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Free scratchcards. Please tell me if this is a rip off!
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Chris_W_6
Posts: 2 Newbie
First thing, I'm not totally gullible. I suspect this is a scam of some kind, but I thought I'd check with you guys.
Free 'scratch card' fell out of my copy of Motorcycle News this week from 'WIN A MILLION. Four cards together. Usually I just throw these away but I thought I'd have a look anyway.
According to the cards I can claim a 'CASH PAYOUT' for having three matching symbols. The lowest is £10 and the highest is (allegedly) £1 million (Shea! Right!)
To claim I have to receive 6 texts at £1.50 each and any calls I make are at my operators normal rate. So that's £9.00 plus the texts I send. If they sent me £10 back, would I be THAT much out of pocket?
How does this work and does anyone know of any genuine winners from these cards?
Thanks
Free 'scratch card' fell out of my copy of Motorcycle News this week from 'WIN A MILLION. Four cards together. Usually I just throw these away but I thought I'd have a look anyway.
According to the cards I can claim a 'CASH PAYOUT' for having three matching symbols. The lowest is £10 and the highest is (allegedly) £1 million (Shea! Right!)
To claim I have to receive 6 texts at £1.50 each and any calls I make are at my operators normal rate. So that's £9.00 plus the texts I send. If they sent me £10 back, would I be THAT much out of pocket?
How does this work and does anyone know of any genuine winners from these cards?
Thanks
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The texts you send will have a special rate charged - read the small print carefully and google the cost of texts to those numbers.0
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Presumably you HAVE to make some calls.My TV is broken!
Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j0 -
I'd be wary that you might be unknowingly 'subscribing' to something......0
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