Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
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Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
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Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#2Previous discussion (2018): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17392995
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#3“I understand my permission herein overrides my listing on any state of(sic) federal do not call list and any prior listing on the do not call lists of the companies listed above.”
That’s disturbing. There is no way that’s possibly legally binding? Surely there can’t be a loophole this ridiculous in the Do Not Call law?
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
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Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#5It's unbelievable that showing a car when it's not being awarded doesn't fall under any sort of false advertising law.
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#6Well that's just disappointing. There is no car and it's all just smoke and mirrors to subject you to things like a timeshare promo and harvest your data? That's not even a good scam! It's just like countless others. The only creativity is the car and its not even theirs its just a loaner from some random dealership.
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#7“I understand my permission herein overrides my listing on any state of(sic) federal do not call list and any prior listing on the do not call lists of the companies listed above.” That’s disturbing. There is no way that’s possibly legally binding? Surely there can’t be a loophole this ridiculous in the Do Not Call law?
If it's legal, it seems like every business would do this. Your bank, the local McDonalds when you install their app, Uber & Lyft, every e-commerce site would bury in the terms & conditions, etc.
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#8“I understand my permission herein overrides my listing on any state of(sic) federal do not call list and any prior listing on the do not call lists of the companies listed above.” That’s disturbing. There is no way that’s possibly legally binding? Surely there can’t be a loophole this ridiculous in the Do Not Call law?
Whoopsie you said yes once upon a time, looks like you've irrevocably consented to any and all futures interactions!
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#9I wonder how much money these scams net.
Even if this outfit is fully owned and operated by a scuzzy timeshare company, do they really make enough money to justify the $1500/~=22 marks?
The article only mentions people being contacted by the timeshare company, but I wonder if they might sell the info as a secondary revenue stream, especially given the waiver which claims to override federal do-not-call lists.
How much would one packet of contact info+metadata sell for, if the subject has signed on to be contacted by advertisers?
Re: Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall (2018)
#10I wonder how much money these scams net. Even if this outfit is fully owned and operated by a scuzzy timeshare company, do they really make enough money to justify the $1500/~=22 marks? The article only mentions people being contacted by the timeshare company, but I wonder if they might sell the info as a secondary revenue stream, especially given the waiver which claims to override federal do-not-call lists. How muc…
> How much would one packet of contact info+metadata sell for, if the subject has signed on to be contacted by advertisers?
LendingTree.com was charging $70 per "lead", this was 2018 or so, not sure how prices have changed since then. However this was on the high end, zillow.com, also sold leads but for quite a bit lower (although you got what you paid for).