Scam website schemes stopped by OFT; Website schemes offering 'free' electronic gadgets stopped by OFT.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 July 2005-OFT: Scam website schemes stopped by OFT; Website schemes offering 'free' electronic gadgets stopped by OFT(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01072005 Promoters of website schemes offering the latest expensive hi-tech gadgets as a 'free gift' in return for buying a low-value product, have given binding undertakings to the OFT that they will no longer promote the schemes.

Pulsematrix.com and phones4everyone (at themobilematrix.com) promoted 'matrix' schemes (see OFT consumer alert December 2004) promising people the chance of getting valuable 'free gifts' including mobile phones, ipods, games consoles, cash, laptops or a car by purchasing a low value product costing around GBP20, such as a mobile phone signal booster or...

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