On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 18:59 +0530, ASHISH TRADING CO. wrote: > What "gift" ? "not be told to buy anything" ? Hmm...that seems quite > suspicious. From when did *anyone*, in Mumbai, become so benevolent to > give out free gifts? I used to receive several telephone calls where I > would be invited to a "meeting" for an "hour" at the end of which we > would get "gifts". I never attended one but I know they are scams or > stupid marketing gimmicks. > > Apart from that, there are several spelling mistakes, no professional > tone and the email is quite sloppily drafted. Could these guys be > genuine? or is it just a scam? Looking forward to hearing from the more > "experienced" luggers :)
There is no such thing as a FREE lunch. Even if the offer is genuine you have to figure if the gift is worth 1 hour of your time plus travel. Having said this, I have participated in online surveys and have actually received checks or books by mail. However, they were American companies. -- Arun Khan Linux is like a wigwam - no gates, no windows, apache inside -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
