It starts of with nice valentine's day graphics and irresistible prizes which can be awarded if you win and it looks like a sweepstakes...
It also looks like you have to pay to play—unless you read the fine print beneath!
I am not accusing these people of ripping anyone off or deliberately planning such a thing —just noting that it would be awfully easy to use this to ge info for spamming purposes, postal mailbox junk mailing and who knows what???
Thigs just do not appear to me like they seemed when i first read this —before i examine it closer.
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Small print making it look like you are going to have to enter to win but i think federal regulations make it illegal to offer a sweepstakes and make somebody pay to enter. (kind of like gambling.)
But what kind of chance do you have to enter?
What do you think that your chances are of winning if you enter using this alternative method?
Do you think this might be a way of soliciting your personal information so you can get spammed later and no prize will be awarded like has been happening with a lot of these alleged sweepstakes and |instant winner — play to win games???
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Here is where you can enter your financial information on line. I have heard of people complaining to rip off report about entering their credit card information for a subscription and wanting to cancel later.
i have a personal aversion to entering any financial information on the internet! I don't even have a credit card.
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This may be legitimate. It might be a spoof. Conde nast has been publishing magazines and other information for many years.
I guess i am too jaded by entering my address information in one too many "sweepstakes" and then having spam force out my legitimate correspondence —back then the internet was new and i didn't know any better.
I do not know of anyone who ever won one of these sweepstakes.
I have to wonder if all so=called sweepstakes are scams to collect your financial and personal information.
I sure as h* won't be entering this one!
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