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PrintSpecial Report: Great Giveaway
Free iPods, free flat-screen TV's, free PC's -- sound to good to be true? Well two Berkelee students say these are more than just empty promises.
John Sauer, Student
"It defiantly is real."Matthew Voogt, Student
"Definitely not a scam, I would bet my life on it."
Matt Voogt and John Sauer are just two of thousands, who are logging onto a collection of Web sites promising great gadgets.
Matthew Voogt, Student
"It’s kind of hard to understand how they’re making money on it when it’s a win-win situation for everybody."
The company that runs the Web sites is making money -- enough so that they can afford to give away products worth hundreds of dollars.
Rob Jewell, Gratis Internet
"We've given away quit a lot of product, probably between three to four million dollars worth."
They also insist it’s not a scam, their clients pay them to refer you to their Web sites.
Rob Jewell, Gratis Internet
"We are looking to acquire new customers and we send them lots of new customers and we are paid bounties for that."
Bounties that pay for your "gift".
Peter Martin, Gratis Internet
"It definitely sounds a little skeptical at first, but we are a hundred percent legitimate."
But lets face it, nothings for free, in order to get one of these you need to give up the numbers on one of these.
Your first step to getting a free iPod is completing an online offer. Those can be anything from trial memberships to credit card applications.
Most of them require your personal information including credit card numbers.
John Sauer, Student
"I made my account at FreeiPods.com and then I completed an offer."
You also need to refer five of your friends to the Web site, who also need to complete an offer. Once that is done your iPod should be on its way.
Peter Martin, Gratis Internet
"Not only do the customers win, they get a free product, but the online advertisers get a potential new customers."
Not everyone is thrilled about trading personal information for products. The Better Business Bureau says, although the iPod is free, giving up your personal information may be costly.
Paula Flemming, Better Business Bureau
"You have to be sure that the information is being used in house, not given out, not sold, not used for other resources."
So does all the effort pay off? Well John got his free iPod and Matt’s is on the way
Matthew Voogt, Student
"There should be a free iPod waiting in my mail box."
Matt may have taken a gamble giving out his personal information, but for him, what’s being delivered in is worth the risk.
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