my inbox – whether it’s about a parcel delivery, chasing an imaginary invoice or news that I’m on a shortlist to...

How to search Google for your name

Google search is excellent for compers – I’ve already showed you how to search for competitions using the advanced tools, but you should also be regularly searching for your own name in case you’ve missed a win....

Competition Winners – a new Facebook group

If you enter competitions on Facebook then you’re probably aware of the big problem – how on earth do you know if you’ve won? Prize draws and comps hosted on Facebook apps are great because they either allow...

Finding wins with Social Searcher

I’ve known about Social Searcher for a while, but have never been keen on using it as the site itself was clumsy and difficult to navigate with all the ugly advertising. Today on Facebook...