JA from the UK asked, "can you tell me if these are reputable sites"?

JA from the United Kingdom asked:

"Could you tell me if these are reputable websites? http://www.ofree.net/freestuff.html and
http://www.youronlinegifts.co.uk"

Since my reply reported back to me as "undeliverable" I decided to post it here. Hopefully JA out there is reading this.

Hi JA

At first glance the first one looks a little more tricky. It has links to lots of different places, and a button for users to submit freebies. There is no guarantee that the users of the site haven't put fake offers on the site, although the site owner probably works to keep everything valid. To be absolutely sure, you'd have to check the validity of each website individually that ofree.net links to. In other words, ofree.net is probably valid, but not necessarily everything they link to. I'd suggest not ever downloading the toolbar, those often involve spyware. A lot of the freebies listed are freebies I've seen in other places (free magazine subscriptions, etc.)

The second one could be legit, but might not be. Its a classic rewards program page, which are sometimes scams and sometimes legit. Read my rewards program page to see how they work.

http://actuallyfree.info/rewards.aspx

For both you need third-party sources to confirm how trustworthy they are. You're email suggests you're in the UK. Does the UK have a better business bureau? If so, I'd start there to see if its legit. You can also do a google search for "review sites", "consumer guides", etc. to find other websites that might have reviewed the site in question. Here are some to start with.

http://actuallyfree.info/thirdpartysites.aspx

Hope this helps.

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