The Better Business Bureau of Acadiana is very concerned about the number of inquiries/calls we have been receiving about sweepstakes; it seems to me that inquires are frequently from lonely senior citizens so much so we have decided to issue a warning to senior citizens and other consumers to be wary of sweepstakes and other contests that link the chances of winning to the purchase of merchandise.

Several area consumers have told the BBB that they or their parents purchased thousands of dollars of junk in desperate attempts to win cash sweepstakes prizes.