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freestuff.eu >>>>>> yey or neigh?

keep getting loads of emails from these bods which am ignoring

(my name & congratulations/you have been selected etc.)



are they legit or spammers?

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  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    I_luv_cats wrote: »
    keep getting loads of emails from these bods which am ignoring

    (my name & congratulations/you have been selected etc.)



    are they legit or spammers?

    Personally I just see it as spam site.It does not get posted on here so that rings alarm bells as well :-)

    Any site with free in the title gets my alarm bells ringing.

    Plus there is a very sneaky text comp that charges £1.50 per month that is automatically ticked :-(

    http://www.freestuff.eu/electronic-prizes/win-iphone5.php
  • I_luv_cats
    I_luv_cats Posts: 14,457 Forumite
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    weeowens wrote: »
    Personally I just see it as spam site.It does not get posted on here so that rings alarm bells as well :-)

    Any site with free in the title gets my alarm bells ringing.

    Plus there is a very sneaky text comp that charges £1.50 per month that is automatically ticked :-(

    http://www.freestuff.eu/electronic-prizes/win-iphone5.php


    Thanks
    : Will ignore.


    I wasn't sure if I got caught out in the YES/NO/NOT INTERESTED magazine dailies or not and that's how they got me.
  • Zanzib
    Zanzib Posts: 5,376 Forumite
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    I've been getting a few of these recently- I've directed them into my spam folder...
  • hamsterfan1
    hamsterfan1 Posts: 8,281 Forumite
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    I'd also avoid anyone that uses the terms you have been selected unless it was something like a product trial that I had applied for - where have they selected you from exactly?
    proud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl
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