Ginger P Vat

It's a scam!!!

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I also entered my daughter.... I personally have entered an American modeling contest and it was legit.

So I send my daughters photo in. I kept putting off paying the $20.00 entry fee. The 1st deadline was at the end of July. But after that I started receiving emails at least twice a day, saying I need to verify my entry before the deadline.

Then the deadline was moved to the end of August. Then September.

I also researched the contest. I looked it up on Google I read a lot of the reviews on different sites, like this one, and I have not read one review that said something good about it.

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User's recommendation: Do not fall for this scam

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Can’t find my sons picture in the search and it’s not showing my votes that people have voted for my son

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Anonymous

Great American photo contest

yeah same thing happen to me, I send some pictures of my son.

and he was chosen to enter to win

a $25,000.00 saving bond .

free gift if when you enter your baby's photo in the fame

and $ 25.00 Dollars gift card .never got it ?

my Question is how do we get our $$$$$$money back from this people.

What are this people doing with our baby's pictures?

Is someone doing something about this company

Great American Photo Contest or they going to be continuing steeling from other people ? we need to report this to

Better business bureau .

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$300
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Reason of review:
Problem with delivery

Preferred solution: Full refund

3 comments
Guest

I’m sure they send the “Congratulations, your kid has been selected” to every parent that signs up and then any parent that signs up pays the fee and the organization ends up making tons of easy money. Don’t do it folks, scam.

Guest

Sounds like this company is scamming consumers. Beware buyers. Listen to the complainant.

Guest

You are ***. READ THE REVIEWS YOU ***!!!

YOU DESERVED TO LOSE $320 BECAUSE OF HOW DUMB YOU ARE.

CAN YOU READ TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

YOU CAN'T GET YOUR MONEY BACK SO WELL DONE. I SHOULD SEND YOU A MEDAL FOR YOUR GREAT WORK PUTTING YOUR FAMILY AT RISK...

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Anonymous
map-marker Garland, Texas

Review about Photo Contest from Garland, Texas

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Sent a few pictures of my granddaughter in and have been getting a crappie load of emails that she's picked. All they want is eighty dollars from you. They pick All babies if you're willing to pay!

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Anonymous
map-marker Dequincy, Louisiana

Got an email saying my baby was gonna be in a book

I got and email sayin my baby girl ky-lynn musgrove was choosing to be in cutest baby in America book paid over $80 and have yet to get my book what do I do???? I can't find any info on them or how to contact them and find out what's going on it was a lot of money and I wAs excited that my little girl made it in the book I have been wait for over 3 months for my book and have yet to receive it can anyone please help get my no my back or at least my money back help plz

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Guest

THE CONTEST RUNS FROM July 2014 ENDS June 2015 IF YOU SUBMITTED YOUR PHOTO DURING THIS TIME THE BOOK HASN'T BEEN MADE YET. THE CONTEST HAS TO END FIRST.

Guest

I had the same thing happen to me just this morning. I didn't accept or pay but then I had a conscious saying to research about this website and I found this complaint website about them.

I was surprised that I received an email from them because I deleted her profile less than a week so no one would of seen her picture to vote.

I knew something was up.

Thank you all for saving me some money and time! I will never put my baby's picture on any website or pay for them to consider my baby as a model.

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Anonymous
map-marker North Waltham, Massachusetts

Unfair Contest Review

Great American Photo Contest - Simple Review #1403877573

My grandson was in this contest in may 2014 he received 530 votes and the winner was never even in the contest. It took me two days to go through all the contestants and not one was close to him.

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Anonymous

Book Review

I know I did the same thing and they took my money too.Plus I didn't recive my book at all

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Lashaye Aqm
map-marker Los Angeles, California

Great american photo contest scam someone needs to sue!

Great american photo contest scam someone needs to sue!

hello! my name is iqunelda white.

i am a new proud parent of a now 7 month old baby girl! in October of 2009 i was contacted by a company called The Great American Photo Contest threw email telling me to submit my baby's picture to there site for a chance to win 2,500$ they said that a new winner is chosen ever single month. of course i was going to enter her times were hard and my child is very beautiful. so finally i entered her and not even two hours later i get an email from them saying the judges think my daughter has what it takes to be the winner of a 25,000 life saving bond.

but there's a catch you also have to pay 20$. i paid the money thinking that they really thought she could go all the way only to find out that that's what they tell everyone to get the 20 bucks. i should have known something was off there but they called me and asked me to purchase a book called most beautiful babies in America. so when i got the call from "marry" i told her i wasn't sure and that i would have to speak to my partner before i could continue the transaction.

she told me to just give her my account information and she would hold it until i could call her back and give her an answer. a flat out yes or a no! when i check my account history i see that she instantly took the money. when i saw that i called and i swear to you it was the same voice claiming to be Mary but when she answered she said her name was Hellene or something like that.

so i asked to speak with Mary and she puts the phone down and when she returns its the same lady with the same voice claiming to be this "marry" lady. i asked her why she took money from my account and she assured me that i told her to go ahead. after that i was overdrawn by 205.00$ i asked to be refunded and they i couldn't receive anything until my book was sent to me and i returned it. my account is now closed.

finally i received the book. months later after i had threatened to sue them for fraud i got it the very next day. the book is sloppy and is not worth 81.95 my daughters picture is small and her bio wasn't even posted in there witch they charged me 10 extra to do. also back to this 25,ooo contest when i asked to be refunded they told me it was too late she was already entered but after i had paid the money i still was receiving emails asking me to enter her into the same contest that i had already paid for please do not enter your child in this scam because you will wind up hurt someone need to shut them down and sue them!

it might as well be me! its nothing but spam emails and advertisement they sell your email and that eventually leads to you shutting it down and making a new one!

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47 comments
Guest

iqunelda?? A classic example of why people laugh that the goofy names black dream up for their kids.

Guest

Hi Iqunelda,

Please post the phone number that they called you from.

I received a phone call from someone named Josh Gillan, who says he is the CEO & that our son won the $25,000 Bond, but we are trying to figure out if it's legit, since we have not received any prize yet which he promised that we would be getting.

Guest

What an adorable little girl, I hope you both are doing well.

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How about next time you have some common sense!! Also just because you're in a rough spot financially does not mean you should exploit your children's looks in the hopes of winning some fantasy prize.

How irresponsible. I hope for the sake of your child you have gotten some brains since this happened to you, lord knows what kind of dumb **** is being exposed to your kid due to negligence like this.

Guest

Why would you be refunded for a CONTEST? That's a gamble and no guarantee you'd win.

You knew you might not have won in the first place. As for you buying the book, you had the choice to say NO! you weren't forced to give your account information to this company, you did it willingly. Why give that information if you didn't expect to get charged?

Do you go into Pizza Hut and give them your credit card then leave without eating? No? You don't give your bank account info to any random company when you know you don't plan on buying anything? So why would you do it this time?

Of course I don't agree with the company, if your story is accurate they may have pressured you into getting book but by the sounds of it... You gave information willingly, payed to enter the contest willingly and made the book purchased willingly. You're a grown woman that could have avoided this.

Hopefully you learn to not WILLINGLY spend money/ give bank info out if you don't actually want the products/services. Talk about buyers remorse.

Guest
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U people are really being rude to her get a life she has a beautiful baby n got conned into something I mean when u hear ur kid wins the happiness u feel is unreal if it was a real contest it would be ok but if it's a scam then that sucks take it easy on her really put itself in her shoes

Guest

Ohhh she is a cutie!!

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How duummb do you have to be to believe some stranger over the phone, "Just give me your account information." Consider this your harsh lesson in reality and learn how to wise-up.

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What a numbskull u have numbskull! DERRRR. Have some class would ya

Guest

You have a beautiful baby...sorry you were ripped off. Not uncommon unfortunately.

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Anonymous
map-marker Trenton, New Jersey

Fake fraud website

The Great American baby photo contest is fake website and they are all cheats and thugs. They will let ur baby at top for last days and then in last hours they will make there own winner .nthey are number1 cheats.

When I contacted about this forgery and cheating they started giving reasons that were completely weird.

They a make a fool out of u asking $60 for photo book with ur baby's photo and will send the book with very small photo. they are biggest frauds I ever saw.dont fall for it and withdraw ur baby's pic from this fraud website it is junk.....

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jojo Cua
map-marker East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Great American pHOTO Contest

I entered my daughter into this contest and she won the november spot. Many people keep talking of how they spent money on entering their children and buying book.

Many people did NOT read the rules and should have sent CS questions like I did. You DO NOT need to purchase anything and you DO NOT need to buy books. Because this is a free contest, the advertisements are there because the contest is being sponsored and this is the only way to afford for them to giveaway money. My daughter recieved her check and I paid no sort of fees.

You do recieve many e-mails but that is because you registered to the contest. YOU ARE NOT AT ALL required to fill out any forms that does not pertain to the contest it self but when you first register to vote, you must go through these form to see IF you would be interested in any offer.

I myself sent many questions to the CS because I was at first skepital but they walked me right through everything and reasured that I dont have to pay for anything.

It is as great contest and very much LEGIT!!

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Melissa D Vgv
map-marker Jefferson, Georgia

Great American Photo Contest

I had been told by everyone how gorgeous my baby was and I should send his picture in. I decided to do so a few months later.

I found this contest and chose it because it was free and I saw the verisecure seal on their page. After I sent the picture in they sent several emails saying they wanted to enter him in the Fame and Fortune contest to win a $25,000. savings bond with an entrance fee of $19.99 and that the judges saw his picture and immediately wanted to publish his picture in a book " Most Beautiful Babies in America". If I wanted to order a copy it would be $69.99.

I called my mom and mother-in-law and we were all going to buy a copy each. Right before I completed the order, I decided to check this company on the web as well as on the BBB website. I was upset to see continuous complaints of fraud against this very company. The BBB website showed over 60 complaints in the last three years on this company.

If I had not seen these remarks from others, I might have put all of my family's accounts in peril. Thankyou all for your stories before I sent them my info. Also I was scammed several years ago by a company with a similar name, Great American Readers.

They stole nearly $200.00 from my account before I shut my account down and opened a new one. BEWARE OF GREAT AMERICAN PHOTO CONTEST AND GREAT AMERICAN READERS, they are connected I am sure!

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Guest

I had the same experience!!!!!! Just this morning I received an email saying that my child is selected to win the $25,000 savings bond.

I was shocked because I only shared this on FB for voting for a couple days until to deleted it and the profile on their website. I just had a gut feeling about the company.

I had to research and this is what I found. We all need to see that we can't trust these websites that is too good to be true. I can't afford to lose my identity and money over putting my child in a contest.

I also was a victim of fraud and it's so devastating. These criminals are some greedy low lives that has no sympathy for other people.

I want them to experience the hurt they put others through. This makes me sick!!

Guest

Thank you for sharing your experience, I had sent a pic of my daughter a few month ago and they keep sending me e-mails I did not pay. The 19.99 because I wasn't sure if was real.

Today I was gonna give it a try and I read your complain so I change my mind againg. Thank you so much

Guest

do they sell the book in any stores. like Amazon or barnes and nobles ect ect.

Guest

Aftr reading all above comments I will definitely not pay anything to get a copy of bful babies of America book...where as per the e mail my sons photo is printed...

Guest

Mrs. Patt, I believe these contests are all tied together.

I would google it to see what comes up on this contest before you do anything.

Pranida, I hope nothing does happen, I stopped voting and stuff after I saw all this about this company and they still send me stuff about my son being chosen by the judges as the cutest kid. Just beware and do not give them any personal info to be safe.Ever since I entered my son in this contest, My husband, myself, and my friends/family get tons of spam in our emails just from this contest.

Guest

What about The Cute Kid? Has anyone had any experiences with them?

Guest

I just had enter my son on to this contest and they have not done anything crazy to me yet...but i did get an email saying that my son is on the top twelve for votes...and now that i read all these upset consumer im scared

Guest

Sorry I meant to say that I saw the verisign seal, hahaha. I had a blonde moment! :eek

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What about the cute kid,is it a legit website?

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JAMI S Jff
map-marker Spartanburg, South Carolina

Great american photo contest

My daughter did this contest I paid 153.90 for 2 book never got the books call the number to see what was going on the number has been disconnected so needless to say im out my money. They should aleast put a current number so people can contact them in cases like this if they are going to run stuff like this online.

Really do hate websites that lure people in like this not fair to people. Must be some more we the people can do to *** out this kind of bad stuff and wrong doing in the world.

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Guest

very skeptic about GAPC, Ive read the comments and none seem to be good. I was about to shell out the 69 70 bucks for the book seeing that my son was chosen. I think i will hold on to that money and by him extra pampers before i waste my money on this sshiitt seriously nerve wrecking.

Guest

Thank you I will try to contact them again

Guest

Their phone number is 201-944-****.

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kimmiray h
map-marker Kingsland, Georgia

Great american photo contest

I have been getting votes for months now and the last winner had less votes than i did.They make you fill out *** just to get you excited and someone else wins with less votes than you really ticks me off.i dont think that it is fair that people canget away with lying to people and waistinh their time.Someone needs to close there sight down so others wont get involved and wish for something that they will never recieve.I am not the only one who is mad about these people so stop their site now thanks

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