29$ FOR A DELL PENTIUM 1.5GHZ LAPTOP?!!!

[csa1234]

Hi guys, look what i found......

http://yourfreelaptop.com/

They said they will send you a free Dell Pentium 4 1.5Ghz w/ DVD & CDRW for just joining their club (29$ one time fee) after 77 people join after you

Well i already joined them, and you can see my name here:

http://yourfreelaptop.com/LaptopLadder.html

Right now there is 4 person bellow on me, so lets see if this will be true, anyway if isn't i will report the charges back from my credit card bank and i will get back my money with no problem.

I was writing this post because i want to know if this is true....i mean has someone really won this free laptop?



I edited your link to take out the referral that you are trying to get by posting that site here. The above link now takes you to the same site, but without your referral. Please note that in our FAQ it says:

You will not post for-profit personal referrals, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, spam, or solicitations. Any advertisement for a Member's business, website, affiliation or other association may be placed in the Member's Profile in the HomePage section only.

Do not post spam like that on the forum again. This is obviously some sort of scheme.
daveleau
TechIMO moderator

[willy_ph]

I wouldn't be on that promotion, even 29 bucks. Sounds suspicious to me.

[osprey4]

This is a pyramid scheme. Clearly illegal.

Pyramid. Stay away.

[csa1234]

really? mmm.......i will wait to see what happens, after that i nothing happens i will fill the charges back

[osprey4]

They're hard to stay away from. A co-worker of mine got into a ISP deal that offered "free high-speed internet" if she could sign up X number of friends (I think it was 10). She had to fork over some money to start it up. I told her to avoid it but it was too good to pass up. She ended up with nothing but a $300 lesson in avoiding pyramid schemes.

[screen]

I think this is another pyramid scheme after AMWAY. There are several auctions on ebay that sell information about obtaining a PC/TV/... for $25. Guess what that information is !!! "another pyramid scheme". ***SURPRISE*** people are bidding for those auctions. I've seen several people (very close to me) losing money on such schemes. I'll stay away from these very attractive schemes.

[osprey4]

It's interesting that the site gives a physical address in Connecticut. Anyone want to see how long it takes the BBB to get hold of these guys?

p.s. In the event it becomes necessary, you'll want this URL:
http://www.bbb.org/bbbcomplaints/Welcome.asp

[jman01pa]

It is agreed that you are not purchasing a laptop computer. You are joining an online club that offers a wide variety of benefits to computer users. There are no guarantees as to the time it will take to receive your laptop.

Yea right....


Right now there are 994 members on the list (I copied it to excel) and if your at the bottom of the list you will have to wait until there are 76538 people signed up...

If 5 people sign up per day, it will only take you 42 years to get your laptop.

Proof (if I figured right):

994 members x 77 new members = 76538

76538 / 5 members per day = 15307 days

15307 days / 365 days per year = 41.93 years

[osprey4]

So they've collected nearly $30,000 and how many laptops have they given away? 12? So that's a profit of:
$30,000
-($1500x12)=$18,000
$12,000

Since roughly the beginning of August. But the profits should multiply quickly.