Galway Dealership Blasted with Accusations of “Fake” Car Competition

A Galway car dealership is in the middle of a storm of controversy this afternoon following the culmination of a high-profile competition to win a car. Audi Galway posted a Facebook competition on the 24th of July offering fans the chance to win a 152 AUDI A3 Cabrio for the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Fans were asked to "like" and share the post as well as tagging "a friend you want to bring for a spin". The competition post, designed to boost the Audi Galway social media presence, stated that the winner would be announced on Friday, July 31st at 3pm. This afternoon, a post crediting May Lydon as the winner appeared on the page, which boasts 40,000 fans. However, eagle-eyed competition entrants soon spotted that there was no record of a Facebook user with that name. Shortly after alarm bells were raised, a new profile appeared boasting said name.   Screengrab via Reddit Ireland The page has since been inundated with angry posts from others who entered the competition. The winner announcement has been deleted, along with a host of other posts, but the original competition is still visible on the page. No public comment has referenced the controversy as of Friday evening at 5pm. Her.ie has contacted Audi Galway for comment and no response has yet been forthcoming. UPDATE: 5.16pm Audi Galway have posted the following message