Posted by FatKat on 01/12/06 01:02

mariagrimm0023@hotmail.com wrote:
> ok- i'm a student at the university of illinois and one of my
> friends told me about this....

Ofcourse it's always "I had a friend who told me" and never "I checked
it out myself and actually got it."
>
> just letting people know that this is out there, i'm sure its legit.

I'm sure also, really, really sure.

> you can get an ipod. all you have to do is sign up for an offer
> (i spent about $9) and then get 5 other people to do it.

Actually, this is all geared to us signing you up for a free iPod.
>
> seriously go to this site you really can get a free IPOD 30 G
> with color screen that plays videos or a IPOD NANO if you get
> 5 friends to sign up. It really works.

So you've already got your iPod?

> Even if you already have one, you can just sell it on eBay.

I dunno. Last I checked, there was no provision for "imaginary
spam-iPods". There were however, numerous hits for those who were
selling information they guaranteed would get you an ipod. Of course,
the whole "you can sell your iPod on e*bay" suggestion reveals the
implausibility that underlies ever "free iPods" scam: if some magical
company really had access to hundreds of iPods, why would they give
them away to people who sign up for offers? The answer is that these
offers probably end up costing at least as much a new iPod (the
ultimate cost never figures into these idiotic scams) and you're
probably locked into them; my suspicion is that these iPods exist only
within the imagination of the people who actually sign up for these
scams. Otherwise, why wouldn't THEY sell their iPods on E*Bay? It's
just impossible to believe that iPods, being hard to find in stores
where they're sold for money are available in large numbers to these
spammers who give them away for promises.

> It's just another way for advertisers to try to market to you,

Is this what they're teaching in college today? Advertising is only a
way to effectively find people who will pay the most for their goods
and services. If these marketers had large numbers of iPods, they
could quite the marketing business and sell the iPods themselves. What
part of economics is beyond your understanding?

> when they ask for an email, just use some random one that you don't check or care
> about getting junk mail on.

I guess that's the address that the iPod will get mailed to. Oh that's
right, you'll have to give them a REAL address if you want your iPod,
and probably your credit card number to sign up for those offers of
theirs.

> I have read articles on this describing how your really do
> get the IPOD for free in CNN, New York Times, WIRED.

Of course the legitimate press always covers these scams, but the
spammers can only find links to these articles on their own sites.

> If you think it's bullshit then click here to read them too.
> http://info.freepay.com/pressroom.html

I rest my case.

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