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Archae

(46,337 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2015, 09:49 AM Aug 2015

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I think someone is trying to scam me.

I got two e-mails, saying I had won a $50 gift card from CVS.
All I needed to do was fill out a survey.

I looked it up, and Google's first entry said this is a scam.

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I think someone is trying to scam me. (Original Post) Archae Aug 2015 OP

I am looking at an email from Party City saying Free Candy! in the title...you delete those snooper2 Aug 2015 #1

Sounds more legit than cheap V!@GR@ or that pesky Nigerian prince. -nt Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #2

ANY unsolicited email deals are a scam. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #3

People will fill out a survey for much less than that Babel_17 Aug 2015 #4

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

1. I am looking at an email from Party City saying Free Candy! in the title...you delete those

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 09:52 AM

Aug 2015

without a second more thought about it....

Scammer is wasting your life time now!

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)

2. Sounds more legit than cheap V!@GR@ or that pesky Nigerian prince. -nt

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 10:00 AM

Aug 2015

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. ANY unsolicited email deals are a scam.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 10:03 AM

Aug 2015

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)

4. People will fill out a survey for much less than that

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 10:25 AM

Aug 2015

So right off the bat you have to think it's a scam. Everybody knows people are worried about scams. If CVS wants your input they'll send you a legitimate link to click on. You know how to look for that verified thingy in your browsers address bar?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/

https://www.cvs.com/

https://chaseonline.chase.com/

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/lets-go-bernie?refcode=homepage_main_nav

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/donate/

Those links all have it.

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