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| Thread ID: 100030 | 2009-05-23 20:29:00 | scratch for cash | tut (12033) | PC World Chat |
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| 776234 | 2009-05-23 20:29:00 | Saturday's NZ Herald came with a 'scratch 4 cash' card whereby sending an SMS message entitled you to claim a prize if you uncovered three symbols of a kind. I find the small print on the back of the card very difficult to read but it seems once you have signed in then the company sucks $10 a WEEK out of you phone account. What you get for it I am not sure. Unlike one similar scam I got caught with (IQ test) this one does tell you how to get out of it, most likely after you have lost a few dollars, and if you can read the small print. I uncovered three hearts when I scratched. What I wonder is how many others also uncovered three symbols. Looks pretty close to a semi legal scam to me. |
tut (12033) | ||
| 776235 | 2009-05-24 02:28:00 | Saturday's NZ Herald came with a 'scratch 4 cash' card whereby sending an SMS message entitled you to claim a prize if you uncovered three symbols of a kind. I find the small print on the back of the card very difficult to read but it seems once you have signed in then the company sucks $10 a WEEK out of you phone account. What you get for it I am not sure. Unlike one similar scam I got caught with (IQ test) this one does tell you how to get out of it, most likely after you have lost a few dollars, and if you can read the small print. I uncovered three hearts when I scratched. What I wonder is how many others also uncovered three symbols. Looks pretty close to a semi legal scam to me. These media companies also don't care or research what their advertisers actually do. As long as they make money from it, they are happy. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 776236 | 2009-05-24 04:49:00 | We got one too, and it also had 3 hearts after being scratched. | davidmmac (4619) | ||
| 776237 | 2009-05-24 07:05:00 | Same here . Three hearts in the top row . I would like to know if anyone didn't get a match . Yes, it looks very much like $10 per week after txting . The text on the leaflet reads: "Match 3 symbols and you are guaranteed to win a listed prize" . The listed prizes on the leaflet are a laptop, an apple iphone, an 52 inch TV a nintendo and a ps3 . Somehow (being a sinic), I take it that I wouldn't be able send a txt to claim the prize and then stop the subscription . Also, the leaflet reads: "This promotion is not associated with this publication" . The fact that it was in the NZ Herald rather than my spam box gives it credibility . So, if it does turn out to be a scam, I will very much associate it with the publication in a negative way . We will see . |
acarlon (14932) | ||
| 776238 | 2009-05-24 07:24:00 | Someone needs to send a text and if they don't get one of those prizes, take it up with the commerce commission. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 776239 | 2009-05-26 08:27:00 | A friend's son eagerly sent off his txt. The $10 went on his phone bill instantly. Getting hold of anyone at the scammers (well, probable scammers) is proving a bit harder. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 776240 | 2009-05-26 14:03:00 | Just shows that the NZ Herald has no standard for their advertisers. I won't buy a paper from them again. | robbyp (2751) | ||
| 776241 | 2009-05-26 19:42:00 | It was on the news the other night, one of the other papers dropped the tickets at the last moment due to concerns | gary67 (56) | ||
| 776242 | 2009-05-27 03:49:00 | So does anyone know if It automatically sign you up or take your $10 if once you top up if you didnt have enough credit for them to take it after txting in your winning code? Oh yeah I got 3 hearts in the top row too |
LiLGurL87 (14933) | ||
| 776243 | 2009-05-27 05:58:00 | So does anyone know if It automatically sign you up or take your $10 if once you top up if you didnt have enough credit for them to take it after txting in your winning code? Oh yeah I got 3 hearts in the top row too Just.... don't send any text messages. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
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