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#14051 by birdfreak Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:22 am
Hmm... I would like the offer in this e-mail and it got past my spam filter, but I can't tell if it's genuine or not, even after a google search:

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#14053 by Dan Jones Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:21 pm
The message links to vistaprint.com - a respected printing company.
It's not a scam, but be careful that *FREE* actually means free. I believe you only get the basic designs and that they may contain advertising about Vistaprint.

If you have any more questions about this or anything else, please ask.
#14113 by Ralph Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:10 pm
Vista print will give you free business cards but you will need to pay for postage so they are not actually free but it should only be a couple of dollars we are talking about here.

If you are not completely sure, please feel free to ask
#14280 by AlanJones Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:05 am
Vistaprint and their free business cards offer rang a distant bell with me, so I did a search and it appears that you need to be careful with the small print with VistaPrint.

A search of "vistaprint scam" brings up a number of matches, including this one here which describes the scam.

Basically, by accepting their 'free' offer, you are also signing yourself up to a monthly charge for joining some sort of club.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.

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