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rhodesian.dragon
post May 21 2005, 09:46 PM
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I do not know about you but I keep getting these email and seeing these banner ads promoting sites like FreeiPods.com, Free360xbox.com, Freegiftworld.com , Mychoicerewards.com and so on and so on... Offering things like free iPods, free GPS navigation systems, free X Boxes, free computers, so on and so on...

My question is are these real or just a scam?? Has anyone really got a free thing by completing there offer?

Personally I think that they are a little too good to be true. What do you think?
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post May 21 2005, 09:59 PM
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I haven't tried one of these avertisements but i have seen a tv show that feature them trying the FreeiPods.com ad. They said that you would get a certificate that you would have to turn in to a participating apple iPod dealer in order for you to get your free iPod. Most of these are scams. mad.gif

You have to subscribe to a busness that for a limited time and they will keep on giving you junk mail even after your limited time is up.

Just be aware of what you click most contain spyware that will infect your system!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post May 21 2005, 10:10 PM
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hahaha biggrin.gif I still can't believe you all think that this kind of stuff can be true smile.gif Earning money for doing nothing, getting free GPS navigation systems, free X Boxes, free computers etc...
Stop dreaming guys smile.gif didn't you get yet that noone will give you anything for free ? smile.gif
Although, I'm ready to change my mind if someone has 100% real proofs that this works.
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post May 21 2005, 10:16 PM
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I've heard that some people has actually gotten free ipods with those ads, but I wouldn't go through all the trouble to try... Your e-mail might get infected with spam...
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post May 22 2005, 12:54 PM
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i think they probably get the money to provide you with the 'free' junk by infecting your system with spyware and adware smile.gif
They probably get paid loads and rarely give out 'free' things anyway
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post May 22 2005, 05:16 PM
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Well its like this if it looks and sounds too good to be true it is just that too good to be true . I mean come on when have you ever known anyone or anything to give you something for free. I am 27 yrs old and in all of my 27 yrs i havent ever seen anything that looked like it was a good thing come out to be true.. I mean i once tryed the "free" credit report and they wanted a credit card and wanted to charge me $7.95 a year for a news letter. now come on how is that free.. and heres another one you think when you get a new computer that you are getting "windows" for free well you are wrong they just add the price of windows to the price of the computer package. So its like this if it looks like roses and smells like poo .. its poo.. lol laugh.gif
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post May 26 2005, 05:17 AM
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hate to tell you ppls this but who ever told you they got it for free wasn't exactly telling the truth....i had to see what they were selling and they make you go thru a long survey to try and get to get loads of sh*t mail, and then at the end you have to obligate to 3 to 5 offers for various sh*t items that nobody wants but of course they need a credit card # and then you know what that means, they rebill you when there not suppose to...........LOL!
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post May 28 2005, 12:59 AM
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I have heard from a lot of sources that some of those sites are legitimate. People have claimed to get free iPods from FreeiPods.com. But there are things you have to do to get it. Usually you have to buy something or subscribe to something, then get other people to do it to. It uses the same idea to make money as a pyramid scheme. I think if you really want one, you could get it, but just buying it might be easier.
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post May 28 2005, 01:49 AM
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Some of these are legit, but because of that, you'll have to worry about the scam ones designed to be legit. I would probably have created a new hotmail, yahoo, etc. specifically for the purpose too for signing up with them as you are guaranteed a bit of spam if it weren't for the fact that these deals are only available to US residents.

Also, it's not really a pyramid scheme since they are actually offering products/services. The short version of how this works is as follows...

You sign up for some offers, which you do not have to follow up on. You then have to sign up X amount of friends to the free iPod deal, where X is usually 10 - 15. The people giving you the free iPod for doing this get money from referred people following up on advertisements/offers. The advertising markets win too because it is a much cheaper form to sell their products/services, compared to say, advertising during Prime time TV. On top of THAT, they also bypass a lot of the people who don't pay attention to the TV ads as you seem like an interested customer if you click or follow up on their offers.

Because of this, the people offering the free products can afford to give you an incentive (iPod, X-Box, etc) and still have extra money on the side. Advertisement companies win. The free sites win. You win. Just watch out for the scammers and possibly do a google search of the site to see if there are any people claiming they got scammed or got free stuff.

All in all, while it is free in a way that you don't pay money for the product, you pay with time (Probably 30 minutes - 1 hour for a $200 product), which is alright value (Especially if you don't have a job, but then you most likely won't have a credit card either sad.gif ) and spam mail.
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post May 28 2005, 01:58 AM
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A couple of my friends did the freeipods site and they got their ipods. I was really amazed but I'm to taly to get all the referalls. *sigh* I wish I wasnt so lazy.
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