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- From: irwin@uvmark.uucp (Frank Irwin)
- Subject: Re: Another Scam
- Message-ID: <1992Sep01.193104.46024@uvmark.uucp>
- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 19:31:04 GMT
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- References: <RJOHNSON.92Aug31110544@conus.shell.com>
- Organization: Vmark Software, Inc.
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- In article <RJOHNSON.92Aug31110544@conus.shell.com> rjohnson@shell.com (Roy Johnson) writes:
- >My story:
- >
- >Got one of those carbon-paper-folded-up-envelope things from "Sweepstakes
- >Clearinghouse" the other day. "Hmm, I wonder if a sweepstakes entry has
- >paid off." I opened it, it looked good at first glance: "NOTICE" was
- >printed across the top, then in a box below, was typed "35 MM VIVITAR
- >CAMERA WITH FLASH ADAPTER PLUS LIFETIME SUPPLY OF KODAK FILM (UP TO 100
- >ROLLS)" below it.
-
- [...munch...]
-
- >So, what we have here is something that looks like you won a prize and
- >need to claim it, and pay postage. Only, it's really a "sales solicitation"
- >made to look like a sweepstakes prize. I don't care if the cost per roll
- >of the film comes out to as low as 13 cents a roll, these people are scum
- >and I'm convinced it's a rip off.
-
- Actually, if it's something that I got mixed up in several years back, it's
- not even that good of an offer. The only way you get the "LIFETIME SUPPLY
- OF KODAK FILM (UP TO 100 ROLLS)" is to have your film developed through the
- company you bought the prize from. With each roll you have developed, you
- send in one of the 100 stickers they give you, and they'll send you a roll
- of film. I don't remember how much developing was, but probably not nearly
- worth the "free" film.
- --
- ============================================================================
- Frank Irwin | "Mike and Blair have the lowest ___________
- Vmark Software, Inc. | to ____________ ratio of all rec.gamblers."
- irwin%uvmark@merk.com | - You fill in the blanks.
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