Omaze
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11.5K
CLAIMED LOSSES
157
TOTAL REVIEWS
230K
PAGE VIEWS
3
ISSUES RESOLVED
New Reviewer
Fake, scam in the name of charity
Omaze is duping participants worldwide by promising unbiased selection of winner, while winners are mainly based out of the US - most likely fake profiles created by the firm.
2 comments
ID
Service
Omaze Donation
Pros
- Fun while donating
Cons
- Lack of transparency when using randomorgs api
- Vague contest end date
Reason of review
Poor customer service
Loss
$500
Preferred solution
Full refund
New Reviewer
Horrible
The support staff were so unhelpful and loved to dodge questions, sketchy company! Avoid
1 comment
ID
Service
Omaze Donation
Cons
- 20 percent is a large cut to take and is this even legal
- Website displayed a message to recreate my account lmao
- How little money is donated to the charity
Reason of review
Poor customer service
Preferred solution
Let the company propose a solution
New Reviewer
I got scammed by yous taking 38 dollars every day out of my account stop the ***
I want my money back. You are scamming me 38 dollars every day out of my account stop the ***
ID
Pros
- Bullshit
Cons
- Scammers
- Scam company
Reason of review
Return, Exchange or Cancellation Policy
Loss
$100
Preferred solution
Full refund
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Verified Reviewer New ReviewerI keep trying to enter for free like it says you can
I spent 30 minutes looking to enter for free. It is either very hard, or very HARD to find out how! I never did get to enter. I saw it say how, but never figured it out.
3 comments
ID
Pros
- Fantasy of winning and the reality of helping
Reason of review
Access/ activation issues
Preferred solution
Let the company propose a solution
New Reviewer
Scams
"All the prizes are no purchase necessary." Site should provide full proof of donation they are doing to NGO or people Best of luck for you all who are the victim of such scam as I am
ID
Location
Guwahati, Assam
Service
Omaze Donation
Reason of review
Poor customer service
I didn't win the grand prize, but I won one of the 23 pairs of fresh Prince air jordans
I entered for over a year before i ever won anything, but i did win a pair of the limited edition fresh prince air jordans. They emailed me to confirm my information (name and mailing address) and i got them about 3 weeks later. I was thrilled. The issue with them being a "scam" because "no one ever wins" is based on people personally not winning. But its like the lottery, millions enter, only a few will win. No one ever calls that a scam. But ive never won big on a lottery. And i donated $10 to the cause to win these.
1 comment
ID
Service
Omaze Donation
Pros
- Chance of winning while doing good in the world
Cons
- Fact that the chance of winning is slim
Scammers
Skimming you on money,and collecting your data. Its a win-win:one way.
ID
Location
Melbourne, Victoria
After research I found that only 15% of the money raised by Omaze actually gets to the charity involved. Considering Charities also take “administration fees” it’s probably very safe to say very little if any money actually goes towards the cause. Appears to be mostly...
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PissedConsumer1733066
#1733066
I researxhed them thoroughly. Dubious practices to say the least.
They feed on people's hopes to get something the could not otherwise afford. Basically a lottery without accountability.
ID
Location
Penticton, British Columbia
Service
Omaze Donation
My friend actually won!
I thought it was all a scam, but someone I know actually won an exotic car. It did take almost 3 months to have the car delivered.
ID
Product
Lamborghini Car
New Reviewer
Great
A Chemistry Professor at Hillsdale College won the Ireland game of thrones trip, and he is a real person. Also, when you donate the money goes to the specific charity listed for prize and that is the charity you list for your tax exemption. Sounds like people may be confused. However, being an international organization, your odds are probably better to win the po we all than an Omaze prize. The difference is the ability to claim on your taxes.
ID
Pros
- Website
- Choices for the campaigns
- Fun while donating
Reason of review
Exactly as described/ advertised
New Reviewer
Really?
In their latest oddity, Omaze claimed to be giving away a Lamborghini that was blessed by the Pope. Problem is that it happened in Vatican City, and was auctioned by Sotheby's in England. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/15/pope-francis-given-lamborghini-sports-car-plans-auction-charity/ So how would this car have even wound up in the United States (especially since Lamborghinis can't be imported here), and how would Omaze haven gotten their hands on it? On, that's right: Omaze has a prize rule that says that there may be "import/export restrictions" on their prizes, and they'll give away cash instead. Curiouser and Curiouser. Once again, it seems that Omaze doesn't even possess the "prize" they're claiming to give away.
2 comments
ID
Location
Kissimmee, Florida
Reason of review
Not as described/ advertised
New Reviewer
Recurring payments
has anyone else noticed that Omaze continues to make unauthorized charges to your credit card, as "recurring payments" even tho you might have intended only a single donation???
ID
Reason of review
fraud
Loss
$3
Preferred solution
Full refund
Omaze summarized
Omaze is a US Federal and California state registered "for profit" company. It is not a registered as a charity. Yet they claim donations to them are charitable deductions and claim you can deduct your donations. . ... If people make large donations and deduct them, they can be prosecuted for IRS fraud later.
2 comments
ID
Cons
- Deception
- Not a charity
New Reviewer
Update by user Sep 24, 2019
-=Corrected odds text=-For 5000 to 1 odds for winning;Probability of:Losing = (0.9998) or 99.98%Winning = (0.0002) or 0.02%"Odds for" winning: 1:5000"Odds against" winning: 5000:1
Update by user Sep 24, 2019
i received a belated email by support, after contacting the Omaze staff via a DM on...
9 comments
Bambie
#1952774
draws are not random they chose who will win. Theres a clause that if they think the pulled winner (aftwr background check in your life) could harm the star or omaze reputation they move to a another draw.
So they can repeat this process until they hve the person. I believe winners are related in some way to big donors
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ID
Pros
- Fantasy of winning and the reality of helping
Cons
- Lack of email response
- Lack of transparency when using randomorgs api
- 99 percent odds for losing
Reason of review
Poor customer service
Preferred solution
answer your emails please
New Reviewer
Feel I threw my money away
No follow up on drawing I paid to enter
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I fully agree with you. I am getting regularly the list of winners and from 4-5 lists that I received so far, I see that 99% are from the US.
There is always 1-2 winner from Canada ( what a coincidence, always someone from Canada and always just 1-2) and one from the UK.
I agree with other opinion that the winner profiles from the US are fake or they only draw a winner from the pool of US applicants and there is no chance of winning for people from other countries ( non English speaking) like me. I will never participate anymore.
Thanks. I feel ripped off too.
As you said all their winners are mostly similar and I would like to add that they are only from US with very rare exceptions. I would expect more winners from Europe, China and/or South Asia given the population size. What are the odds. They don't explicitly mention that only US participants would win, in fact they say things more like anybody could win.
Bunch of thieves! I would request all celebrities to steer clear from these Omaze thugs and the feds should investigate them.