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Johnklok
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26 Sep 2009, 1:00 am

Does anyone here enter contests very often? I've been looking online for some to enter right, but I was also looking into free ones considering I am very broke right now. My real ? being however, just how does one tell the authenticity of each website or contest? Now I'm sure any that don't ask for credit card info would be a close bet, but even the ones that request check/money order for entree fess can still be a scam. Even the free may have something going on involving your personal information, or spyware.



pakled
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26 Sep 2009, 1:26 pm

I tend to avoid them, since the real purpose seems to be how many cookies they can stuff in your browser, and how much spam they can generate. But hey, whatever floats yer boat...



Johnklok
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26 Sep 2009, 10:10 pm

So there's none that are actual contests even.....?