Help with posting freebies

**englishcottage1** · 08-01-2009, 10:30 PM

I have read recently that there is a high rate of false websites offering freebies because there has been an increase of people requesting freebies more than ever before and these people know it.

You have to remember that sometimes when they post a false freebie website, it isn't just for your email address nowadays like it was before but it's also for Phishing, Pharming and or crimeware. Now as many freebies as I have done over the many years I have done them, most places just want your email addy if they aren't going to send you a freebie, that's it, they are just scammers, I try my hardest to check to see if it's a legit site before sending for the freebie or posting it, but even I am not perfect

I will post a list of places that we probably shouldn't post from for they are known scammers, for whatever reason. But like I said, most do just want your email addy and it won't stop me from requesting freebies, I just make sure I try to post legit sites when I can. I also make sure I run my anti virus which also detects phishing once a week.

Example of when I check the domain a legit one would come up like this:

Domain Name: lacoste-parfums.com

Created on..............: Thu, Nov 04, 2004
Expires on..............: Thu, Nov 04, 2010
Record last updated on..: Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Administrative Contact:
Procter & Gamble
Domain Admin
2 Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
US
Phone: 001-513-9459168
Email: piregistrar.im@pg.com

Technical Contact:
Procter & Gamble
Domain Admin
2 Procter & Gamble Plaza

Etc, etc but Procter & Gamble as you know is a legit company

Now one that was posted that is not a legit site:

It doesn't matter what freebie it is, it's already posted and done but the name of the site does not match the domain name:

OrgName: GoDaddy.com, Inc.
OrgID: GODAD
Address: 14455 N Hayden Road
Address: Suite 226
City: Scottsdale
StateProv: AZ
PostalCode: 85260
Country: US

NetRange: 72.167.0.0 - 72.167.255.255
CIDR: 72.167.0.0/16
OriginAS: AS26496
NetName: GO-DADDY-SOFTWARE-INC
NetHandle: NET-72-167-0-0-1
Parent: NET-72-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: CNS1.SECURESERVER.NET
NameServer: CNS2.SECURESERVER.NET
NameServer: CNS3.SECURESERVER.NET
Comment:
RegDate: 2007-07-05
Updated: 2008-01-18

RAbuseHandle: ABUSE51-ARIN
RAbuseName: Abuse Department
RAbusePhone: +1-480-624-2505
RAbuseEmail: abuse@godaddy.com

RNOCHandle: NOC124-ARIN
RNOCName: Network Operations Center
RNOCPhone: +1-480-505-8809
RNOCEmail: noc@godaddy.com

RTechHandle: NOC124-ARIN
RTechName: Network Operations Center
RTechPhone: +1-480-505-8809
RTechEmail: noc@godaddy.com

OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE51-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Abuse Department
OrgAbusePhone: +1-480-624-2505
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@godaddy.com

OrgNOCHandle: NOC124-ARIN
OrgNOCName: Network Operations Center
OrgNOCPhone: +1-480-505-8809
OrgNOCEmail: noc@godaddy.com

OrgTechHandle: NOC124-ARIN
OrgTechName: Network Operations Center
OrgTechPhone: +1-480-505-8809
OrgTechEmail: noc@godaddy.com

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2009-08-01 20:00

We haven't recently had a post for a freebie from Godaddy.com so it's a spam site. Which you know they just want your email addy.

If you look on the bottom of the page for the site and if they are giving away say like Crest toothpaste but the name is like JaneDoe than it's probably not legit. But places like walmart, startsampling etc, are legit places and shouldn't have to be looked up.

I just wanted to make you aware of it's more that just coping something from a freebie website that you see, because if they don't know it's not legit then how would you unless you look it up. Some just send off bad vibes, some things just don't look right, so those are the ones that you should look up.

Again, I am only posting this because it's a more involved nowadays than what it was just a couple of years ago, and there are some sources who are advising about the increase of fake freebie sites, but there are still many, many legit and good sites out there

**englishcottage1** · 08-01-2009, 10:32 PM

These are some sites to avoid:

1twofree.com
aj-tuning.com/gift.html
angelaledcke.com
angelaslittlecreations.piczo.com
bannershack-n-more.piczo.com
boafnetwork.com
bobbleheadies.com
brandarama.com
buydehydratedwater.com/free.htm
Candlesunlimited.com
Candlesunlimited2005
candy-lovers.com
celebdish.net
cleanyourscreen.com
clearancecrazy.com
click-see-save.com
cool-free-samples.com
cubebix.com - free compressed t-shirt
dailyhousetips.com
digilake.com
feiyacosmetics.com/exclusive2.htm
flaverco.com
fleecho.com
flutterBugs.piczo.com
foreverlitesandgifts.com
freebeachball.com
free-beauty-samples.com
freebeermug.com
free-boxers.com
free-lingerie.com
free-lipstick.com
freeperfumesamples.com
freestressballs.com
free-thongs.com
freewebs.com/babyretreat
freewebs.com/bloominbarnyard
freewebs.com/ourforevergifts
goofygiggles.com
haydeechocolatier.com
heavenly-recipes.com
helpudiet.com
Hermitandfriends.com
hotexas.com
holidaysathome.com
holiday-giveaways.com
householdsavingsclub.com
IMIBN.com
kcweb.com
keyeni.com
littlethings.myphotoalbum.com
lootpig.com
lose-weight-online.com
lost-survivors.com
lowcarbtina.com
mailfinity.net
metelle.com/lipbalm.php
mirthfulchildren.com
NameSecure.com
ohshot.com
Oohlalacafe
Ourforevergifts.com
petrix.com/shirt/items.htm
pixustudio.com
qualityhealth.com
shop/angelaledcke.com
simplicityshop.biz
splendiddelites.com/Free_sample.htm (Crownies)
squeezeyourstress.com/
stock23.com
sunusb.com
sutterscreek.com (aka Blue Bayou, LLC)
Unlimitedgiftshop
usbforfree.com
weirdfragrances.com
winperfume.com
yourproductsamples.com

**mauimagic** · 08-01-2009, 10:34 PM

Mahalo Daisy - appreciate your thoughtfulness and taking good care of us!!

**frugalwarrior** · 08-01-2009, 11:18 PM

Do we really need all these freebies posts??

**englishcottage1** · 08-01-2009, 11:25 PM

What do you mean?

**frugalwarrior** · 08-01-2009, 11:42 PM

Instead of posting each one seperately perhaps consolidate. There are at least 5 posts for stuff right now.

**englishcottage1** · 08-01-2009, 11:53 PM

Perhaps you should condense your challenges together in the self image and lose a pound challenges, have you counted how many challenges are there right now?

**englishcottage1** · 08-02-2009, 02:12 PM

It was a long day, it was late. I'm sorry for being rude. We'll move along.

I need to add

Tipnut.com

They have a site, and it looked pretty good but then I found it's a go daddy site, when they send you to blog sites for patterns for swiffer patterns, come to find out now there are certain blogs out there that are also now phising sites and this site Tipnut, doesn't even ask for your email to get the patterns, so that's what this looks like

**madhen** · 08-02-2009, 02:20 PM

FWIW, I like having each freebie posted separately (and have done so in the past myself), mostly because I only check out specific ones. I'd probably miss some that would interest me if they were all in one thread.

**Jamielane** · 08-02-2009, 02:35 PM

I love the freebie threads seperate also. I can look at them and almost tell instantly if I am interested. Thanks for all the time you take in posting them Daisy!

**frugalwarrior** · 08-02-2009, 02:41 PM

Apology accepted and I stand corrected. I have been in better moods too. I noticed it wasn't all your posting after I said it. So apology offered too.

**madhen** · 08-02-2009, 04:34 PM

Okay, group hug....

**frugalfranny** · 08-02-2009, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by englishcottage1

I need to add
Tipnut.com

They have a site, and it looked pretty good but then I found it's a go daddy site, when they send you to blog sites for patterns for swiffer patterns, come to find out now there are certain blogs out there that are also now phising sites and this site Tipnut, doesn't even ask for your email to get the patterns, so that's what this looks like

But english.......I have a couple pattern sites that I have used for years and they don't ask for your email first. In fact, many of the fabric manufacturers don't ask for any sort of email and most of them have patterns. Sure about tipnut?

**HisDaisy** · 08-02-2009, 06:19 PM

I have used tipnut for at least a year and have not had any problems with it. I get a daily log from them and have accessed many patterns and ideas from there with out a problem. Could it be that the owner just bought the domain name from Go Daddy. You can buy names from Go Daddy without being a phishing site.