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Originally Posted by woob
I told the people running the survey that it was ridiculous that I have to have a document notarized to win a prize, so they doubled the prize as compensation (VISA Gift card).
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I went through a phase where I entered a lot of contests, which resulted in me winning all sorts of stuff (everything from a high end bike to a chance to carry the Olympic torch). I never had to have anything notarized, and the prizes were certainly never negotiable.
I think it is very likely that this is some sort of scam.
Either an information harvesting one, as mentioned, or possibly they'll hit you up for some sort of fees later. Having to have gotten something notarized makes you more invested in the prize (sunk cost fallacy) and more likely to pay an "activation fee" or something similar.