Get a Free iPhone or iPad Scam. You Gotta Messages Like This?

Apple devices are so desirable to the public they are frequently used as bait in online scams. They tempt you with the reward of a free device for something as simple as signing up for an online newsletter, registering at a specific website, or simply liking a FaceBook fan page.



Usually you are required to sign up for a variety of offers from movie distributors, credit card schemes, or subscription services to even get close to receiving your device.

The only real way to receive an expensive device free is to receive it as a gift, or win it in a competition. Treat any other offer as nonsense, no matter how convincing it sounds.

If you are after an inexpensive Apple device or many other valuable products try a penny auction (http://viz.auctions3c.com). In a penny auction you place a bid that raises the cost of the item by one cent. The bid costs you,say 25 cents. Bid costs vary with company and with the volume you purchase. Bidding continues until there is a winner, and counter bids stop.

I have won an iPad mini. The cost to me was $1.70 plus 8 bids ($2.00). Shipping is free. So for a total of $3.70 I have a great device.

How can a penny auction company do this? They earn every time a bid is placed. I only pay when I place a bid. So they get a lot more for the item than I am paying.

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