
Omaze's $500M Charity Scam: Only 18% Actually Helps People
Published: September 9, 2026
Duration: 15:55
You dropped 20 bucks on that Omaze dream car giveaway thinking you're helping kids with cancer. Plot twist: less than 4 dollars actually made it to charity. In this episode, Emma Reid exposes how these feel-good sweepstakes are basically legalized gambling disguised as charity work.
🎯 What You'll Learn:
• Why Omaze keeps 75-80% of every dollar you donate (and how they legally get away with it)
• The real odds of winning that Tesla Model S (spoiler: worse than getting struck by lightning twice)
• How Omaze raised $150 million last year but only $30 million reached actual charities
• Which red flags to spot before your next "charitable"...