'MyFreeScroll.com' Sets You Back $7
Take a look at MyFreeScroll.com, a Web site and TV commercial offering research on family history. The way it works: You give them your name, and they send you information on your family history, printed in mock medieval style on a scroll. We're going to actually purchase one of these, but for the moment, what we want to call your attention to is this: MyFreeScroll.com, like FreeCreditReport.com, is not free.
You will be charged $7 in "shipping and handling," which, when you think about it, is a lot of money to have a computer printout mailed to you. MyFreeScroll.com doesn't hide this fact on its Web site or TV ad, but we're wondering, what exactly is free? We'll be writing more about MyFreeScroll.com shortly. Tell us if you've made a purchase from them, and if you are satisfied.
We're going to be publishing more here over the next couple of days on family history scams (if you're interested in this topic, get started here).
Comments
I ordered from myfreescroll.com and its a bunch of bull. They mailed me a cheep looking piece of large cardboard paper with print that was just typed from a computer. I also got the second name for "free" but noticed that both of them had the same information written on them...hmmm... what a coincidence, two different names that have the same 3 lines of history and the rest of the paragraphs just tell you about why names have history!?! They also forgot to send me the extra free bonuses which was suppose to include the family names and coat of arms report which is advertised on their website. If I knew this I would have never ever wasted my 7 dollars on this crap. I could have just googled my history and made up my own scroll. Dont waste your money!!!
Posted by: Decru | May 21, 2009 08:49 AM