You know the ones which come free with magazines and newspapers and they offer you big prizes, but to claim the prize you have to call and it costs £1.50 per minute. It's obviously a scam. No-one gives something away for nothing unless there's a catch
2006-07-24 07:17:07 · 8 answers · asked by fondleme 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing
The catch is the £1.50 per minute phone call it costs you for a pen or calculator !
2006-07-24 07:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by dontdoweekends 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center (www.fraud.org) these days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89
2006-07-24 18:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by comptermind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-24 07:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by Sassylady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-24 07:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are a pain in the Butt & completely wasteful of the material they are printed on, they get their monies from the phone calls, when gullible people phone in to see what they have or have not won, to me it is a total waste of rescources & the materials could be put to better usage
2006-07-24 07:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just bin it - you know it's a scam so no need to get your knickers in a twist!
2006-07-24 07:50:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-24 07:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw them away then.
2006-07-24 10:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋