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kirankaur
kirankaur Posts: 758 Forumite
edited 9 April 2016 at 9:34PM in Compers chat corner
I got this email and I just wanted to see if anyone else ever has had something like this,

Hello,

I'm contacting you regarding Compression Tights giveaway you registered at https://www.giveawaynation.com/uk some time ago. I'm happy to announce that you were selected to get one for free. :)

Please, follow below instructions to get this awesome product for free.

1. Go to https://www.amazon.co.uk.
2. Type compression stockings in the search box.
3. Find compression tights from BeFit24 on the 1st page with the following title: "®BeFit24 - Graduated Compression Pantyhose for Women (23-32 mmHg) - Medical Compression Tights - Made in Europe" and click on it.
4. Add it to your basket.
5. Apply coupon code xxxxxx when you are ready to check out.

Please, leave your honest and unbiased Amazon review once you try the product as it's very important for us!

If you decide to leave a video review, please, email me the video after you publish it on Amazon.

Make sure you use the code within next 24 hours. Let me know if you have any questions.

Enjoy!

Best regards,
Oleg Kitashin (Hello,

(free@amzrank.com)

The email looked spammy, never signed up to the website and it got flagged as spam

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  • Misslayed
    Misslayed Posts: 15,366 Senior Ambassador
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    Never come across anything like this, but I wouldn't trust it for a millisecond. Sounds all wrong. If it looks spammy it probably is.
    I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Competition Time, Site Feedback and Marriage, Relationships and Families boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com All views are my own and not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
  • EnglishWelshie
    EnglishWelshie Posts: 5,084 Forumite
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    It is an amazon seller giving them away for free in return for a review on amazon. It will be legit as it is bought through the amazon site using a code to get them for free you just may have to pay delivery costs if not a prime member but you can sign up for a months free trial of prime if you haven't already had a free trial.
    There is a website that you can join where you get to buy products if approved by the seller at big reduced prices in exchange for honest reviews.
    I also won a facebook competition for a fisheye phone camera lens which was similar in that you had to put in a code on amazon all legit and above board though.
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 10 April 2016 at 8:55AM
    I received the same email but didn't go ahead with the order for the tights as I wasn't prepared to pay for the postage. I'm not a tights fan so I probably wouldn't have worn them anyway. In my opinion it seems legit so go ahead if you think the tights will be of use to you and are prepared to write a short review.
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • I've won these tights, they are worth £30. I didn't pay any postage you just put your code in and choose a standard deliverey, no payment is taken :)
    Thankyou to all posters :j
  • diddlydoop
    diddlydoop Posts: 5,567 Forumite
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    Also got these and absolutely no payment taken for postage or anything and you actually don't have to write a review if you don't want to either. They are brilliant tights and even more so if you are a planning a long haul flight anytime in the future
  • McLennan
    McLennan Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    I also redeemed the offer without any problems - OH was delighted!
     B) 
  • Misslayed
    Misslayed Posts: 15,366 Senior Ambassador
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    I stand corrected. I'm just super cautious.
    I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Competition Time, Site Feedback and Marriage, Relationships and Families boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com All views are my own and not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
  • Misslayed wrote: »
    I stand corrected. I'm just super cautious.


    Always worth being cautious if you are ever unsure the amount of spammy emails we get with our hobby i'm the same:)
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