There was a full page ad in our local newspaper today which caught our eye. It was from a company called Senior Mobile. They offered a 'free' cell phone for seniors. It featured a large emergency call button, large buttons, large text, etc. Long distance calls were also free.
The deal was supposed to be a one-time charge of $97. for the phone, and 250 free 'anytime' minutes. It directed you in the ad that when you ran out of your 250 free minutes, you could make a phone call and reload the phone for additional time, at no charge to you.
We thought we'd google this first, as it seemed too good to be true. I found out that this company had been running full-page ads in various newspapers for quite some time now. It seems that when you call for more minutes, they are not free. They charge from 2-4 cents per minute from that point on. The company has an "F" rating in the Better Business Bureau. http://www.bbb.org/arkansas/news-ev...bb-warns-of-free-cell-phone-for-seniors-scam/
It ticks me off when these scammers target senior citizens, and try to rip them off!
The deal was supposed to be a one-time charge of $97. for the phone, and 250 free 'anytime' minutes. It directed you in the ad that when you ran out of your 250 free minutes, you could make a phone call and reload the phone for additional time, at no charge to you.
We thought we'd google this first, as it seemed too good to be true. I found out that this company had been running full-page ads in various newspapers for quite some time now. It seems that when you call for more minutes, they are not free. They charge from 2-4 cents per minute from that point on. The company has an "F" rating in the Better Business Bureau. http://www.bbb.org/arkansas/news-ev...bb-warns-of-free-cell-phone-for-seniors-scam/
It ticks me off when these scammers target senior citizens, and try to rip them off!