Ads that want you to send an SMS to get into the draw to 'win'. Infact, the fine print says ea. sms costs 2.00

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why are they legal when they are deceiving massive amount of people?

2007-01-06 16:22:09 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

**** ** *and they want you to answer 5 questions just to go in the draw.* ** ****

2007-01-06 16:23:01 · update #1

Legal because they are disclosing the cost .. otherwise they would be shut down.

2007-01-06 16:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by sglmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They are legal as long as that info is written in the fine print. They are awful but what can you do. Just do go wasting money!

2007-01-06 16:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by supermonkey081 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

AS long as they disclose the cost, they are totally legal.

2007-01-06 16:23:35 · answer #3 · answered by HA! HA! HA! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋