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In most of these competition, you don't even win anything. It says if you get voted you get a chance to win $25,000 so basically you don't win anything even if you get voted.
Parents get in a frenzy to get recognition for their kids. They have to pay an application fee. These websites actually make money from ads than the original business they have.
For this particular competition from parents.com, there are many fraud and scam alerts listed for them.
If I were a parent I would stay clear away from these scams.
mscheri1 wrote:
Even if the baby wins, it's unlikely they will ever contact you. Our baby won and we never heard a word from them. We also sent emails inquiring and received nothing. I am beginning to think it's a scam to get clicks on their site.
VIJEZ_PINK2 wrote:
OK,my son won the kid of the week contest under CuteKid.Me & my sisters read the official rules more than 3 times.It said very clear that the winner will get certificate and $250.I never got the check.I contacted them.She said that "My son won in the cutekid category which doesn't have cash prize.I asked for the official rules because right now you can't find it on the website obviously they took it out & guess what she said that they don't even have the official rules. THIS IS A SCAM!
colleen.e.mcgraw wrote:
My daughters photo has gotten over 100 confirmed votes by my family and friends and everyone keep asking why her status has her dead last. We can't believe that every picture before us had that large a number of voters the first day. Besides, all the winner gets is a signed certificate from the Executive Editor. BIG DEAL! All because I refused to pay to have her entered in the cover contest and they automatically entered her into a contest I didn't consent to. What a SCAM!!!!!