I really want a 500 dollar gift card to best buy at least!
2006-07-06 06:41:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
If you didn't initiate the email I would be very cautious about replying. Many of these are pure phishing attacks and others just a way to sell you something.
2006-07-06 06:44:48 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Myklin 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are some genuine offers of this type, however the warning would be that completing the "two offers" can cost you more than whatever the card is worth, and bear in mind that when you agree to these things they sell your email address to every spammer in the universe. Your decision should be based on whether you use the products in the offers or not, and how many more spam emails you want to receive if you participate. Additional warning: many "offers" require you to pay with your credit or debit card online. You may think it is a small one-time payment, but in the fine print somewhere it will say if you don't cancel a membership or order within 30 days they can charge you full price, and they'll already have your card info... people have lost hundreds of dollars this way. Be careful. Best advice: when in doubt, don't.
2016-03-27 06:33:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to complete the offers as stated in fine print. That is no good because until you complete the offers and wait a long time and complete some more you will find out there is even more. Good Luck
2006-07-06 06:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by CathyM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't believe that. You will be spending more than 500$ to get the gift card
2006-07-06 06:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaa.....its called phishing......
Basically they offer you somethign - somethign you're likely to be interested in...keep in mind that you will spend ALL day for usually 3 days before you complete all the requirements to get it....and very rarely do you actually click all the right buttons before something disqualifies you per the terms. Through all of this you divulge information and email addresses about your friends, etc. oops....now we all get tons of spam...bummer
General rule - dont read em - just delete em....there is no such thing as "FREE" on teh net.
2006-07-06 06:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by ruwild4wade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Completing offers" means you have to buy things from other companies in order to qualify. You'll wind up spending money on things you didn't necessarily want.
Ignore these kinds of offers.
2006-07-06 06:46:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they are hoping you';ll spend more than $500 in the offers. Rememeber you don';t get anything for free
2006-07-06 06:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by Kalahari_Surfer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a pyramid scam. You refer people, they refer people and so on (not to mention those inane offers you have to complete)... it's not worth it, you may never see it even if you do complete it.
2006-07-06 06:45:36 · answer #8 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of those e-mails are scams to get you to spend your money on things and then you don't get the prize.
2006-07-06 06:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by John Luke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its probably a scam
2006-07-06 06:47:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋