Scam & Sham or a Deal ?

[Senor Capper]

ATTENTION blah blah blah


Congratulations, you have been selected to receive a FREE* DIRECTV
Satellite Entertainment System! DIRECTV Satellite Entertainment System
with FREE* standard professional installation!* You pay only $19.95
shipping and handling charge-- saving you more than $270!


This is a special,limited-time offer with no hidden costs,will
enable you to enjoy hundreds of channels of movies, sports,
pay-per-view and more-- TV as it's meant to be, with digital quality
audio and video!

There is no mistake. Your FREE DIRECTV Satellite System with
FREE* standard professional installation is waiting for you-but
you must respond soon. This offer expires on or about July 15th.
We MUST withdraw the offer at that time due to business agreements
and contracts currently in effect.

Click below or copy and paste this address into your browser:

Sincerely,

Stacie Miller
Authorization Manager
Satellite Concepts

Offer expires July 15th, 2001. For free DIRECTV satellite system: must
activate system within 30 days of receipt of equipment, or you will be
subject to time penalty of $125 (barring any delays that are the
responsibility of Satellite Concepts and its installers. For free
installation offer: Limited time offer for new residential customers
only, schedule an installation, and activate DIRECTV programming $21.99
a month or above). This offer is for one free standard professional
installation per household. Installation of additional receivers and
custom installation available for a charge. Programming, pricing, terms
and conditions subject to change. Hardware and programming sold
separately. Pricing is residential. Tax is not included. DIRECTV, Inc.
and the cyclone design logo are trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of
Hughes Electronics Corp. Offer may not be valid in all areas. Shipping
and Handling fee is $19.95 and is not refundable.

What say you all ???

~~~Lanny (ya'll probably got this too )

 

[kneifl]

Yeah,

I've got that one before Lanny. I deleted it after I read it, got a real funny one today offering me $16,000 no strings attached, what a crock their should be e-mail spam laws. Oh well, they seem to find everyone in cyberspace these days.

Later

kneifl


[This message has been edited by kneifl (edited 07-01-2001).]

 

[Neemer]

and then we're gonna send Cindy Crawford over to polish your knob a little bit......

 

[Tom0Co]

In the past week, I'll limit it to that, I've won 14-vacations, 12-free-direct tv installations, more later...

In any event the deal is only good if you subscribe for a package deal for $300+, in any event if you want a mini-dish not a bad dea, but no free lunch.

The other deals include, penis enlargement, breast enlargement, diplomas, xtra large credit cards, free loans, work at home for big bucks, and thats only the tip of the iceberg!

 

[Senor Capper]

Cindy Crawford ? yuck
maybe Cameron Diaz

 

[dc]

There's been an add running in our local paper now for quite some time that's pretty similar to these terms. Also saw something over on Ebay that looked about the same.

My guess is that the deal is probably on the up and up, but the system they "give" you is older technology, and costs nowhere near what the subscription to Direct TV will earn over the life of the equipment.

I noticed that those ads also only specify the monthly minimum amount you have to subscribe to, but it doesn't say how LONG a service contract you'll be required to sign...one year?..two?...maybe three??

Kinda like Best Buy giving huge rebates on older technology computers provided you sign up with MSN as a dial-up service provider for three years...ugh! Know someone who did that and broadband (cable modem service) was started up in his neighborhood the next month. He's kicking his self now.

Anyway...just my two centavos for what it's worth.

 

[Skinar]

You want free DSS? Contact me. Ask Jack for my addy. (Ahem, for all you feds out there, just kidding. You CAN take a joke can't you?)

 

[pepin46]

there is nothing wrong with an offer like that: they either nail you up front, or through the monthly payments.

isn't that what they have been doing with cellulars for a while? i have bought 1 cent cellulars. i would only be wary of who is offering it, and would stick to well recognized companies.

i see the coin flip in the horizon. let's get together in the nfl folder and make some money in pre-season, yes, pre-season.

see you there.


pep

 

[bmc]

Originally posted by kneifl:

their should be e-mail spam laws.

Some states do have such laws.
You can check it out at www.suespammers.org.
I think there's legislation pending at the federal level as well.

 

[spanky2]

Canada may be a different country but we get the same B.S. SCAMS here too.Exact same one as the direct T.V. from express view.And I'm 48 so if you don't want Cindy, send her on over, I'll send my wife out for the old 'milk and bread' run..Spanky....

 

[Ripper]

Agree Senor with ya on Cameron!She looks like a fun babe! Cha Ching!

 

[Man O' Vegas]

I found that deal on the net some time ago, checked it out and got my system for $14.95, period! No strings, no long term, no minimum package, all I had to do was activate within 30 days. I've got the MLB package and been happy ever since. Maybe I just got lucky??

MOV