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    will this site mess up my e1705?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sneakyasiankid, Feb 17, 2007.

  1. Sneakyasiankid

    Sneakyasiankid Notebook Consultant

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    I have heard that people were getting free gaming stuff from a site (link at the end)

    But my cousin told me that going to some sites can mess up computers, is it even possible? i thought the worse that could happen is ad or spyware for just visiting a page. Am I wrong?


    Here is the link, its not a direct link to the page, the link i am providing is an instruction page:
    http://viking.lkstevens.wednet.edu/GL/GL.html

    So does anyone know anything that can be of use for me?


    Thanks!
     
    Sneakyasiankid, Feb 17, 2007
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  2. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why would they have to say "I promise, it's legit" if it actually was?
     
    CeeNote, Feb 17, 2007
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  3. Sneakyasiankid

    Sneakyasiankid Notebook Consultant

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    Sneakyasiankid, Feb 17, 2007
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  4. TheGriffin

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    Nice way of getting referrals...
     
    TheGriffin, Feb 17, 2007
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    I agree, something seems up :confused:
     
    Reezin14, Feb 17, 2007
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    A basic rule of the net is "whenever something is advertised as free, be cautious; be VERY cautious"...
     
    Joelist, Feb 17, 2007
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  7. zolo

    zolo Notebook Evangelist

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    Some stuff are too good to be true..
     
    zolo, Feb 17, 2007
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    Yep, I think so too. I also went there myself to check it out, then saw that it only had 47 hits. There was a hit counter yesterday, but not anymore.... :rolleyes:
     
    PhoenixFx, Feb 17, 2007
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  9. colonelclutz

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    I wouldn't trust that site.

    Odds are they'll send you junk in the mail and probably sell your address.

    DON'T DO IT.
     
    colonelclutz, Feb 17, 2007
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  10. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    NOTHING is ever free, you'll always end up paying in some form or fashion.
     
    Iceman0124, Feb 18, 2007
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  11. shinji257

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    It really depends on how you play it. I had done a couple by Gratis Internet (the ipod ones) and got those. I turned around and sold them a couple of months later anyways. However I never paid anything out of pocket. The offers were free trial deals that I cut off close to the end of the month. They were ones I wanted to check out but bailed close to the end. I did let one hit my card though because I liked it.

    Then I had the couple that I didn't want anyways and just needed to do the offer bit... I gave them my visa gift card number with $3 left on it. They charged a dollar each and I shredded the card as it was useless afterward.

    I took a look at it. It has alot of offer setup in there. They use a point system and based on point to value comparison 1 point equals 1 dollar in real life. The only ones that really give you any points is the ones you use a cc on. However the other ones do give you points apparently. I havn't really looked too deep yet but it does appear to be a scam.
     
    shinji257, Feb 18, 2007
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