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Weird Fragrances
Status: Suspicious
I stumbled across this site, weirdfragrances.com (I'm not linking directly to them, so I won't boost their google rank), that promises to send you a free sample of cologne. In return you simply provide them with your email and mailing address, and promise to later answer a few questions about the fragrance. You can choose from a variety of offbeat scents such as Grease Monkey, Burning Rubber, or Ash Tray.

Is it a legit offer? I would guess not.

First, it strikes me as odd that the site is registered anonymously through domains by proxy. Why would a legitimate company be trying to hide their identity?

Second, a quick google search reveals people posting on forums about how they submitted their info but never received anything except spam. So it appears to be a spam trap.
Categories: Business/Finance, Websites
Posted by Alex on Tue Sep 23, 2008
Comments (2)
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I just checked the website today (Saturday 27) and it's dead. Must have been shut down.
Posted by Orland  on  Sat Sep 27, 2008  at  10:41 AM
damn it! I shouldve seen this first!! I really want to buy a new tire smell
Posted by Lina  on  Mon Nov 03, 2008  at  06:59 PM
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