Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - If Circuit City went out of business last year, why are you still getting emails from the company?
Circuit City went bankrupt last year, but some of you have forwarded us emails you got with the company's name and logo pitching great deals on laptops, and other electronics... So what's the deal?
A company called Systemax purchased the Circuit City name and website, and appears their mailing list too -- so that's who the emails are from.
They are an electronics company that sells many of the same type of items Circuit City did. So, the emails aren't bogus, just make sure to read the terms and conditions before you buy to get information on return policies and warranties.
“Cash4Gold” 20 percent bonus
Moving on now to a subject we've covered before: Those "Cash4Gold" commercials! They promise big bucks for your old gold; all you have to do is send it to them and wait to get paid.
They've got a new commercial running that promises 20 percent more money in honor of the 4th of July. The Real Deal? 20 percent more from Cash4Gold still wouldn't come anywhere near what you'd get for your gold if you brought it to a pawn shop or jewelry dealer.
We tested this company out a few months ago, they were going to give us $112 for the same gold several pawn shops offered us $700 for!
Stay local, and get your cash the same day.
"Free" laptop email
And finally, the good old chain email is back, this time promising to give you a free laptop if you forward it on to 20 of your friends.
The email claims that Sony Ericsson is handing out laptops to people who send an email out to the folks in their address box. The Real Deal? It's bogus. Sony isn't giving anything away; the people who start emails like this just like to see how many people will play along.
About once a month, they take on a different name and "free" product, but they're fake, so don't clutter up your friends’ inboxes.
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