Has a pyramid scam ring to it: sure, there are users who deny it, but then again, there are people who deny pyramid scams are bad too.
Sign up with the site, sign up with an offer, cancel the offer, get five friends to sign up, get the five friends to avoid cancelling before the referral is credited, and then hope that the items are in stock and the referrals aren't rejected...
Doesn't seem worth the hassle to me, friends, or my bank account. "If it's too good to be true, it probably is."
QuaunautThe longest seven days in history...Join Date: 2003-03-21Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
Looking through this I thought "Hmm, maybe", but then I wondered-
Looking through most of this, you have one HUGE problem- it all involves MY MONEY. Now not only do I not have a credit card, but I can't do ANYTHING with money over the internet.
Crono, I love how you use your referer page to try and get us to sign up so they can spam the hell out of our mail boxes.
THANKS FOR USING THESE FORUMS TO EXPLOIT ALL THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT USE IT JUST SO YOU CAN GET A FREE IPOD. MAN I LOVE YOU CRONO, THANKS FOR TRYING TO SEND ME SPAM SO YOU CAN GET AN IPOD.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->WHAT EXPENSE?! go to www.freeipods.com youll see the same thing you see when you go to my referal page<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Except you're using us (well, not me) to get your referrals. Very dishonest and underhanded.
DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?!?! YOU ARE USING AND LIEING TO US TO GET AN IPOD! WHAT ISN'T THERE TO UNDERSTAND! YOU CAN TELL HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS BY MY CAPSLOCK.
<a href='http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62226,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1' target='_blank'>http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,6...tw=wn_tophead_1</a> <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> A search for "iPod" on eBay yields a couple thousand listings for the digital music player and accessories, but beware: Hundreds of the listings are inducements to join pyramid-style scams.
Ebay is swamped with new "matrix" schemes, which appear to be legitimate buyers clubs but are in fact variations on classic pyramid scams, which are outlawed around the world.
In most cases, eBay shoppers are offered hot products like an iPod, a game console or a cell phone at an incredible discount, say for $40 or $25.
The eager bargain hunter is told not to bid on the item, but is directed instead to sites like My3Mobile, The Phone Matrix or Goraks.com, which offer iPods or cell phones as free gifts when products like CDs or eBooks are purchased.
The catch is that buyers only get their free iPod after more people sign up. When making a purchase, the buyer's name is added to a list. As new members join, names are shuffled up the list. When they reach the top, the iPod is dispatched
To speed up the process, buyers are often encouraged to recruit new members to join the scheme. And that's where all the eBay posts come from: Victims are using eBay to recruit new members. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
and and for a note, that was www.out war.com (for those of you who don't remember <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
as for me, I tihnk I might just try and out scam the scammer.
6 emaill addys (Thansal01-06) 6 EBay accounts (Thansal01-06) and 6 bids one some random crap.
honestly, who cares if he used his referrer number? it makes absolutely no difference except you help someone. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Sign up with the site, sign up with an offer, cancel the offer, get five friends to sign up, get the five friends to avoid cancelling before the referral is credited, and then hope that the items are in stock and the referrals aren't rejected...
Doesn't seem worth the hassle to me, friends, or my bank account. "If it's too good to be true, it probably is."
Looking through most of this, you have one HUGE problem- it all involves MY MONEY. Now not only do I not have a credit card, but I can't do ANYTHING with money over the internet.
So....no.
THANKS FOR USING THESE FORUMS TO EXPLOIT ALL THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT USE IT JUST SO YOU CAN GET A FREE IPOD. MAN I LOVE YOU CRONO, THANKS FOR TRYING TO SEND ME SPAM SO YOU CAN GET AN IPOD.
aka, join colombia house DVD, AOL trial, place a bid on EBay with a new account...
etc.
I will actualy try and go through the entire thing and leave info. (I have a pay pal account so I can just toss a bid at something random)
hehe, forgot about the fact that we are getting crono a 'free ipod'
meh, I am willing to do it (you should have just said what you were doing)
freeipods.com/default.aspx?<u><i><b>referer=7439936</b></i></u> THATS THE LINK YOU GAVE US WITH BIG SIGN UP HERE ALL OVER IT.
I SEE FREEIPODS IN THERE BUT I ALSO SEE YOUR REFERER NUMBER SO YOU CAN GET YOUR FREE IPOD AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS.
Oh, okay then. Everything's cool.
/sarcasm
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Except you're using us (well, not me) to get your referrals. Very dishonest and underhanded.
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A search for "iPod" on eBay yields a couple thousand listings for the digital music player and accessories, but beware: Hundreds of the listings are inducements to join pyramid-style scams.
Ebay is swamped with new "matrix" schemes, which appear to be legitimate buyers clubs but are in fact variations on classic pyramid scams, which are outlawed around the world.
In most cases, eBay shoppers are offered hot products like an iPod, a game console or a cell phone at an incredible discount, say for $40 or $25.
The eager bargain hunter is told not to bid on the item, but is directed instead to sites like My3Mobile, The Phone Matrix or Goraks.com, which offer iPods or cell phones as free gifts when products like CDs or eBooks are purchased.
The catch is that buyers only get their free iPod after more people sign up. When making a purchase, the buyer's name is added to a list. As new members join, names are shuffled up the list. When they reach the top, the iPod is dispatched
To speed up the process, buyers are often encouraged to recruit new members to join the scheme. And that's where all the eBay posts come from: Victims are using eBay to recruit new members.
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Same wolf, different sheep's clothing.
remember www.this.url.equals.ban.thank.u.for.playing.com
ehh?
and and for a note, that was www.out war.com (for those of you who don't remember <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
as for me, I tihnk I might just try and out scam the scammer.
6 emaill addys (Thansal01-06)
6 EBay accounts (Thansal01-06)
and 6 bids one some random crap.
If I remember/care about this tomorow morning.
And I believe there are at least two people here who care that he didn't mention such.