How we check listings
What we verify before a competition appears on Yebo Wins: the closing date, the entry method, the entry cost and the promoter's own terms.
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Know what you are entering
Plain answers on scams, closing dates, entry costs and what happens to your details. Written because the questions kept coming up, not to fill a page.
Spot scam competitions
The warning signs of a fake South African competition: upfront fees, airtime requests, cloned brand pages and winner messages for competitions you never entered.
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How real South African competition winners are actually contacted, and how to check a WhatsApp or SMS message claiming you have won.
Read itEnter safely
What information is normal to give a South African competition, what is not, and how to keep your details under control when you enter a lot.
Read itEntry cost labels
Free to enter, purchase required, account required and paid entry, and exactly what each label means on a Yebo Wins listing.
Read itClosing date checklist
How to check a South African competition is genuinely still open, and why closing dates on listing sites are so often wrong.
Read itPurchase required guide
How till slip and proof of purchase competitions work in South Africa, what to keep, and whether they are worth entering.
Read itFree competitions guide
How to find South African competitions that cost nothing to enter, and why most paid competitions must offer a free route as well.
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