Free Ipod!

By now, most of you would probably have come across a pop-up banner screaming "Free Ipod!" or "Get a free X-Box 360!". Instinctively, most of us would hit Alt-F4 without batting an eye-lid and congratulate ourselves for being intelligent enough not to fall into another credit card scam. However, the truth is that sometimes these banners are actually telling the truth. I personally know 3 people who have been brave enough to follow through with these diabolical schemes and have eventually managed to get their free [insert expensive consumer good]. Apparently, you can sometimes even get stuff like plasma TVs! So what's the catch? This webpage explains the economics of this pyramid scheme.

Disclaimer: pursue at your own risk :P