Escafeldia Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Has anyone else found a £1 MILLION scratch card in their copy of tonights "Star"? If you have then read the small print before you start telephoning the "Claim Number". It is clearly a scam. You have three areas to clear. The first will show you three of a kind, mine were three thumbs up signs. The second line will also show you three of a kind, again mine were three 7's. The third area is a square which you'll find contains "WELLDONE. You''re guaranteed 2 GOLD awards. To find out which award you'll receive you can call; 09061 561386 or text SMILE to 84228 - or by post - see over." Then you'll see the sting if you haven't already been bamboozled into thinking you have got £1,000,000 coming. In small print is the information: "max cost by text £9-30. Calls cost £1-50 per minute. Max time 6 minutes. Cost from mobiles may vary". On the reverse, again in small print, you are told the promotion is shared between several different scratch cards. It doesn't take a genius to fathom that the 6 minutes is about what you'll be on the phone and the total cost will be £9-00. This is obviously a scam and is aimed at those who think something for nothing is a good idea. The "nothing" is just about what you'll get or something which isn't much use and you could buy for £5. I am surprised the "Star" has even entertained this bit of rubbish. :loopy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I always file this sort of thing in the "circular" file, anyway, escafeldia. I repeat to myself the old adage, "if something sounds too good to be true, it usually IS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbees Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 It's not really a scam because it tells you how much it costs and that is how they generate the money to pay the prize which they will have to pay to somebody or they can't do it. As long as there are people who are gullible and greedy enough to subscribe to these things, they will continue. The biggest scam is that the people who pay for these calls are probably not the people who are trying to win the prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatif wewin Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I got a bill of £22 odd this morning for the Readers Digest. We get the RD but my wife pays, has done for over 12 years. This bill came to me because I (silly boy ) replied to an email suggesting that I could get loadsa cash by filling in my missing details, such as Title ie... Mr (The smallprint, I checked tonight says it is for a subscription,) but nowhere at all in the promo does it say anything about subscribing. You only get to see about subscribing and parting with money if you click on the smallprint. I rang up straight away and cancelled easily enough, very friendly Indian sounding guy. When I told him that we already get the RD that this was a bit of a con which won't go down to well with subscribers who could end up with 2 copies each month and obviously 2 bills, he defensively told me that he was 'payments only' and that he could not say why this shabby tactic was being used. I was about to hang up after thanking him for cancelling my 'bill' when he went on to tell me it was my lucky day they have an offer on ..half price book order now... I hung up. Payments only my arxx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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