iPad scam

[horsepwr]

TweetI listed something on craigslist the other day, and received an email from a Curtis Timothy, CEO of Craigslist, stating I had won an ipad.
Here's the email;

"Attention Craigslist User,

My name is Curtis Timothy, Ceo of Craigslist. We have recently joined up with Apple company regarding a one-time promotional event today, we are giving away free Apple iPads to randomly selected folks who have posted an advert on C-list. You have been picked as one of our most recent winners for today. We randomly choose numbers to match up with ads on Craig's list and your advertisement matched with our latest drawing.

We have partnered up with Apple to advertise their hottest product yet, the Apple iPad. Once yet again, we are running this promotion for one-day only. All you need to do is CLICK HERE to visit our website made for this promotion and enter your email to obtain yours for free. Just make sure you enter your email so we can locate our records to guarantee that we have reserved one for you. That's it!

Congrats on winning a free Apple iPad (valued at $800). If you have any query or concerns, feel free to email me back. However, you should claim your free iPad 1st to ensure one will be reserved for you before the deadline ends. We do understand that you may possibly not receive this email until after the deadline, however, we advise you check the web site and enter your email to see if we still have yours on hold, which we often-times do because others have not claimed theirs in time.

Curtis Timothy
CEO, Craigslist"
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Looks pretty legit. I thought it might be legit. So I clicked on the CLICK HERE, which is a link in the original email, and then I'm led to all this bs. I have to order a free trial of this, and enter a credit card #. Or pay $1 for a 30 day trial of such-n-such (enter card #)...It required me do to this 2 times. Then all the sudden it changed to 9 times. Hell, at that rate, I'd ran up $800 on all the bs trial offers that you're required to get.

Anyone else ever had this type of thing happen?

[skinnyman]

TweetI give you credit for even clicking on the link prior to further investigation. I would ahve contacted CL first to enusre it was legit

[Dzone]

TweetI responded to an free Ipad scam a while back. It was bogus and they got my email address and I was immediately flooded with hundreds of spam advertisment emails. They are still coming and I have to constantly unsubscribe and delete. Shit like "Do you want to be an FBI agent?"

[horsepwr]

Tweetyeah, As soon as I saw those 13 offers that must be accepted, I hit the brakes. But, a little too late because I'd already accepted 2 of them. so, not "as soon as", but pretty quickly there-after.
It really pisses me off the more I think about it. I really thought it was legit. My fault. I know...naive. But it looked good to me.
That company needs to tighten up on the scammers that lurk that service.