Another scam?

[graduate_owner]

I just saw this on facebook. Most likely a scam and I thought I would warn otherss. Here's the post:-

My son works at DeWalt and he told me that most people don’t know they can get a Impact Driver McLaren Edition by filling out a short form for just £6.99! DeWalt celebrates McLaren’s F1 championship and sends out 20 impact drivers to the loyal customers. I’ve got mine already, look at the photos. It’s a powerful beast and has a huge battery

Here’s the link to fill out the form for anyone who’s interested:

So there you go-free DeWalt tool, or a datamining exercise?

K

 

[Stigmorgan]

That's a £350 tool
I'd guess scam.

 

[Amplidyne]

Too good to be true, and it's got that sort of scam sound to it. Why is "My son works at DeWalt" relevant?

 

[Bingy man]

Something like this promoted by dewalt could potentially generate thousands of sales and secure new customers so why would they not advertise it . Not to mention “ I’ve got mine - look at the photos” stay well clear

 

[niemeyjt]

My guess - "You've won! Can you just give us your bank details for paying the £6.99"

 

[JSW]

’ve got mine already, look at the photos. It’s a powerful beast and has a huge battery

Here’s the link to fill out the form for anyone who’s interested:

Oooh, let's see!!

 

[Steliz]

Also, there is still one race left in the F1 Championship and although McLaren are leading they haven't won it yet.

 

[okeydokey]

Well the tool actually exists and its not rubbish but everything else in the post is

 

[ajs]

If it was actually true they would have been snapped up by staffers before word even got out.

I remember when my father was installing and maintaining diesel generators somehow they ended up with two defective home user (perhaps 3kw) generators in hand. Not sure how as their usual fare was tens of kilowatts up to a megawatt or so.

The boss simply said the first person offer £20 can have one. There were two engineers in the office at the time and instantly the response was "I'll take one" and "I'll take the other". For used and faulty stuff.

As it turned out the one my Dad got was a sound buy, needed cleaning out and new fuel line and filter but works a charm. Luck of the draw but shows how quickly something like that will disappear in practice.

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

If this was real I would think the company would contact their A class customers first and offer the deal to them.

 

[Ozi]

Is this another one?

A couple of companies that I have standing orders with have been unable to obtain payments from me. When I check my card details they have a completely wrong card number etc. on record, I could just enter the correct details but have I got something on my computer watching for me to do just that? Or am I just being suspicious?