Won an award!

[gm66]

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

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 ?

[littleman]

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.

[ergophobe]

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.

[Adam C]

Congrats either way.

[Brad]

Congrats!

Don't pay them a dime.

[rcjordan]

>Don't pay them a dime.

There is a  ...nevermind, found it.

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

[gm66]

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

[rcjordan]

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

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

[rcjordan]

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/

[nffc]

>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.