[Gary]

Ah ha! Thought this might interest you all!

I have visited the new updated www.model-rail.com website linked with Model Rail magazine and you can win £5000 by filling in a questionaire.

It seems too good to be true. Are there any catches?

Happy modelling
Gary

PS not too sure about a topic like this so if any of the mods looking in want to delete it feel free. I just don't ever recall a model railway related website being so generous!

 

[M8 INTERNET]

You need to provide an eMail address, which they can then sell on which in effect pays for the prize money
Quite clever really!

You also need to provide a mailing address, and that too can be sold on

 

[John Webb]

What

No little box to tick to preserve one's privacy? Tut, tut

Regards,
John Webb

 

[neil_s_wood]

So once you enter you will get your inbox clogged with all sorts of crap.

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (neil_s_wood @ 24 Oct 2006, 23:34) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>So once you enter you will get your inbox clogged with all sorts of crap.

A friend of mine uses a "disposable" e-mail address (free yahoo e.g.) for casual use - whens its spammed to death he just ignores it & registers another one.

As you can imagine he's very careful with who gets the business one !

To make sure that you do not get too much junk snail mail in the UK you can register with the mail preference list (similar to the phone & fax preference lists) - they don't stop stuff from abroad but they stop a lot of it.

Regarding emap, a retailer I know placed an ad with them for one issue only, they repeated the ad without asking & then threatened him with all sorts of action if he did'nt pay (& no he did'nt).(I think you know which one Neil).

best regards
Brian

 

[Doug]

Ts & Cs: "Promotions are open to UK residents"

So the rest of the world can just get on with something else...

 

[neil_s_wood]

QUOTE (Doug @ 25 Oct 2006, 17:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ts & Cs: "Promotions are open to UK residents"

So the rest of the world can just get on with something else...
I just use my sister or my mums address to get round this crap.

 

[Doug]

It's amazing how much some organizations are willing to spend to get subscribers. I agree that this is an email harvest and it means that they are getting a whole lot more from the people who use the contact details for direct marketing.

 

[M8 INTERNET]

QUOTE (John Webb @ 24 Oct 2006, 23:10) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What

No little box to tick to preserve one's privacy? Tut, tut

Regards,
John Webb

Thats no longer required, but you MUST be able to opt-out of any eMail subscription if you wish to
EMAP meets this requirement

Personally, I've signed up and sent it to my spam-trap
If I win, they can WRITE to me!

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (M8 INTERNET @ 25 Oct 2006, 12:19) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>If I win, they can WRITE to me!

what's the betting all entries without e-mail & snail-mail address's don't get entered.

regards
Brian

 

[M8 INTERNET]

The entry requires eMail and postal address
In the event the winner cannot be contacted then...
there will either be NO winner
or
another winner will be selected

Given EMAP are running the competition, I'll leave it to your imagination which option they choose!