Wednesday, March 27, 2024
6 Companies offered Private Jets, Expensive cars, Camels, Gold sets and Smartphones in Prizes
The Ministry of Commerce in Saudi Arabia said that they have summoned six commercial companies for violating competition rules in the kingdom by offering prizes like private jets and expensive cars in an attempt to draw customers and boost sales. Trending : Is it possible to arrest an Expat with expired Iqama or Residence Permit
The Ministry stated that the six perfumery businesses would be referred to legitimate authorities as they violated the requirements of commercial competitions stipulated in Anti-Commercial Fraud law.
- As gifts, they also announced they would give away camels, villas, gold sets, smartphones and more.
- According to the ministry, these businesses breached the rules about holding contests during the holy month of Ramadan by advertising them in their online stores and social media platforms.
- The first company, announced a competition with prizes, a number of camels, cars, and gold sets. It violated the system by requiring purchase to enter the prize draw, and the regulatory procedures are being completed against it.
- The 2nd company, announced a competition with its prizes as private planes, and violated the system by requiring purchase to enter the prize draw, and the implementation of the regulatory procedures against them is being completed. Most Viewed : Procedure to follow in case of lost anything in the Makkah Grand Mosque
- The third company, announced a competition as its prizes, cars and smart phones, and violated the system by requiring purchase to enter the prize draw, and the regulatory procedures are being completed against them.
- The 4th company, announced a competition whose prizes were cars and violated the system by requiring purchase to enter the prize draw, and misled consumers by claiming that the competition was regulated, and claimed that the Ministry of Commerce supervised it, and the implementation of the regulatory procedures against it is being completed.
- The fifth company, a commercial complex in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region organized an unlicensed commercial competition was announced and a car as prize and offered without specifying a date for the end of the competition, or a date for the draw, in violation of the purchase requirement to enter the competition, and the implementation of the regulatory procedures against it is being completed.
- The 6th company, announced a competition with prizes like a residential villa and luxury cars, and violated the system by requiring purchase to enter the prize draw, and the implementation of the regulatory procedures against it is being completed. Read : Makkah Grand Mosque introduces Smart Golf Carts for elderly and disabled pilgrims
- Potential participants had to buy their goods in order to be able to enter the lottery drawing for the gifts that were up for grabs.
- One of the accused violators said that its competition was legal and supervised by the Ministry of Commerce, which was seen as an attempt to trick people who wanted to join.
- The ministry said last week that it would be taking civil action against nine groups and individuals for holding illegal lottery prize draws.
- The ministry said that in the kingdom, people are prohibited from participating in lottery draws that require them to buy goods and services in order to win cash prizes, money hidden inside the goods for sale, or to take part in draws.
- According to Saudi law against commercial fraud, it is illegal to make people buy things in order to enter commercial contests. In addition, the law does not allow events with rules that go against Islamic Sharia law and kingdom-wide customs. JOin Saudi ExPatriates on WhatsAPp ChaNNel
