<font color=skyblue>There is a scam on the internet that my sister-in-law fell for and tried to get us to fall in with her. She had received a notice that she had won a $1,000 shopping spree on their website. There were special circumstances and time limits on the money usage. I had previously heard about a scam like this one, so I investigated and discovered that this is indeed a scam.

What they do is trick you into thinking you have won a $1,000 but in fact you have not "won" a thing. The prices on the merchandise they carry are very high (highest I found on a google search of like items), and they charge a high (what they call) "Shipping and Handling". You also have to use all of the $1,000 at once or "lose it". So, in the end, you will have spent over $1,000 for shipping and over-pricing on items that are not any good to begin with. So...cheap stuff+high prices does not = free. Not even close.</font>

Internet Rule #1: If it's too good to be true, it's a scam...

I've lived by that rule since I started on the internet in 1997 and it has always served me well... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Internet Rule #2: Everything involving the word "free" on the internet is a scam...

I can't believe there are still people falling for that "you've won money" crap. :rolleyes:

your just jelous because I won $10,000 for visiting a website and you didnt [img]tongue.gif[/img]

your just jelous because I won $10,000 for visiting a website and you didnt [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Pffft...10.000 ? Is that all ? I think i won 1.000.000 € TWICE a few weeks ago, and not to mention all those friendly Nigerians who want to deposit millions of Dollars in my account, which i respectfully declined because i'm still living off those other millions i got from their fellow countrymen a few months before that.

Nigeria must be the friendliest place on earth. :D

your just jelous because I won $10,000 for visiting a website and you didnt [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Pffft...10.000 ? Is that all ? I think i won 1.000.000 € TWICE a few weeks ago, and not to mention all those friendly Nigerians who want to deposit millions of Dollars in my account, which i respectfully declined because i'm still living off those other millions i got from their fellow countrymen a few months before that.

Nigeria must be the friendliest place on earth. :D </font>[/QUOTE]Oh what the hell??? Nigeria only offered me $5000. It was some brazilian company that gave me the millions. I hate getting gipped online...

Well my wife loves those herbal pills that she got me from an email. Those things are the BOMB!

In all seriousness Larry thanks for the warning!

Don't worry about me, I am very careful, it has been pounded into my head never to click those things. Overprotective brother and all...

<font color=skyblue>How do ya like this?
She does not believe me! Screw it.

Let her get burned. I didn't like her noway.</font>