For a long time, I've seen ads online for free iPods, iPhones, other electronics, dinners, etc.
So what is the scoop on this? Well, I always figured it was a scam of some sort, but I never knew the details. Then I ran across this article from the San Francisco Cronicle that gives the full scoop on a "Get a Free Laptop" scam.
The article itself is interesting reading, but here are some of the highlights:
First off, you will never get that free thing they are offering.
You have to give tons of personal info about yourself including home address, phone number, and SSN.
You have to sell out your friends to get them to give their info as well.
You have to jump through all sorts of complicated hoops and fill out tons of forms.
Your information is then sold to dozens of marketers who will fill your inbox and mailbox with junk mail.
It is pretty much impossible to opt out of these marketing emails once they start.
In other words, by trying to get a free iPod, iPhone, laptop, lunch, whatever, you are going to get yourself into a whole mess. Stay away.
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