A new "freebie" chain letter promises free vouchers worth up to £500 from British retailer Marks & Spencer and homebuilder Persimmon Homes for forwarding the message to friends and acquaintances. It's a prank, of course. Why do so many otherwise intelligent folks fall for this stuff? I'm reminded of something a Luddite friend of mine once said to me: "The Internet makes people stupid." I prefer to think it's the allure of easy money causing a short circuit in people's brains. But I fear we may both be right. Read more...
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The freebie from Marks & Spencer sounded too good to be true..but even so I succumbed to it. I recall having read somewhere that if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is! I had to send out an apology mail to all my fwd email recepients when I received the automated response…but I should add that the huge stir this mail has created reflects the extent to which the greed psychosis exists in our society.
I can’t believe this email is still going, I received it today and find it incredible that anyone could believe for a second that they would receive vouchers lol
The use of a well-known brand name (Marks and Spencer) and the bait of a significant amount of cash (in the form of vouchers) will always reel in enough gullible people to make this sort of scam worthwhile. I will almost always undertake further research into anything that might be suspicious, like this, but not everyone is so careful.