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hey everyone welcome back to scambusters
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Central today we're diving deep into a
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website that's Making Waves for all the
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wrong reasons treasur drop.com they're
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claiming you can score a free Lenovo
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Yoga 9i laptop sounds too good to be
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true that's because it is stick around
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and we'll explain why this is yet
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another scam you need to steer clear of
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go so treasured drop.com is offering a
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free Lenovo Yoga 9i laptop tempting
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right who doesn't love freebies but
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before you get too excited let's look at
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the facts these kinds of scam websites
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have become super common they lure you
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in with shiny offers laptops brand name
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items gift cards you name it but they're
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real intention to trick you into giving
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up your personal information or Worse
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details now let's talk about the website
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itself treasur drop.com is as shady as
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it gets picture this you cck click on
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their homepage expecting some Sleek
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design or at least some details about
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their amazing offer right nope instead
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you're greeted by a 4003 error page
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that's right folks no content no
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explanation just an error message we
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mean how professional does that sound
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for a company supposedly giving away
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expensive laptops spoiler alert it's
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not but here's where things get even
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sketchier to claim this so-called free
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laptop they ask you to pay pay a small
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shipping fee sounds harmless right wrong
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think about it if a company is genuinely
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giving away something as pricey as a
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Lenovo Yoga n9i wouldn't they cover
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shipping costs too this shipping fee is
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their sneaky way of grabbing your credit
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card details and guess what after you
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pay the laptop poof it never shows up
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all you're left with is
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Regret another red flag no social media
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presence real companies love to brag
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about their giveaways online right but
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treasur drop.com not a single legit
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social media link in sight oh and let's
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not forget they don't provide any
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physical address either legit businesses
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are transparent about where they operate
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from but scammers they stay in the
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shadows and it's not just treasur
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drop.com we've seen so many scam sites
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with similar tricks same unprofessional
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designs same bogus offers same sad
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ending people fall for it and complaints
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pile up trust me if you dig deeper into
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their history you'll find a trail of
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disappointed users who got absolutely
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nothing so let me say it loud and clear
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the Lenovo Yoga 9 I giveaway on
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treasured drop.com is a scam don't fall
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for it don't give them your credit card
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details don't even waste your time if
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you see any similar offers treat them as
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scams too the Golden Rule if it sounds
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too good to be true it probably is if
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smart and as always keep those scammers
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on their toes until next time take care
