Omaze
Reviews and Complaints
11.5K
CLAIMED LOSSES
157
TOTAL REVIEWS
230K
PAGE VIEWS
3
ISSUES RESOLVED
New Reviewer
Omaze is scam
I have entered for the Andrea Bocelli experience.Although they post that the winner will be announced around May 9,2019,there is no announcement yet.I have read similiar complaints in their instagram page as well but they delete these complaints immediately. I have been stupid enough to waste my money in this scam organization,please do not...
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Omaze Donation
Reason of review
they do not keep their promise
Loss
$80
Preferred solution
Full refund
New Reviewer
Transparency standards of Omaze are unacceptably low for company working with charity organizations.
Transparency standards of Omaze are unacceptably low for company working with charity organizations. I was not able to find any financial reports or details about past sweepstakes. I would like to know how much they had raised and transferred to each charity after each...
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PissedConsumer1777732
#1777732
SCAM pure and simple.
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Reason of review
Transparency
Preferred solution
Publish financial reports and details about past sweepstakes
New Reviewer
Sketchy Scam
Last year they “raised” $100,000,000 for charity. According to their website that equates to: $666,000,000+ grossed $466,000,000+ spent on ads/prizes $100,000,000+ given to charity $100,000,000+ pocketed. I mean spent on running the lottery—I mean charity. Lord know how much more since then.
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Omaze is a scam not because of the salty people who didn't win but because of the buisness model. THIS IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THEIR FINEPRINT. Omaze donates, (NOT YOU, this is THEIR tax write off) 15 cents of every dollar to the actual charity. (15% PEOPLE) 70 cents is...
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5 comments
PissedConsumer1705704
#1705704
Agree
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Check it Out!!
If you believe Omaze is scamming you, then contact the people/company they are representing! They dont take 20%. This is an example of a great business model. Stop hating.
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I don’t believe that the chance of winning is equal for all people who enter, and that this company is a total scam. Case in point, The recent winner of the decked out sprinter van that was collecting money to go toward a rock climbing foundation, is himself a rock...
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PissedConsumer1692243
#1692243
AND the person who won the Sprinter already owns a Sprinter van that has been renovated. He and his wife have an active Instagram with multiple posts highlighting his climbing adventures in said van, with hashtags that are exactly the same as the ones that Omaze is promoting.
Could it be complete coincidence, sure. Is it likely to be, no.
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Omaze Donation
Omaze was suppose to announce on it's site the winner of the Bocelli trip, I am sure they do not know what a scam this Omaze is.....they have had many complaints online in his fan list of the winner which was never announced but pd. fans that monopolized the fan page ,...
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PissedConsumer1713764
#1713764
It's on their Winner's page. Visit Andrea Bocelli at His Vineyard in Tuscany & Sit Front Row at His Show Winner: Linda W. Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
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Omaze Donation
Reason of review
scam trip to Italy to meet Bocelli for a week
Loss
$50
Preferred solution
Let the company propose a solution
Donated and waited, Now I see it is fake
I donated more than $300 dollars and spent enough time on one giveaway that they said I had 47,549 entries into the sweepstakes! And still no email and no phone call. I have looked for youtube videos, twitter and instagram announcements of people who have won something, an experience or a car, obviously they'd be sharing their big win and somehow there is nothing! I want a way to guarantee its really people winning. Even a few times I messaged them on Instagram and email asking how many entries were there so far for the giveaway and every time they answered that that information was confidential or not allowed to be shared. It makes sense, so you can't calculate your odds of winning and want to pay in more, but also seems tricky.
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Omaze Donation
Pros
- Website
- Customer service
Cons
- Hidden alternative entry method
- Tricky small print
- Vague contest end date
Reason of review
Not as described/ advertised
New Reviewer
Good Idea - Not Great Execution
I think the premise behind this idea is awesome. The execution from the user perspective is not great, likely they do not have the expertise to keep a proper e-commerce site up and running. While I do not expect to win as others here believe. I should be able to see my entries, should get updates (great opportunity to sell me more) to make me feel good about spending my money, and should be able to get a response to my questions. As it stands I had to recreate my account (it was deleted) with no idea if all of my entries are gone (can not find them on my new account). Again, great idea...very likely legit to some degree. But execution needs help. Could be awesome, just is not.
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Pros
- Fantasy of winning and the reality of helping
Cons
- Perceived lack of credibility
Reason of review
poor experience loss of entries
Loss
$35
Preferred solution
Use my money to fix your system, sorry email
Possible solution??
Hey folks, I thank you all for the honest reviews of Omaze; it has this “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t” feel to it. Was thinking that an email or call to the charity purported to receive the set forth percentage of the funds raised might help resolve any concerns you might have regarding the sweepstakes? You could even contact them again after the date the award and find out if the item had been distributed. Since the charities involved would have their reputations severely tarnished by the fact that Omaze is a scam, they might want to be aware that their good name is being used to conduct fraud. Thanks again for your reviews. I won’t get into any of their sweepstakes until I determine they are absolutely legit.
2 comments
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Omaze Donation
New Reviewer
Just a curious contestant having trouble finding answers
I am just wondering if there have ever been winners who entered alternatively and did not donate? On their winners page it says either the dollar amount specific winners donated or it says anonymous. So just wondering if free entries are even considered after all...
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Omaze Donation
Reason of review
Bad quality
New Reviewer
Looks like total scam to me
I donated to support their After-School All-Stars charity they advertised. A month later closer to the auction date I got email saying that the auction is canceled without any explanations and I will be refunded. Now reading all reviews here I wonder if I even will. I definitely will follow up on the refund but would like to warn people not to donate or have any dealings with this Omaze. It feels now like a total scam to me./Users/galla/Desktop/Email copy 2019-04-28.png
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Omaze Donation
Cons
- Feels like scam
Reason of review
Not as described/ advertised
Loss
$180
Preferred solution
Full refund
New Reviewer
Angering
DELETE MY ORDER IMMEDIATELY IT IS ON NOAH AND IT IS NOT MY CARD
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Omaze Donation
New Reviewer
There needs to be an investigation and class action lawsuit for this company and any other company that steals from those whom really believe they are 1. Donating to charity and 2. Think there is a possibility to actually hang with a celebrity. I imagine these...
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Elsie
#1816114
Omaze was nothing other than absolutely misleading within their “offer”. I hope they get sued and shut down.
If I meet the person responsible for their slimy (dishonest/misleading) advertising tactics, I will absolutely not spare an adjective.
I am being congenial with this written response to my feelings regarding this companies tactics. If you want to know how I really feel, and desire to hear me express these feelings in “Military English”, then swing by my place; I’d be happy to expound in person.
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