posted on January 5, 2008 06:56:33 PM
I was suckered into clicking a sponsored ad on eBay - Free Designer Bag. No purchase neccessary! You get your choice of designers, I chose Dooney & Bourke and am to receive a multiple piece set MSRP $1020. All I had to do is answer 12 consumer research questions, which have nothing to do with purses. I get through the questions, only to find that to complete the process I have to START by completing 2 of the offers listed below - Free offers with S&H of about $4 each- what's the next step in the process? Has any one else been suckered into this? Edited to add, looks like most of the offers involve a subscription which automatically bills your credit card every month. In the words of Ralphie, CARAMBA!
[ edited by pixiamom on Jan 5, 2008 07:44 PM ]
posted on January 5, 2008 07:34:47 PM
Technically speaking, these schemes are NOT scams, but they ARE misleading...
Yes, one CAN actually receive a FREE...Laptop...High-End Purse...$500 Target Card, etc, etc, but...
The kicker is that you have to spend a bundle by joining Bally's or Columbia House DVD Club, or in a long line of "prpgrams" you HAVE TO sign up for... you get the picture?
There is a kinda sub-culture of folks who spend their days chasing these "deals" -- you can check it out at: www.scam.com
posted on January 5, 2008 07:37:06 PM
I see these all the time. As you did, I got to about page 3 when I realized what was up!! Don't even think about those "surveys" any more!!
posted on January 5, 2008 08:15:07 PM
Same here. Email looks like it's from Olive Garden for instance, two free dinners & then you go through a few pages & realize it's not at all about them. It's cheaper to go & pay for your dinner yourself.
