Complaint Review: Consumer Incentive Promotions - Market Research Site - The Useful.com - Delray Beach Florida

Paul, it sounds like you are the dumb (and bitter) one here. No, it's not the brightest idea to respond to spam, and I didn't. But if something sounds legit and you don't stand to suffer much loss, why not go for something? In my case I was referred to the promotion by a legitimate website I have visited for over 5 years. And after a little persistence I *should* be receiving my laptop tomorrow (all I have right now is a valid Fedex tracking #). It's not a matter of how "dumb" you are to fall for these things. You are right that some people just see "free" and fall for a "promotion". But you know what? I received a free iPod mini from Citibank just for opening a checking account (which i need anway) and paying some bills online (which i do anyway). I've also received $$ for answering surveys and opening brokerage accounts. Why wouldn't sponsors pay a company who was giving them real and solid business leads? The mechanism and company are real, but some people (probably a$$wipes like yourself) are just taking advantage of others. Marketing incentives are a smart thing to do for both business and consumers, and it's a shame that scammers take advantage of this fact. And you know what? People get scammed in other scenarios too, so don't blame victims for having a little faith and hope in companies that really are decent and reputable. In today's internet environment, it is easier for scams to become so widespread, but these things have always been happening and always will. You just haven't heard about most of them until now. You obviously are an underachiever who was scammed by this company or by someone else and took it up the a$$ because you didn't know how to or didn't have the balls to fight for yourself, and you can't forgive yourself for your own stupidity. Maybe you tried to come up with your own scam but were too stupid enough to come up with something good. It's not stupid to try to get something for free (or close to free), but it's really stupid to take it up the a$$ and give in to failure too quickly. And even if you do end up losing a little time and money but learn a lesson to save you more time and money in the future, it's not a complete waste. It's people like you who make people like me have bad moments in my days. Why don't you be just be quiet and let the rest of us enjoy our free products. What difference does it make to you? And why would a big winner like you go around posting unproductive and pointless posts on a site like this? Seems like you also have issues with spending good time (reading these posts, thinking of moronic things to say, typing a reply) and money (computer, internet connection) and having nothing to show for it. Go try to get a life and a free ipod, you loser.

This is fraud. The company that runs this survey nonsense has no intention of giving away any laptops. The idea is to promise something free to suckers. Idiots are always drawn to the word free. They are dumb enough to actually think that the world is out to make them rich or give them something for nothing. If you get involved, all that will happen is you will spend good time and money and have little or nothing to show for it. The reason this person received a computer is because he spent lots of time investigating the whole scam. He found out who was running it, and threatened to report the people to the feds if he didn't get his computer. They only sent him a computer for one reason. They don't want this guy to screw up their scam. They're making good money on this fraud. The internet is filled with losers who are all out trying to get something for free. It's better to hand out one laptop than to give up this money making con. That's why he got the computer. That's the only reason. The next person won't be so lucky. You can bet that they will hide everything better now. Besides, with 6 purchases, and hours and hours of time spent investigating the whole scam, I wouldn't exactly say that the computer was free. Unless your time isn't worth anything. Trust me, these frauds got all the angles figured out already. You're not going to be getting over on them. It's always them who will be taking you to the cleaners, big time. Why do you think they call this fraud?

Hi Keith, Since what you did worked, maybe you could share the names/email addresses of the people you contacted, so that those of us who haven't had your luck could give it a shot. Thanks,

Whew. Completed all my 'offers' within a day or two and never managed to get all the offers to show completed on the website pages. One vendor had either not reported or they hadn't updated the 'useful' webpage. Contacted vendor who had heard this complaint before and he sent a second notice of completion to the site. In the meantime, I had looked up the domain owner. It was a mask to another domain. Looked that one up and found another. Emailed both admin/webmaster IDs as well as underlying email from their Help/contact page. Sent all emails'registered' and lo and behold, a couple of people read my email. Also looked up one of the names in Google to see if they were really in Florida and he was, in a tonw near DelRay Beach. Emailed the folks who had read my emails, using their names (which came back in the return email) and also copied in the Florida State Attorney General. Amazingly I got an email and a phone call in the same day. Both said they would research my offers and let me know. Got an email a few days later saying they had indeed verified I had completed all offers and would turn my name over to 'fulfillment', which could then take up to 90 days for my laptop to arrive. Imagine my surprise when Fedex came last week, after just under a month, and delivered a new Sony Vaio VGN B100 laptop. Not bad. 1.5gz Centrino, 512MB, 60GB drive, DVD/CD-r, XP Pro. As pleased as I am, it should not have been this difficult. Most people, as evidenced on here, would never have known how to find the info I did to get results.