Is this even possible?

[Muzaffar]

Just have a look at these links:
http://cgi.ebay.com/16GB-Apple-IPHONE-NEW_W0QQitemZ220204437794QQihZ012QQcategoryZ152374QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://geocities.com/markdspader/iphoneoffer.html

Also, there is a video on this as well:


So really, is it true you can get all of these for free? I can't tell if its a scam or just a business, but this is really too good to be true! I mean, is this all really free!!!!!? I wish I could try it out, but it applies only to the US and I don't even have a credit card to begin with..... Also, does anyone of you have tried this before? What was it like to get things for free and all.......

 

[TB]

If something is too good to believe, it probably isn't true.

 

[YSSMAN]

Meh, I dunno. I normally don't trust too many things with the "free" sticker on it.

*sigh*

...I miss TechTV by the way...

Revision3 FTW!

 

[Touring Mars]

The short answer is yes, it is possible - but not only are there plenty of scams out there (that are difficult to distinguish from 'real' offers), the real offers are not quite as straightforward as you might think. Most if not all of them require that you sign up to some sort of deal/offer from a third party - the third party is paying this advertising/marketing company to attract new customers by offering them free stuff. The 'catch' is that you need to refer other people to sign up for these offers as well in order to qualify for your free gift - so ultimately, you are really getting your 'free' iPod or whatever because you are convincing your friends to pay for a service - in other words, your friends end up paying for your freebie. If a mate of mine referred me to sign up to Blockbuster for a year just so he could get a free iPhone, I'd tell him to go swivel

Do not give your personal details or bank details to these sites. Many of the scam sites are phishing scams (I think that's the name for it anyway), where they use false websites with genuine URL links (or a seemingly genuine URL) just to get your card details. If the actual free offer site itself requests your personal details, then warning bells should be ringing immediately.

 

[Muzaffar]

Well thanks for the info TM.

But yeah, no one can really trust these sites, even though they said they are 100% sure that they are not scamming anyone. So the thing is, whatever they say "is free" is not free at all? I know that they said about signing up for a mail service, ask for your credit card number (for identification) or have you collect this "points" to obtain your "free" gift, but really, that would only cost probably a few bucks ( that is, if they don't charge your credit card) so where else do they get their money from? Visiting their site is one of their incomes, as well as ads, but is that even enough for them to get some profit?

Bottom line is, they could still get profit by giving out "free stuff" such as iPods, PS3s, XBOX360s, Wiis and the like...... I mean wow.....