rhodesian.dragon
May 21 2005, 09:46 PM
| | 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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L1L5H1T
May 21 2005, 09:59 PM
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.  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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Neverseen
May 21 2005, 10:10 PM
hahaha  I still can't believe you all think that this kind of stuff can be true  Earning money for doing nothing, getting free GPS navigation systems, free X Boxes, free computers etc... Stop dreaming guys didn't you get yet that noone will give you anything for free ? Although, I'm ready to change my mind if someone has 100% real proofs that this works.
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szupie
May 21 2005, 10:16 PM
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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Xacrosancxion
May 22 2005, 12:54 PM
i think they probably get the money to provide you with the 'free' junk by infecting your system with spyware and adware They probably get paid loads and rarely give out 'free' things anyway
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wykked_dreamz
May 22 2005, 05:16 PM
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 
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waybrane
May 26 2005, 05:17 AM
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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Brian
May 28 2005, 12:59 AM
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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Solus
May 28 2005, 01:49 AM
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  ) and spam mail.
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IcedMetal
May 28 2005, 01:58 AM
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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jpod999
Jun 10 2005, 12:53 PM
Yes, these schemes work, but they are super annoying. You have to do 1 special offer and then refer 5 friends to do the same. Once they have completed their offer, then you get your iPod or whatever it is that you are trying to get.
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kraizii88z
Jun 9 2005, 11:39 PM
I've tried to get a designer Louie Vatton bag from one of those sites...it was infuriating.. cuz it's impossible.. they send you to another thing that you have to sign up for, that links you to another thing that you have to sign up for, and so on till infinity.. so in short, never got the huge deal, but wouldn't that be great? -A $1500 purse for free? I tried though! i really did. I did sign up and submit a poem to a poetry site, & won an award so.. all's well!
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tradeyourmedia
Jun 8 2005, 06:23 PM
QUOTE(wykked_dreamz @ May 22 2005, 12:16 PM) 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 I watched a show on tech tv called "the screensavers" Im sure some of you have seen it. Kevin Rose, one of the hosts of the show tried the free ipod offer, and actually recieved one. several other members of the show also got theirs. I forget the terms of the offer, but one of them was to get 10 others to sign up for the offer. He used his webpage to sign people. ALso, you have to sign up for the netflix trial, along with purchasing some sort of netphone, and sign up for a credit card. I didnt want to do all this. Now, you have to complete 10 offers? I know he recieved his ipod, but really, is it worth all this? you just about have to bend over backwards. I have seen other offers, the latest for a laptop from gateway. As far as i could tell, you had to complete 10 offers, get three different credit cards, and pay for a trip somewhere. Its just not worth it...lol.
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KitKat
Jun 3 2005, 02:31 AM
The biggest reason I don't sign up for any of these things is that most (even if they are legitimate) require you to convince a certain number of your friends to sign up. I know that I get kind of annoyed when my friends try to convince me to sign up for crap I don't want (usually with annoying spyware, as was mentioned previously), and I'd rather not do the exact same thing to others. I just see it as bad online etiquette, on par with sending chain email forwards, so I don't do it. My respect for my friends is usually stronger than my wanting a chance at some free product.
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Gyad
Jun 2 2005, 02:45 PM
thats a good point. i had to go through tremendous ammounts of useless web hostings to find this one. they all sucked.
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