I got this as a targeted email for on of my accounts... but logging into others, the promo banner occassionally shows up anyway, so I don't think this is targeted.
It appears churn worthy, but I'm guessing if this gets out of hand, paypal could start verifying that some of these kids exist.
I thinking of adopting the entire 8th grade of my local jr. high school.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Your new Student Account holder will receive $10 when you open a Student Account no later than November 20, 2009 (“Offer”). Offer begins November 12, 2009 12:00:00 AM PST and ends November 20, 2009 11:59:00 PM PST. To receive the Offer, you must: 1) have a U.S. PayPal account in good standing, 2) receive an email directly from PayPal inviting you to participate in this Offer, 3) accept the Offer terms when prompted to, and 4) open a new Student Account between November 12, 2009 and November 20, 2009. The $10 USD will be deposited into the Student Account no later than December 18, 2009. Maximum amount allowed under this Offer is limited to $40 for all Student Accounts under one parent account. PayPal and American Eagle Outfitters reserve the right to cancel, suspend or modify part of or this entire Offer at any time without notice, for any reason in their sole discretion. This Offer cannot be resold, transferred or combined with any other Offer or discount. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. Employees are not eligible for this Offer.
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mttatkns
Thrifty Member
posted: Nov. 20, 2009 @ 10:58a
sparky3 said: It's a phishing site. Not affiliated with Paypal.I'm pretty sure you're incorrect. I received the same offer by e-mail, which included my name and was sent to the unique e-mail address associated with my PayPal account. Also, the from address is paypal@info.paypal.com and headers indicate that the message did originate from the paypal.com domain. Furthermore, the domain name paypal-promos.com is owned by PayPal, as you can see from a whois search. Finally, if you visit the site you are redirected to paypal.com before you are asked to log in. If this is a phishing site, then it's being run by someone at PayPal with access to the PayPal server and databases, which makes no sense whatsoever.
I haven't registered a domain in a long while, but I don't recall any reliable verification of the info that is accessible via whois. A sophisticated phisher could supply some legit looking contact info, especially since he doesn't want to provide real contact info anyway.
I use a unique email system like mttatkns, and think that's a very good indication that this is not a scam, but not whois.
It's not a phising site. Can we just all agree with that and move on. All links on the page go to paypal.com login page. Many many other paypal promotions come from this domain. This domain has many partner offers that are likely posted by third parties, so chances are a separate domain was created from paypal.com as a SECURITY measure. You never enter a password on any paypal-promo domain website.
Now that we got that straight, would anyone like to comment on the deal. Does it appear to non-targeted. How could paypal verify that the accounts you create are for real kids. If they ever attemtped to verify the kid's identity, it could cause all sorts of problems since I don't think it's appropriate for any company to inquire about personal details of minors. It looks like an easy $40 for anyone with an account.
calwatch said: Child has to be above 13. Nothing in the agreement states that the "Child" and "Parent" can't be the same person.
Everybody is somebodies child.
Paypal terms do limit you to one personal and one premiere/business account (though they rarely enforce). Not sure how many teen accounts you can have. I can't believe Ambercrombie has deep enough pockets to pay out all the money that they could be liable for once we really start abusing the hell out of this. I still have like 25 PP accounts from the ms live/bing CashBack bonanza.
neophyte
Addicted Member
posted: Nov. 20, 2009 @ 3:00p
VerbalK said:
Everybody is somebodies child.
Paypal terms do limit you to one personal and one premiere/business account (though they rarely enforce). Not sure how many teen accounts you can have. I can't believe Ambercrombie has deep enough pockets to pay out all the money that they could be liable for once we really start abusing the hell out of this. I still have like 25 PP accounts from the ms live/bing CashBack bonanza. Come on guys, give it some green, it's a free money.
It expires today, so hurry. The link is legit (I received the offer too), it goes direct to Paypal https login page, sign-up is 20 seconds. I ignored it first thinking it might trigger a credit pull, but it does not mention credit anywhere.
Did anyone try Paypal account without the invite ? I doubt it will get $10 bonuses, they have an ability to track it back to primary Paypal email.
VerbalK, how many teen-VerbalK are you going to create? The problem is they will issue the physical debit cards in 15 days, they might develop some doubts when mailing 100 cards to your address
Yeah, I caught the fact the will mail a debit card. Considering I think I have a few PP accounts that have local McDonald's as the home address, maybe I won't churn like thought I could. So far I've ripped through six accounts. All those addresses are for family members who "understand" my neuroses.
I'm know a similar offer pops up on my Paypal account when I log in. I never gave it much of a chance. The expiration has been extended on the popup version to Dec 31.
Dalico
Addicted Member
posted: Nov. 21, 2009 @ 9:41a
Although it says it expires Nov 20 when you click it says you have until Dec 31 what gives????
neophyte
Addicted Member
posted: Nov. 21, 2009 @ 1:25p
Offer in email had expired, but one on PayPal login page is good till Dec 31. Consider it extended or a new offer Print/save the page and go ahead, what's the risk?
Zaos
Shopaholic Member
posted: Nov. 21, 2009 @ 7:49p
Isn't this limited to 4 Child accounts anyway?
They define Child as any person over 13, and if that Child (note the caps) is a minor, that the main account holder is a relative of that Child. So, I think you could put in any of your relatives names, as long as they aren't a minor. Parents (the usual, non-paypal definition) siblings, and what-not.
credited $10/child. Took about 3 weeks from signup. Thanks OP !
ed: spelling
Nonaii
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 12, 2009 @ 8:52a
VerbalK said: It appears churn worthy, but I'm guessing if this gets out of hand, paypal could start verifying that some of these kids exist.
I thinking of adopting the entire 8th grade of my local jr. high school.
what you're suggesting is fraud and I'm disappointed that you received so much green for seriously suggesting this.
fat wallet shouldn't be fraud wallet.
or maybe i see no ethical difference between this and some illegal stealing the social security numbers of dead infants because 'they're not using them'. or folks before a certain US tax reform claiming the maximum number of dependents because the government unwisely took people at their word, instead of demanding proof that the dependents exists.
there's being frugal, and there's being greedy. abusing this promotion is greedy. claiming other people's children is unethical and anybody who does it should be beat down.
if you really want to adopt an entire 8th grade class, VerbalK, take some of your investment gains from all these years and make sure a classroom of students has the supplies they need for the school year.
Yep, we have a different view of the world where I find stealing SS numbers and lieing on your taxes to be illegal fraud, and making up a couple email addresses to pull a couple bucks from a poorly managed promotion to be fine. Hyperbole can be dangerous in the hands of the shrill.
If it makes you feel better, none of my accounts have been credited.
I created a child account with myself as the child (including the same name and same birth date), and was credited the $10 onto that card. It's actually not such a bad idea, since it could function similar to a "virtual credit card" for things like newspaper subscriptions where you might forget to call to cancel.
Sammich
Member
posted: Dec. 23, 2009 @ 9:40p
Im sure this has been asked to death but a quick search didnt come up with anything. I am trying to sign up the kids for this promo but apparently I need to Add a card to confirm your address. Well I have a dozen or so cards and so far none of the 5 ive tried work all giving the same error message. Am I doing something wrong there? Paypal support was no help of course. Any advice on passing this step?
I got the 4 student accounts, but still haven't received the funding for them...do I have to activate the student cards before they will credit the accounts?
dacii
Member
posted: Feb. 12, 2010 @ 6:48p
I got the email that the $10s are in. The stack of debit cards are still not activated.
Cal 1-888-221-1161 and keep hitting 0. When connected to a person, ask to speak with 'Marketing and Promotions Dept'. The $10 student account promotion ended yesterday. Therefor, they can now manually put the $10 in each student account. I did this a few hours ago and the money showed up in all 4 student accounts a couple hours later.
It has nothing to do with the cards. I shredded all 4 of mine and never activated them. I also closed all 4 student accounts this morning after bringing all the money back to my parent account. You can cancel the student account by going to their 'Profile' and then hitting 'Close account' in the bottom right.
ogg said: Cal 1-888-221-1161 and keep hitting 0. When connected to a person, ask to speak with 'Marketing and Promotions Dept'. The $10 student account promotion ended yesterday. Therefor, they can now manually put the $10 in each student account. I did this a few hours ago and the money showed up in all 4 student accounts a couple hours later.
It has nothing to do with the cards. I shredded all 4 of mine and never activated them. I also closed all 4 student accounts this morning after bringing all the money back to my parent account. You can cancel the student account by going to their 'Profile' and then hitting 'Close account' in the bottom right.
Thanks for the very useful information, I used all of it and hopefully will rec. the $40 now.
Update: Thanks to ogg I recvd. the $40. Thanks ogg!
ogg said: Cal 1-888-221-1161 and keep hitting 0. When connected to a person, ask to speak with 'Marketing and Promotions Dept'. The $10 student account promotion ended yesterday. Therefor, they can now manually put the $10 in each student account. I did this a few hours ago and the money showed up in all 4 student accounts a couple hours later.
It has nothing to do with the cards. I shredded all 4 of mine and never activated them. I also closed all 4 student accounts this morning after bringing all the money back to my parent account. You can cancel the student account by going to their 'Profile' and then hitting 'Close account' in the bottom right.
Did they ask personal questions like the kids' birthdate? I didn't use the real one for concerns of identity theft. (Don't laugh, but identity theft on kids is higher than one would think, especially when no one thinks to check their kid's credit for such).
THOUGHT OUR NEW CREDIT LAWS..... FORBID.. all CARDS TO BE OPENED BY ANYONE UNDER 21!UNLESS PARENT fully APPROVES AND SIGNs as cosigner...... so NOW THIS outfit is trying to get around the law... eg...
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