Win Trip to USA: WESTERN UNION

WESTERN UNION SEND MONEY ABROAD’S

 “AMERICAN DREAM” PROMO MECHANICS

Promo period: March 19 to July 26, 2010

How to Join & who are eligible to join:

1. For a texter to qualify, he/she must:

a. be a subscriber of Smart, Talk n Text, Sun, Globe or 

Touch Mobile whether in post-paid or pre-paid;

b. have downloaded money tip or have sent 

money abroad via Western Union.

c. be registered to the WESTERN UNION SEND 

MONEY ABROAD’S “AMERICAN DREAM” PROMO.

2. From March 19 to July 26, 2010, subscribers may 

join the promo by (any of the 2 options below):

a. by downloading a unique money tip and answering

 the weekly Western Union question.

b. by sending money abroad via Western Union.

How to earn entries:

1. Subscribers may earn entries by watching Star World, 

Star Movies or Fox, waiting for the promo plug with

the bi-weekly trivia question, downloading a unique

 money tip by answering the bi-weekly Western Union

trivia question. To download tip & send answer,

 text WU SEND to 2600. Ex. WU SEND yes.

P2.50/txt. One unique money tip is equivalent

 to 1 entry. Money tips will be replenished weekly.

2. Subscribers may also earn entries by sending money 

abroad via Western Union. To send transaction

details, text WU

  to 2600. Ex.

WU 12/17/09 3000 USA. P2.50/txt. 1 unique transaction,

 regardless of amount sent is equivalent to 10

entries.

3. For the Grand draw, subscribers who join by downloadin

g a unique money tip & answering the bi-weekly

Western Union trivia question and those who send their

 Western Union transaction details may win

consolations prizes but only subscribers who join by sending

 their Western Union transaction details

may win a trip for two to the USA [a roundtrip economy class 

ticket for two (2) to New York, Hotel

accommodations for one (1) twin room at a class B hotel for 5

 days and 4 nights plus $1,500 in pocket

money]

4. A single Western Union transaction earns 10 raffle entries

 and may only be used once for the entire

duration of the promo. Part of the verification process is for

 the potential winner to produce the

transaction receipt with the winning details together with

 the winning sim card.

5. Only Western Union transactions originating from the

Philippines to any country abroad are valid

transactions that will earn entries and win prizes.

 Local remittances or transactions originating from other

countries to the Philippines are not eligible to

 earn entries and win.

6. Western Union transactions from March 19, 2010

 onwards are qualified to join the promo.

Product/Content Equivalent

Raffle Entry

1 unique money tip

1 entry

1 Unique Western Union (from the Philippines to 

any country abroad) 10 entries

How to register:

1. First-time users will be prompted to register to validate the entries sent.

2. Registration is only done once and is FREE of charge.

3. By registering to the promo, subscribers agree to receive 

freebie alerts, special offers and updates from

Western Union. If he/she wishes to opt out from free alerts, 

subscriber can text WU STOP to 2600 for free.

Syntax:

Text WU REG /// to 2600.

Example:

WU REG Ed Sy/#4 Atis St. QC/27/M

Cost:

FREE

Sample reply:

Thank u for registering to the WESTERN UNION SEND 

MONEY ABROAD’S “AMERICAN DREAM” PROMO!

FREE Registration. Keep Western Union rcpts to claim prize if u win.

U will also receive freebie alerts, special offers and

 updates from Western Union. If u don’t want to rcv

free alerts, text WU OFF to 2600 for free. Til:7/15/10

.DTI-NCR#0638s10.Qs?Call(02)8881200. See flyers

for details.

4. All information sent will be kept confidential and will be used solely for this promo.

Provision on invalid entries:

The ff: shall not earn entries:

1. Those subscribers not registered to the promo.

2. Subscribers who have not sent in valid Western Union

 transaction details or have not downloaded a

money tip during the promo period

3. Repeat downloads and transaction details sent more than once

Who are NOT qualified/eligible to join the promo:

1. All employees of Fox International, Xurpas, Western Union,

 Smart Communication, Sun Cellular, Globe

Telecom, Innove Communications, its agencies and their 

relatives up to the second degree of affinity or

consanguinity are disqualified from joining the promo.

What are the prizes:

Weekly Prizes:

a.

30 Winners of For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert (Music CD)

b.

30 Winners of Play On – Carrie Underwood (Music CD)

c.

30 Winners of David Cook – David Cook (Music CD)

d.

30 Winners of David Archuleta – David Archuleta (Music CD)

e.

30 Winners of American Idol Season 8 (Music CD)

f.

30 Winners of Kris Allen – Kris Allen (Music CD)

g.

30 Winners of American Idol Cap

h.

30 Winners of American Idol Randyisms Tee-Shirt

i.

30 Winners of American Idol CD Case

Grand Raffle Prizes:

a.

50 Winners of American Idol All-Star Challenge

b.

50 Winners of American Idol Collector’s Edition Monopoly

c.

10 Winners of iPod Shuffle (3rd Generation)

d.

10 Winners of Kindle E-book reader

e.

1 Winner of a Trip for two (2) to USA (New York)

1. Weekly prizes and consolation prizes at the grand

 raffle will not be transferable but convertible cash.

2. The US trip is comprised of a roundtrip economy class

 ticket for two (2) to New York, Hotel accommodations

for one (1) twin room at a class B hotel for 5 days

 and 4 nights plus $1,500 in pocket money.

3. Western Union will shoulder the 20% government

 tax for prizes exceeding P10,000

4. The winner of the US Trip package is required to

 have valid passport (with at least 6 months validity) and a

US Visa. Western Union and Fox International will not 

be responsible in securing the US Visa of the winner

and his/her companion. In the event that the winner 

cannot secure a US visa, the US trip package is

transferable or convertible to cash (worth PHP 276,000.00).  

5. Travel taxes and other travel related expenses shall be shouldered by the winner.

Determination of Raffle Winners:

1. There will be thirty (30) bi-weekly raffle winners 

and one hundred tweny one (121) winners in the grand

draw for the promo duration. A person can only win once

 per draw, should the same person be drawn more

than once, he/she gets the prize with the higher value.

2. All non-winning entries will be carried over to the next draw.

3. A person, regardless of mobile number used, can only win 

once per bi-weekly draw but may win again in

succeeding bi-weekly and grand draws. If subscriber is drawn

 more than once in a draw, he or she shall

get the prize of higher value and a backup winner will be declared 

as winner of the prize with lower value.

4. The “Board of Judges” composed of a duly authorized

 representative from Western Union or its agency,

A+B Expedio and its SMS provider, Xurpas, with the

 presence of a DTI representative will witness the

drawing of winners. Decisions by the Board of Judges

 are final with concurrence of DTI.

Validation Process:

1. Winners from Smart and/or Talk ‘n Text will receive 

a call via Smart’s Special Access number 7777 from

an authorized representative.

2. Verified winners will be notified by a call & registered mail 

from an authorized Western Union representative.

3. For prizes that are won because of a Western Union transaction,

 winning transaction receipt will be validated

by Western Union (AROC) before subscriber is eligible to claim prize/s.

Redemption of Prizes:

1. The winner must present the following when claiming their prize:

a.

2 valid IDs with picture and address

b.

The winning SIM card where the entry was made

c.

For Western Union transaction winners, the winning transaction receipt with details that match

entry made

d.

Registered mail

2. For prepaid subscribers, account should be active

 and should have been properly decremented for all

transactions. If inactive, winner shall present an affidavit 

of loss when claiming the prize.

3. For post-paid subscribers, account should have no 

outstanding balances on the date of redemption.

4. If winner is a minor, he/she must be accompanied by

 his parent/s or legal guardian.

5. Qualified winners must claim their prizes within sixty (60)

 days from receipt of notification. Failure to claim

within the allotted time/duration forfeits the winner’s right

 over the prize with prior DTI approval.

6. The raffle winner agrees to have his/her name and photo 

included in all advertisements and other related

material.

7. Prizes may be claimed at A+B Expedio Integrated 

Marketing Communications, Inc. at 2/F IDC Bldg, E.

Rodriguez Jr. Ave, Quezon City, 1110 Philippines.

 Tel (632) 687-4883-84 c/o Valerie Peramide

8. For Western Union transaction winners, in case 

rawn winner cannot present the winning transaction re-

ceipt with details that match the winning entry, the winner 

will be disqualified and another winner will be

drawn.

Control Measures:

1. DTI representative shall be invited to check, test, 

validate and verify the computer system for receiving

entries and registration and determination of winners. 

A copy of the said system shall be sealed in an

envelope and signed by the DTI representative for safekeeping 

of Xurpas for verification of DTI at anytime.

2. A printed copy of the properties of the program shall be 

given to the DTI Representative after verification.

The DTI representative shall check the database of the promo

. Database for Western Union transaction

details shall be separate from money tip download and

 shall not be consolidated for the Grand draw.

3.  Another DTI representative will be invited to be present

 during the actual determination of the winners.

4. Xurpas will generate a list of qualified participants before the draw.

5.  A copy in CD shall be sealed in an envelope and

 signed by a DTI representative for safekeeping of Xurpas

and for verification of DTI at anytime until all prizes are claimed.

6. After the winner is determined, it will be verified from

 the generated list by a Xurpas representative and

the DTI representative. A soft copy of the generated list of

 qualified participants shall also be given to the

DTI representative.

7. The list of winners will be given to the DTI

 representative after determination.

8. Xurpas will inform DTI of the final winner after

 verifying from the telecommunication companies and any

disqualified winner(s) and reason(s) for disqualification.

9. A printed copy of the properties of the program shall be

 submitted to the DTI representative after each

witnessed draw.

10. Database / list of participants shall include mobile number,

 name, address, date and time of transaction,

type of transaction and a column shall be added to include the 

raffle numbers assigned randomly.

11. A participant can opt-out of access numbers 2600 by

 texting STOP or may call 8895947 for manual

opt-out. Once opted out, the subscriber will no longer receive

 any unsolicited info text messages from the

access number/s.

• To get information about the promo

o Text WU or WU HELP to 2600

• To earn raffle entries via money tip dload

o Text WU SEND to 2600

o Ex. WU SEND yes

• To earn raffle entries via sending of Western Union transaction details

o Text WU to 2600

o Ex. WU 12/17/09 3000 USA

• To register and validate entries

o Text WU REG /// to 2600

o Ex. WU REG Ed Sy/#4 Atis St. QC/27/M.

*Cost: P2.50/txt for Globe & Smart; P2/txt for Sun

*Cost: P2.50/txt for Globe & Smart; P2/txt for Sun

*Cost: P2.50/txt for Globe & Smart; P2/txt for Sun

*Cost: FREE

Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 0638, Series of 201