Are websites really giving giving free stuff like an iphone or do you have to pay?

Yes, they do work. They *are* pyramid schemes, but if you get all the referalls, you do actually get the prize =]

These sites are usually run by scammers that intend to steal your identity. NEVER USE THOSE WEBSITES THINKING THAT YOU WILL GET FREE THINGS! The testimonials are false, and don't even think that you will ever get the gift, because you never will.

got this from scambusters

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Internet ScamBusters (tm)
The #1 Publication on Internet Fraud
http://www.scambusters.org

By Audri and Jim Lanford
Issue #192 August 16, 2006

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Today we answer a question that we've gotten from a lot of
subscribers: are the emails and websites that promise free
designer handbags (or computer equipment, or plasma TVs, or
video game systems, or other valuable prizes) legit? In other
words, can you actually get these prizes -- or are they all
scams?

We'll tell you the story of a friend who decided to find out
the real scoop -- and whether or not she ever got her free
designer handbag.

Let's get going with today's article...

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Can You Really Get Free Designer Handbags and Other Valuable
Prizes?
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Let's begin with a story: We recently spoke to a friend we'll
call "Emily" who complained about how many times she'd
received an email promising a free designer handbag worth
hundreds of dollars -- but she had always passed up the offer.
Emily said she thought it sounded too good to be true.

After all, she asked: "Who wouldn't want a handbag from
designers like Fendi, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Coach -- free?"

We advised Emily NOT to do what she wound up doing. But
against our strong advice and her better judgment, Emily
decided to see what would happen if she followed through.

Emily said she'd report her results -- so that if it was a
scam like we predicted, at least our subscribers could benefit
from her mistake. (Please don't try this at home -- you'll see
why as we share her story.)

Just Because They Say It's Free Doesn't Mean It Is

Here's what happened: Emily visited the link in the email and
was brought to a website where she was offered the choice of a
Fendi bag, a Marc Jacobs bag, a Gucci bag or a Coach bag.

The values of these bags ranged from seven hundred dollars to
seventeen hundred dollars.

The website asked Emily to select the bag she wanted and to
provide them with her email address.

She thought: "Doesn't sound like too much to ask for
considering the reward being offered, right?"

She thought that if her email address really was the only
thing they wanted from her, it may have indeed been a good
deal.

However, Emily dug a bit further and found out what that bag
would really cost her.

Get Ready For Spaham (misspelled intentionally)

Just for the fun of it, Emily thought she'd check out the
website's privacy policy before actually giving them her email
address or any other information.

It's a good thing she did.

It seems that the companies that offer these types of
promotions don't keep your information confidential.

In fact, the privacy policy states outright they'll share your
information with third parties. To translate this into
layman's terms, it means your information will be available
for sale to almost any party wishing to purchase it.

If you do provide your email address to one of these websites,
get ready for a boatload of spaham in your inbox. And if you
think opting out of the mailing list will save you
frustration, you're wrong.

The privacy policy of this site also stated that while opting
out will discontinue emails from the actual website, it won't
discontinue emails from the companies who bought your
information from the site.

Fortunately, Emily followed our advice from previous issues of
ScamBusters here: she used a "throw away" email address. And
that is exactly what she had to do with that email address!

But There's More

If you think a designer bag is worth selling your information
to strangers (especially using a throw-away email address),
there's a lot more you need to know about these offers.

To actually get the prize you're being promised, you have to
complete a survey.

The survey asks for your name, address and phone number and
then bombards you with dozens of online offers and asks you to
check a box indicating whether or not you're interested in
each offer displayed.

Emily said that getting through the twenty-minute bombardment
of offers was bad enough.

Then she found out that she HAD to complete a total of ten
separate offers to qualify for the bag. Accepting these offers
would involve getting phone calls or paying money.

It was becoming clear that this bag was not going to be "free"
at all.

Take It a Step Further

Let's assume you didn't mind your inbox being spahammed or
your information being sold and there were actually ten offers
you wanted to accept. You'd get your bag, right?

Wrong.

Not only do you have to complete ten offers, you have to refer
five people from separate households to the site and all five
of those people also have to accept ten offers.

Now let's say each of the five people you refer actually
complete ten offers. Then you get your bag, right?

No, not yet.

Those five people each have to refer five more people -- then
you qualify for the bag.

What are the chances of that happening? Probably almost none.

So Who's Getting the Prize?

These not-so-free offer sites don't always offer free designer
handbags. Some offer gift certificates to stores, others offer
gift certificates to restaurants, some offer laptop computers
and others offer video game systems.

The prizes change, but the end result remains the same.

When most people visit one of these sites they enter their
information, accept a few offers and then realize there is no
possible way they are going to actually get the prize. At that
point they exit the site.

The companies that run these websites count on people leaving
the site in the middle of the process. That way they don't
have to give you the prize.

The company now has your personal information and will sell it
to third parties for a profit. The company has also profited
from the few offers you did complete.

A Waste of Time -- At Best

Here's Emily's conclusion: "The website owner now has a bundle
of cash at your expense and you have absolutely nothing. In
fact, you've just wasted a bunch of your time."

The average person spends at least twenty minutes at one of
these sites before they realize the direction in which things
are going -- and that they will never get the prize.

One more thing: some of these sites are even worse than we
just described. Even if you miraculously managed to jump over
all the hurdles to get your prize, you still wouldn't receive
it -- since some of these sites are outright scams. And there
is no way to know beforehand.

So do yourself a favor -- avoid spaham and websites that offer
free designer handbags or other valuable prizes.

(And no, Emily never got her "free" designer handbag.)

That's it for now -- time to close for today. Wishing you a
wonderful week.

Actually, there are websites out there that give out some free stuff, and are completely legit. I and many others are living proof of that.

Rewards1 is a good one. You can sign up here:
http://www.rewards1.com/index.php?referrer_id=115482

I've received a copy of Fable: The Lost Chapters for 13 points, which is basically 13 bucks that I earned by doing a few hours worth of surveys. Definitely worth it IMO.

Good luck.

they are surveys, and they keep bombarding you with stuff to join like a the visa gift card service, until you join the required ads or you just give up.

http://tinyurl*com/truesnipez

REWARDS1

You can use this method to get Wii points, Nexon cash and iTunes credits too!

How does this work and is this legal?
When you buy an XBox Live Points card you just enter the code and Microsoft credits you with the points right? Well, if you follow the directions below there's a site that will EMAIL these codes to you! They buy the codes from Microsoft (or whoever, depending if u get Wii points, NX cash, iTunes credits etc.) and they get paid by the sponsors that advertise on the site. So yes, this is 100% legit and legal. Cool huh?

The only downside is you need to be from USA, Canada, UK or Australia (that's just how the advertisers work).

OK what do I need to do?
First thing you need to do is get a "junk" email account. (I recommend gmail but yahoo or hotmail is fine) Since you're going to be getting a lot of junk mail you're not going to want it all going to your real email address, so this is what this new email account will be used for.

Step 1: Sign Up

Go to
http://tinyurl*com/truesnipez
and sign up.

Once you get there click SIGN UP on the menu bar on the left and fill out your information.

They will ask you for your email. I recommend you give them your real one because this is where they will email your XBox Live code to. If you give them your spam one you might accidentally delete it. The site doesn't spam you its all the offers you will be doing that send the junk email (more on that in step 2).

They also ask for your address. Don't worry too much about this all they need your address for is to mail you prizes.

After you signup they will send you a confirmation link to your email address you entered. Click the link and you're done. The email should come pretty quick (usually instantly). And make sure you check your spam folders.

Step 2: Complete Offers

Now that you've signed up go ahead and login, its time to start earning points!

Once inside you can check out the prize list. You'll see the XBox Live 1600 points card is 20 points - basically 1 point is 1 dollar. You earn points by completing offers and you should be able to get 20 points in about an hour or two.

To earn points click on "Available Offers". There you will see a whole list of offers and how many points you'll get if you complete that offer. When filling out an offer you don't have to give your real home address or phone number. And make sure you use your spam email account because believe me you will be spammed. Also, be sure to check your email occasionally for those offers that require email confirmation otherwise you won't get credited for completing the offer properly.

NOTE: The higher paying offers generally require a credit card and may charge you a few dollars (usually for shipping and handling). Basically you're spending a few dollars to get 15-30 points. You see where I'm going with this. If you do enough credit card offers you can pretty much get an XBox 360 Console (retails $350) for $50-60. (I'm actually in the middle of working my way towards one myself. I'll write an article detailing how to do this later if enough people want)

Here are a few tips for filling out offers:
1. Read the offer carefully so you know exactly what to do to get the points.
2. Delete cookies before every offer
3. Complete offer with realistic information
4. Use a browser that accepts cookies and turn your security down
5. Let each page load completely

Also remember that even though most of the time you'll get the points 5-10 minutes after completing the offer, some may take up to a day or more (depending on the offer). So don't worry if you don't see the points just keep going they will appear if you've done everything correctly.

Step 3: Claim Your Prize

After you have enough points you can now go to "Available Prizes" and see what you can cash those points in for. This is the fun part. =)

They have a ton of prizes. You'll see stuff like consoles (XBox, PS3, Wii), video games, iPods, etc. The XBox Live cards are in the "XBox" section and will be emailed to you. Physical prizes like iPods and video games will delivered so make sure your address is correct before you claim a prize that requires shipping.

Also, something many people don't realize is that if you don't see anything you like you can actually send a request for a custom prize. Just send support a ticket with a link to what you want from amazon.com and they'll let you know how many points you'll need. Basically it will be a point for every dollar.

AND THAT'S IT!

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yes, its just u have to order some stuff such as magazines. but u have to pay for the magazines.

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