$1000 Worth of Free Groceries?

Can you really get $1000 worth of groceries by calling an eight hundred number?

An ad airing on some Mobile radio stations says this: "Consumer advocate response, in cooperation with the national grocery relief program, is conducting surveys in your area for a limited time. simply call their toll free number to get your free one thousand dollar national grocery relief program, sent out to you today."

The Better Business Bureau in Mobile says they've gotten lots of calls. They found out there's a catch.

"Basically you give them you credit card information for the 4.90 or 4.95--and you don't get the coupons," says the BBB's Tina Waller.

When we called the number, we heard, "Congratulations for calling for your thousand dollars in free groceries." I was asked to take part in a survey, which I did, and then asked some questions.

"Is this like for coupons--or how does it work?"
"Well, its vouchers and you can use them to purchase items that you normally purchase and you can use them at any grocery store," says the Customer Service person.
"Ok--and they're vouchers so you can use them to purchase things at the store?" I ask.
"That's correct," he says.

But that's not quite true--the vouchers or certificates you receive have to be redeemed through another website--and it will cost you more money.

According to the BBB, those vouchers or certificates must be redeemed through websites like Grocery Savers.com, a legitimate coupon site in Tennessee. The problem is they do charge a $2 fee for every $10 worth of coupons, plus there is a $99 sign up fee.

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