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Title: Won an award!
Post by: gm66 on April 25, 2015, 03:38:20 PM

I won a bronze Scoot national business leader award, for sitting at my PC for a year !!

I won bronze and they sent me some plastic :

http://smallseo.co.uk/scoot-bronze-winner.jpg (http://smallseo.co.uk/scoot-bronze-winner.JPG)

And they wanted me to pay around £500 to attend the ceremony ?

I'm not sure whether it really was an award or a clever way of mugging people with no violence ?

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: littleman on April 25, 2015, 06:50:31 PM

I'm not sure where the line is between legitimate award and scheme to make money.
www.headlineawards.co.uk
https://twitter.com/scoot_it/
https://www.facebook.com/ScootLocal

Their tweets and likes are about on par with my daughter's fourth grade science project.

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: ergophobe on April 25, 2015, 08:57:26 PM

Our vacation rental wins various awards - some from Trip Advisor and VRBO, which is nice and we put those right up on our rental page when we're not to lazy.

Some come from places that require you to purchase some service to receive the full "value" of the award. Those get marked as spam.

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: Adam C on April 25, 2015, 09:23:52 PM

Congrats either way.

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: Brad on April 25, 2015, 09:59:54 PM

Congrats!

Don't pay them a dime.

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: rcjordan on April 25, 2015, 10:16:51 PM

>Don't pay them a dime.

There is a ...nevermind, found it.

http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2009/02/05/the-poetrycom-scam/

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: gm66 on April 25, 2015, 11:18:15 PM

I'm a poet and i didn't even know it!

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: rcjordan on April 26, 2015, 03:29:14 PM

I was going to mention the Who's Who scam. Opted for Poetry instead. This showed up in my spam folder this morning

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Hello,

As you are more than likely aware, you were recently selected for inclusion in the new 2015 edition of the Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals.

Despite our efforts, we have not yet received confirmation of your biographical profile, and are reaching out to you again in an effort to do so.

Click here to verify and confirm your profile
http://www.contactasset.co/name/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The tradition of the Who's Who reaches back more than 100 years to a time when the prestigious and accomplished were featured in a yearly publication that defined high society.

Today, the Who's Who provides a useful resource where business professionals, academics, and Executives are both recognized for their achievements and provided with an unparalleled networking resource. Using our database, you can make global contacts, discuss current events and happenings with your peers, and establish yourself as either a mentor to aspiring professionals or further your business network.

Our goal is to seek out the premier executives and professionals throughout the world. There is absolutely no cost or obligation for your biographical profile. Simply click this link to fill out the appropriate biographical fields.

Sincerely,

John D' Agostino
Membership Division
Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: rcjordan on April 26, 2015, 04:44:02 PM

Bored. Went searching.

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11189306.Graphic_designer_overcomes_setback_to_win_national_award/

https://www.nextstepbeauty.co.uk/blog/news/next-step-beauty-award-gold-scoot-headline-awards/

http://www.wydemeet-dartmoor.com/1/post/2014/02/scoot-scoot.html

http://www.utopiabeautique.com/about/

http://www.fridays-group.com/2014/05/pr-and-marketing-company-scoops-top-business-award/

Title: Re: Won an award!
Post by: nffc on April 26, 2015, 05:37:33 PM

>I'm not sure whether it really was an award or a clever way of mugging people with no violence ?

It's the later, but if you can get it to bring just a couple of quality links pay the money.

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