is sbc.com a scam site?
363221
No, it's a phone company.\n\nEven if you had no other information, you can tell apart most scam sites and legitimate sites by the age of the website. Go to www.domaintools.com and enter the name of the domain. This will show you in whose name the site was registered and at what date, for example:\n\nhttp://whois.domaintools.com/sbc.com\n\nThis will show you the company is listed on the New York stock exchange and the domain was registered 16 years ago.\n\nTypical scam sites are less than 3 months old.
47521
Basically, if it sounds too good to be true, it is.\n\nStay away from those things. Most of them are all scams or rip offs. They make $50, and send you a measly $5 reward.\n\nIf you *MUST* know...\n\nwww.rewardbull.com\nhttp://www.ezyrewards.com\nfreepay.com
1089778
You shouldn't automatically dismiss every one of these sites as a scam.  Many of them, the Gratis company, for example, actually are legitimate programs that WILL send you the item once you complete their "offers."   Of course, afer all is said and done, you'd have been much better off simply going to the store and buying one.\n\nBy know, we should all know how these sites work.  I sure do, and I've got the 1672 items in my bulk mail folder to prove it.  They offer FREE iPods, laptops, TVs, gift cards, money via PayPal, and all sorts of other goodies, and all you have to do to recieve your FREE item is pay for a bunch of trials and product samples.  All of these offers that you must complete require credit cards, which is dumb, because if you can afford to maintain a credit card, you can probably afford to go buy whatever it is that they're giving away.  \n\nOnce you complete the offers that they ask you to participate in, after everything goes through, you recieve the product sample, credit card, free trial, or what-have-you, that you paid for, (keeping in mind that these kinds of things usually take anywhere from a few weeks to a LOT of weeks), AND you recieve credit for it (another few weeks), you must refer, usually, 5-or-so people, ALL of whom must complete an offer or two themselves (another few weeks for each of them), and then THEY must refer someone to complete an offer.\n\nThey'll also revoke any offer, or your whole account, if you don't follow their rules to a "T".  For example, if you post a link on your website instructing readers to sign up for a free trial so that you'll get your credit, but then tell them to cancel the trial before it expires and their cards will be charged, they won't make as much money, and won't take too kindly to your instructions.  You also must refer unique people, who then must refer unique people, meaning, you can't create multiple accounts and pose as your own referrals (which doesn't make sense to me, since they're getting the money anyway).\n\nObviously, very few people are going to put up with all of this nonsense, and these companies will have to send out very few of the products that they offer.  They make all their money from the people who sign up, pay for a few offers and then say "screw the whole thing."\n\nSo, all in all, you CAN get an iPod off of them for a few bucks, but you'll need a credit card, an incredible amount of patience and 10 other people who are actually going to go through with it.
1075368
Yes.  It's one of the ten most common email scams.  Don't EVER trust them.  Most likely, it's being emailed to you from Nigeria, where it is very popular and the laws of the country allow the scammers to steal every cent from you without being punished for it.  The scammers in question don't know you from Adam.  They've just got the email written to imply they know who you are.  These guys literally send out millions of these emails per day hoping to get a bite from someone looking for some free cash, and then they pounce.\n\nDon't ever, ever, EVER trust an email like that.\n\nEVER!  Did I mention that?  \n\nEEEEEEVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!  =)
340035
Central Bank of Nigeria's e-mail address is actually info@cenbank.org\n\nTheir web site is http://www.cenbank.org/\n\nIf this is based on an e-mail and a promise of payment of a large sum of cash to help with a monetary transaction DO NOT BELIEVE IT. There are a ton of Nigerian scams on the Internet. Simply ignore it or better yet, report it to the authorities.
883707
More than spam...the link takes you to Nigeria where you are asked for personal financial details. I also get really genuine looking emails from my UK bank asking me to confirm account details...again, avoid these at all costs. The old saying is that if it looks to good to be true, it probably isn't true.
108807
Its a probably a scam...
939812
ya it's legit but there big on spamming and pop up ads, I've been member for a while and all i get are junk e-mails, and pop-ups on there site.  There games are cool but you never win anything, and there hitting you with ads constantly.
941465
These scammer used to use the website www.thecomputerwarehouseinc.com .  I know of 6 they have used.  One gets closed down and they start a new one.  \n\nThey will send you counterfeit item that are useless and you can not get your money back because you have to pay COD.  Try to call there customer service number.  They don't answer!!!!
70489
If it looks too good to be true, it is.\n\nBeware pyramid and matrix schemes (I've seen the slimy tentacles of their recruiters beginning to infect this site). Beware schemes that don't tell you up front what you're doing, charge money to join, or for a "decision pack", where the product comes second to gaining new recruits.\n\nBasically, anything that looks like money for nothing may well be, but you're going to be the one giving out the money and ending up with nothing.
578250
Theres a scam going around tricking people into giving credit card info by saying they have won money in yahoo games.It is a ripoff..\n\nJust thought I'd mention that I don't know if yahoo takes money order..
149457
No way.  These are a scam.  The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has some pretty bad things to say about "gifting clubs" (see link below) and I have a friend who was taken for $10,000 - she was told she could make her money back ten times over, but she ended up with nothing.  It's a big (illegal) pyramid scheme.
1039272
On the bottom of the modem is a ip link. Use the serial number etc Type it in and go to the site..Don't login but do the necessary tests. See if that cures it. If not call sbc.
1038742
wow wow wow , i really hope thats a fake address, never give out your address, Oh my goodness,give a general area not the exact address if anything. \n\n\nthe answer is call sbc and ask they update coverage everyday, i personally use sbc and its great.
949168
I am not sure if it is a fishing page, but the name should give a clue to anyone that it is not legit.  If it were free lotto, then why would you have to pay to play? I tend to stay away from too good to be true web pages, just like the mail we used to get, if it is too good to be true, then it probably is.
274680
go to \nhttp://sbc.yahoo.com
1105372
A scam as in, not worth the money, or that they take money for products they never deliver?  There's really no way to know other than to inquire whether they have a business license, are incorporated, or whatever.  Are they registered with the better business bureau.  Has the FTC received complaints about them?\n\nIf you're really concerned about them being scammers, then it would be good to contact them, and see if they respond.  Otherwise, it seems they sell coupon and discount books and memberships. There is nothing new or illegal about this business.