{"id":276340,"date":"2026-06-19T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/wealthsimple-says-emails-about-cash-prizes-sent-in-error\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:10:20","slug":"wealthsimple-says-emails-about-cash-prizes-sent-in-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/wealthsimple-says-emails-about-cash-prizes-sent-in-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealthsimple says emails about cash prizes sent in ‘error’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wealthsimple says emails about cash prizes sent in ‘error’<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/business\/company-news\/2026\/06\/19\/canadian-financial-technology-company-says-emails-about-cash-prizes-sent-out-due-to-technical-error\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-19 13:34:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.bnnbloomberg.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Popular Canadian financial technology company Wealthsimple says a \u201ctechnical error\u201d resulted in emails being sent out to some users informing them they won cash prizes.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Wealthsimple confirmed to CTVNews.ca in a statement Friday that the company had sent out an email to a \u201csmall group\u201d of contest participants that \u201cincorrectly referenced a prize associated with a marketing campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was due to a technical error, which we identified and fixed quickly,\u201d Wealthsimple chief growth officer Simon Lejeune said. \u201cThe app was not affected, and clients can check there to confirm their actual Monthly Millionaire status.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know this is disappointing, and we apologize to anyone who received the incorrect email,\u201d Lejeune added.<\/p>\n

Some Reddit users said they received emails claiming they had won thousands of dollars in cash prizes, asking them to sign a declaration and release form, in addition to taking a skill-testing question. The prize money would then be added to their chequing account, the email said.<\/p>\n

According to one Reddit user, they were told they had won a $10,000 cash prize only for it to mean 10,000 entries. Another had a similar experience, where the email notified them of $5,000 in winnings, but turned out to be 5,000 entries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes it even more misleading is the week prior I won a $3 cash prize and it was real money and it\u2019s the email was the same wording and visuals as my hoax $5,000 cash prize (just entries),\u201d one Reddit user wrote.<\/p>\n

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