# Is This A Scam Site?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-site/206529>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 9, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-site/206529 "2003-10-09T20:06:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-site/206529/1 "2003-10-09T20:06:11Z")

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A friend of mine sent me an e-mail this morning with a link to a website.

The idea is that, once a day, you click on an icon on the webpage, and they (someone) will donate a mammogram to a needy woman.

I don’t want to link to it in case it really is a scam, or sends you a virus or something.

Is this really going to do what it says? I would think the cost of a mammogram would hugely outweigh the revenue of whatever ads are on the website.  
Am I too naive, or too cynical?

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-site/206529/2 "2003-10-09T21:20:04Z")

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[snopes](http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/mammogram.asp)

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-scam-site/206529/3 "2003-10-10T11:54:06Z")

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Thanks, **x-ray**.

As I expected, it is not a simple matter of one click, one mammogram.

From snopes:

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> Unlike the way things are explained in the e-mail, one click does not magically provide a mammogram to a needy woman – it takes 45,000 clicks, not just one…The Breast Cancer Site is not a non-profit entity, so it shouldn’t be confused with a charity even though it does direct a significant portion of its revenues to those in need.

Not exactly a scam, but not exactly what the e-mail purports, either.

Regards,  
Shodan