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In article <3EC995F1.53F999CD@student.unspam.moc>,
 Keith Jones <spam360@student.unspam.moc> wrote:

>Spam and scam from freedvds.com!
>
>I saw some spam  posted here in this newsgroup for freedvds.com and
>decided to check it out.  Sounded too good to be true at first, but then
>their approach sounded plausible: participate in their advertisers'
>deals, get points for that, then apply your points towards a DVD.  Earn
>enough points and get a free DVD, including free shipping.  I felt I had
>nothing to lose except time. It turns out that is all I lost, but I have
>gained nothing either (except experience).  Read on...
>
>The DVD I wanted required 650 points and I put that in my shopping cart,
>then proceded to apply for a credit card which would give me 800
>points.  The website instructions indicated that I would get the points
>in about a week.  The credit card came within 2 weeks, but no points
>were credited to my account.  Then after 3 weeks, I complained to their
>customer support dept. and was told I  should allow AT LEAST 3 WEEKS
>(not the 1 they had claimed before), and then I had to either forward
>the bank's welcome email (which I had not received) or FAX the actual
>welcome letter and credit card to them.  Going to Kinkos and FAXing 3
>pages would cost me at least $5 (for a FREE DVD? No!).  I complained
>that this was unreasonable since it was their screwup, not mine, but got
>no response.  Eventually, after about 6 weeks, I finally got the
>confirmation email from the bank, which I had to forward on to the
>customer support people at freedvds.com.  After some time they credited
>my account, but guess what?  After all this time, the "price" of the DVD
>I wanted has now gone up.  It is now 850 points, so I am just 50 points
>shy.
>
>The stalling, the manipulation of point values -- I say it all points to
>fraud that is obvious to us as consumers, but extremely hard to prove in
>court. And of course, if you don't actually lose any money, it may not
>technically constitue fraud. They will, of course, have great
>explanations about how all this was beyond their control and/or just bad
>luck, etc.  Don't believe them!
>
>Tell your friends to stay away -- it's a rip-off site.
>
>--
>you may email me at
>o_r_i_o_n_w_a
>at yahoo*+dot+*com
>
>

Why did you expect anything better from a spammer?  The game is to spam, 
scam, and change identity.