Is this real: "The Ultimate Giveaway 1,000,000 A Million Dollar Sweepstakes"

Hello ! I'm Aymeric, an independent advisor, and I'm here to help !

The Microsoft Rewards Million Dollar Sweepstakes is indeed a legitimate operation from Microsoft, it is not a scam. More information about the sweepstakes can be found here : https://rewards.bing.com/sweepstakes/million/about , and additional entries can be earned here : https://rewards.bing.com/sweepstakes/million/mo...

Feel free to ask if you have any other question !

For some reason it won't reward me my 5 entrys after downloading edge and setting it as my default browser

You have to: Search with Edge search bar for 5 days. 0/5 searched days earned

Earn Bing daily streak puzzle pieces

Search on Bing 3 times every day for 1 week—earn a daily streak puzzle piece and 5 sweepstakes entries!

You don't feel like giving your referral link without telling it's your referral link to run the chance of winning money is kind of deceptive? ... Kind of immoral on some level?

There really is a sweepstakes, and there really is a lot of suspicion about it. This is because all you need to do is fall for the marketing once, and Microsoft spam you about it every single week. Worse, they don't even provide an opt-out link.

Many countries have rules against this kind of spam, so I encourage users to check the laws in their jurisdiction and see if they can make a complaint. In the UK I complained to the ICO for example. The most fundamental rule where I live is this:

"You must not disguise or conceal your identity, and you must provide a valid contact address so they can opt out or unsubscribe."

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/electronic-and-telephone-marketing/electronic-mail-marketing/

So this morning, I filed a complaint using this form:

https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/nuisance-calls-and-messages/spam-emails/report-spam-emails/

Is this a scam or is Microsoft really doing this sweepstakes?

Like for real is this a Really a scam or not is it actually real to pay for anything