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1. By Grey_Daniels
   December 21st, 2007 at 1.30am

   I received this as spam in my inbox today.
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2. By ReeVue
   January 6th, 2008 at 9.08pm

   I did not even have to look at the site on this one - this is screaming scam all over the place.

   Remember that most states in the US require registration to hold raffles. Even with the proper legal jargon in place, I think this is a sure-fire winner of the “flag it” award

3. By Cybertrax
   January 12th, 2008 at 2.17am

   I have to disagree. 
   Different states have different rules; and I know for a fact that raffles are allowed in England without registration required; they fall under the Lotteries Act as such. 

   Mind you, sending spam is not a good sign.

4. By ReeVue
   January 12th, 2008 at 8.15am

   and I know for a fact that raffles are allowed in England

   This is why I stated that “most states in the US” require registration. I do not know about England.

5. By chte
   July 16th, 2008 at 5.17pm

   With respect,

   I actually spent some time checking our eraffle since it seemed to good to be true. Just like a lady auctioning the monster under her daughter’s bed on ebay, I wanted to validate here.

   . And I learned several things. The company assured me that they lease lists and use proper procedures for sending email, not spam. I respect how they handled my quiry.

   Secondly, it is an international platform that is focused primarily on marketing and advertising for companies and it is being beta tested. I have actually won free items and it is a neat site and concept. A more effective tool for marketing for business owners without the high cost.

   Finally, I actually bought a ticket for some items that were being raffled and these raffles actually were given approval by lawyers representing the parties involved. Which underscores that “perceived public policy” is not what is fact in the end. The items being raffled were cancelled becuase they were posted too soon evidently.

   hope this helps. I also hope this company is success helping charities raise funds. The real scam is the predators that help raise funds for charities but get paid “Well” doing so. They should be flagged.

   take care

   I like the idea.