You Have Been Selected. Really? / myLot

New Zealand

October 6, 2015 1:56pm CST

I think I've just had my first experience of the full window ads that some have written about here. One , no two related ones, have just popped up uninvited and unannounced, both for the new iPhone 6S or something. The first was that I was selected to be one of three winners for a free one. Really? Who do they rake me for. I was naïve when I first came online many years ago, but not now. It looked very tempting, so I wonder how many people were drawn in by that one The second one popped up only seconds later, headed how to get a new iPhone in New Zealand for $1. But they picked the wrong person to waste their advertising on this time. I'm not giving away any of my details, including my e-mail address, to anyone. So as nice as a new phone may be, I'll wait until I can afford to pay for one thank you. I don't need offers to entice me if I want to buy something. I'd rather be selected for reasons other than advertising. What about you. Have you been selected for free advertising gimmicks lately?

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

6 Oct 15

My timing s impeccable because I often manage to be the 1000th visitor to a site and qualify for a prize. You would expect that nobody would be unaware of this feeble scam by now, although there have to be many people who still on them or they would have ceased a long time ago.

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Val

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

6 Oct 15

@Asylum ha, ha, ha

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

6 Oct 15

@valmnz Why are you laughing? You have already been selected.

Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

6 Oct 15

DAILY - they are so annoying - I have learnt a new phrase - "I have one already" which is a total lie, but gets them off my back.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

6 Oct 15

I have tried saying that myself, but the computer does not listen and the adverts keep popping up again.

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Val

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

6 Oct 15

This one is persistent. It has appeared again. Your response is a good one. On the phone I am very rude, as soon as they start I say not interested thank you and hang up.

Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

6 Oct 15

@Asylum That I know, but for all the other sites I use while I work, its madness,

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

31 Oct 15

I do not even look in that direction leave alone wanting to know what they are all about. In the beginning when I was new to all this I almost thought I could be the richest