Win A Pair of Beats by Dr. Dre?

Can I talk about internet some more?  I mean in general and more specifically the people who use it.  When we use the internet, we are faced with advertisements and other things that we have to use a mental filter to recognize what is legitimate and what isn't.  Sometimes we go to websites that have ads that say in big, flashy writing that you have won something and you need to click to claim your prize.  You know that it's total bullshit, right?  You know you didn't really win anything, right?  If you said maybe, I'll punch you in the face.

Anyway, I also dismiss anything that sounds too good to be true, especially on the internet.  Sometimes in real life, there are real deals that sound too good to be true, but you can use common sense and a little research to figure out if it's legit or not.  Yesterday morning I received an invitation from one of my Facebook friends, one in which I totally regret accepting the friend request, that said "First 100,000 participants will receive a new pair of headphones."  This event was created by "Receive a brand new pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones for FREE."  Okay, this is probably bullshit, I said.  Oh, there are steps you must take to claim your free headphones?  What are they?  Oh, I'm getting excited!  Here's the copy and paste of the "more info" section of this event.

The first 100,000 participants will receive a brand new pair of "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones for FREE.

To participate, you MUST do the following:

STEP 1. Click the "I'm Attending" button.
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STEP 2. Invite all of your friends, if you skip this step, the automated system will not register you. This is VERY important.

STEP 3. Write on this event wall "Attending" and the color of the pair of headphones you want.


Step 4. "Like" this pages: YOU MUST like the pages to get your FREE Beats!!

-->> http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-love-my-family/108153879284206

-->> http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Hate-Wake-Up-Early/117261995038684


This steps are required to get your shipping address.

** FAILURE TO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES WILL RESULT IN YOU NOT GETTING A FREE PAIR OF HEADPHONES. SINCE THIS IS FREE YOU MUST FOLLOW OUR STEPS!!! **

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Once we reach 100,000 they all will be shipped.

Event Sponsored by Monster Energy Drink® and Dr. Dre!

First thing I noticed was the double-negative in all caps hear the bottom of the instructions.  FAILURE TO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES?  So wait, if I follow the rules, I won't get headphones?  Is that what you're telling me?

Okay, so it's a stupid event that no one in their right mind will fall for, because no one is that stupi...wait, what?  4,468 PEOPLE HAVE CLICKED ATTENDING?  The comments section of this event is filled with people writing "attending bright pink" or "I'm attending, black"  Also, looking deeper down the comments, someone wrote this gem:

 "This has been going on for months has anyone actually gotten anything from this "Beats by Dr. Dre" or is this another scam to grab your info? I would be very greatful if the public can be assred by the promoters of the page thaat htis is in fact legit."

It's just so confusing to me.  You really believe this?  You even stopped believing for a half second to question it, but I can tell you're leaning towards believing it.  Is this just another scam, this person asks? YES, YES IT IS.  Not sure what they're scamming you out of, but I promise you it's not legit.  I absolutely promise you.  There is no way that the Monster company, who makes these headphones, are going to be mailing out 100,000 pairs of headphones, valued at around at the very least $100, just because you asked for it.  Not going happen no matter how many pages you "like."  Not going happen no matter how many friends you invite.  Simply not going to happen.  


Also, fun to note at the very bottom, it says this event is sponsored by Monster energy drink.  I think someone got confused when they were making this shit up.  Totally different company, idiot.  Monster is a company that makes audio equipment.  Monster energy drink is made by Hansen Natural.  


I don't even know what else to say.  If you want to see the page in all of it's natural glory, here's a link to the actual Facebook event.  Feel free to click "attending" but be warned:  If we're currently friends on Facebook, we probably won't be shortly afterwards.