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I GOT A BROCHURE THROUGH THE MAIL INDICATING YOU HAVE WON A PRIZE BASED ON MATCHING 3 PULL OFF TABS FROM A SERIES OF 6 CHANCES.. HOW TO PLAY STATES: OPEN THE PULL TABS. IF YOU FIND ONE OF THE THREE MATCHING SYMBOLS BELOW YOU ARE A WINNER. THEN MAKE SURE YOU COME INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE WINNING CARD. THERE ARE 7 AVAIABLE PRIZES FROM $10,000 CASH (MATCH 3 CAR SYMBOLS TO THE SMALLEST PRIZE OF WINNING A JBL SPEAKER. ONE OF MY SERIES OF 3 PULL OF TABS SHOWED 3 CARS WHICH INDICATED $10,000 CASH. I CALLED AN ENCLOSED NUMBER, GAVE THEM THE ASKED FOR SERIAL CODE AND SHE CONFIRMED YOU ARE A WINNER, SO I ASSUMED WE WON THE $10,000 PRIZE. I NEEDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME INTO DEALERSHIP TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. WHEN WE WENT INTO DEALERSHIIP, THE PERSON WHO PRINTED THESE CARD TOLD US THAT NEARLLY EVERYONE GOT 3 CARS ON THEIR PULL OFF TABS, THAT IN ORDER TO FIND OUT IF WE WON THE $10,000 WE HAD TO SPIN A WHEEL OFF OF HIS PHONE. OF COURSE ALL WE WON WAS A $2.00 LOTTERY TICKET. THE RULES WERE NEVER CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN THE RULES SECTION. STATED IN THE RULES THAT THE ODDS OF WINNING THE $10,000 WAS 1: 1,000,000. hE TOLD ME THEY ONLY PRINTED AND MAILED 100,000 BROCHURES, HOW DID HE COME UP WITH THE 1:1,000.00. THE ODDS SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1:100,000. THIS IS VERY DECEPTED AND INCORRECT. IN ADDITTION IT STATES IF YOUR SYMBOLS/CODES MATCH, YOU HAVE WON ONE OF THE PRIZES SHOWN ON THE MAILER. AGAIN I MATCHED 3 CARS TO WIN $10,000 CASH. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT MEANT I WON THE CASH. IN THE LAST SENTENCE IT STATES, MATCHING SYMBOLS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A SPECIFIC PRIZE. THIS CONTRADICTS EVERYTHING PREVIOUS STATED. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DECEPTIVE, DISHONEST, A SCAM AND ILLEGAL THE GENTLEMAN MADE A POINT TO EMPHASIZED THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI APPROVED THIS CONTEST. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! I WANT THIS INVESTIGATED. THAN YOU, ROBERT THAU. I WILL SEND PICS IF NECESSARY.
MO, USA- 63021
Ballwin, MO- 63011
Unknown Email
(636) 591-2900
HW KIA OF WEST COUNTY
Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
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WEST COUNTY KIA
October 7, 2025
1075623
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