Can I pay $50 to your PayPal account - no obligation?

@cdidar (21)
Bangladesh
June 22, 2008 11:58am CST
No joke, it's real! I had this email in my mailbox this morning and most avariciously clicked on the link (a needy man like me might not have any other choice!) and then happened the real joke! He will give me $50 if I purchase his Get Rich Method for $97 first. People who deliberately play with the emotion of innocent job-seekers what to do with them? I will admire your suggestions. Do write on this issue please.
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25 responses
@zeroflashx2 (2491)
• Philippines
22 Jun 08
Yeah. It's sad that some companies or individuals are using that scheme. I say do not mind them and don't believe them. If you want to make sure, do a couple of searches here and there. Look for feedback from at least 10 or 20 different people or sites. Look at responses to it as well. But the fact that you have to shell out cash first is a big "?". I agree, some people would react differently when they see that and tend to get impulsive. That is when their tactics come into play. I say, control your emotions and think first. We can't do much though, the least we could do is to help others who are innocent to this scheme be informed about it so they won't fall prey to it.
@jag003 (127)
• Philippines
23 Jun 08
I received something like that too, and I hate it when they lure you into their businesses with money and then you end up paying them a lot more than they promise you.. I hate it... Don't take notice of them they're all scams...
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@CrashO (698)
• Romania
23 Jun 08
I can allways sell you stuff that are valuaed like 10$ for 100$ and give you back 50$ lol, its very funny, people this days try to sell their product in very very many ways, you can't judge them for tring. Just delete them don't read them, nobody will give you some money for doing nothing, so don't hope next time.
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• Indonesia
22 Jun 08
Wouldn't the purchase be an obligation? There are a lot of scams like that on the internet, so be careful if someone offers to give you money for free. I don't think anyone is that nice nowadays.
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@rahul455 (37)
• India
23 Jun 08
hey iam getting the same emails...trying hard to stop these spam emails
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@gamgee (116)
• Philippines
23 Jun 08
I think thats a scam, first they hook you by offering $50 free, then eventually you'll find out that you have to shell out $97, its quite funny when put it that way, like, who will fall for that? But I know that lots of people have fallen for scams like these. Please be careful, do some research and try to find as much as you can about a company before joining in, most specially if theres money involved. There are so many people who are taking advantage of other people's vunerability.
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
27 Jun 08
well, that is call a scam and that is what companies do to attract customers... i'm glad that you didn't fall for this trap as you can see that you will lose $47 instead of earning money... i think these people are just cunning... take care and have a nice day...
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
27 Jun 08
That's misleading, No obligation but you have to pay 97 and be given 50. Wow that is an open scam right there. I am pretty sure when they got your 97 he would not bother giving you the 50 or they might just delay everything.
@gtdonna (1738)
26 Jun 08
My method to handle situations like these is simple - you take out the $50 from that $97 you want me to pay and I'll send you $47 difference. They will never reply if you say that
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Jun 08
hi cdidar I get these scams a lot too. my answer to them all is to hit the delete button, delete and then delete some more. do not fall for these scams at all ever. they are just out to get all the money they can from innocent victims like yourself. so delete by all means every single time you see one of these.
• India
27 Jun 08
I do not know if you will get your 50 dollars, but I'm very much sure that you will lose the 97. Send them an email saying that you are interested in buying their method or whatever it is, after they have put the 50 dollars in your account. Or just tell them that you do not have a paypal account. bourne
• United States
23 Jun 08
Wow. what a jerk. what is the point? I have recived this simliar email and I almost feel as if i should write back to him. anyways, if you are looking for some ways to make money on the net, them you should check out my website. The link is on my profile. have a good day.
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@arddi2007 (202)
• Albania
27 Jun 08
in my opinion, i say that you shouldn't go for that. it might be a scam. he's just a desperate person who tries to steal on the internet. do not do that. he will ask for your credit card number, he will steal all of your money and you will not recieve any penny!!! i say that you shouldn't do that!
23 Jun 08
I agree with quetzalcoatl - nobody is nice enough to give you money for nothing these days, and anybody who receives emails like this should just delete it. There is such a lot of spam and scams out there these days. I receive about 100 spam emails every day and just delete them without reading them. It's sad and unnecessary.
@skyhit (389)
• Indonesia
23 Jun 08
i think that is scam site. and get rich is not easy to share.ask that site you tell the secret get rich first if thats true, you pay them $1000, after you get rich.just joke.
@krayzee (1160)
• Romania
23 Jun 08
Well, innocent job-seeker or not, you should have thought that no one would ever give a total stranger $50 just like that, without wanting something in return. Be happy you didn't catch a virus or something :)
• Indonesia
26 Jun 08
$97 - $50 .... he would still get $47 from you and then he would disappear along with the site. are you sure to risk the $47 (this is the minimum amount to lose)? I think it's just a scam. I don't think the "Get Rich Method" will work. well, it might work for himself when people fell into his trap. I think you should keep being active in myLot. if you post a lot of long and quality posts and keep active everyday in responding / starting discussion in myLot, you won't have to pay that amount to reach the minimum payout amount. you don't have to pay anything in myLot to reach the minimum payout. you will only need to pay for your own internet connection and electricity you have used for your computer for myLotting.
@trell8402 (274)
• United States
23 Jun 08
His only get rich method is for unsuspecting people to buy his worthless material. He makes a big profit off of $97 per packet because some people are willing to do anything to make money--even pay out their own money!!!
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
23 Jun 08
i do not buy those kind of promotions. and paying them that amount just show that it is a kind of scam that shouldn't be given attention. forgot about that email and concentrate here. mylot isn't a scam and more enjoyable than other paying sites out there...
• China
24 Jun 08
Money won't fall from the sky^^ We should just ignore this kind of email,they always with other intentions,and maybe some of them contain virus,be careful