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Free Velocity Reward Points (7 Million Points Shared Equally between Registrants) from Velocity

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Free Velocity Reward Points (7 Million Points Shared Equally between Registrants) from Velocity
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hamza23 on 21/02/2017 - 15:02 velocity7millionpoints.com (13879 clicks)
Last edited 23/02/2017 - 11:44

Velocity are giving away 7 million points to members who enter their details and velocity membership number. Everyone is guaranteed to receive points and the same amount (split evenly between everyone who registers). For example if 100,000 members register then each member receives 70 points (7,000,000 divided by 100,000). Numbers are rounded up (no decimal places).

Runs for 48 hours, 21/2 3pm - 23/2 3pm. The point amount will be announced 9 April (and credited shortly after I'd imagine).

*Note that you are consenting to receive promotional material, thanks cola2002.

Velocity FF Verified Account Facebook Post in case of any concerns about the legitimacy of the offer. It's also advertised on Velocity home page.

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    • Vortex99 on 21/02/2017 - 15:07
      +3

      Who is running the promotion?
      The Promoter is Velocity Frequent Flyer Pty Ltd (ACN 601 408 824) of registered address 56 Edmondstone Road, Bowen Hills, Queensland 4006

      • Looking4Bargians on 21/02/2017 - 15:10
        -1

        The way website publishing. Doesn't look too professional to me.

    • hamza23 on 21/02/2017 - 15:08
      +4

      Velocity Facebook Post for verification.

      Edit 23/2: It's also advertised on https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com home page.

    • EmilyP on 21/02/2017 - 15:08

      There are terms and conditions with the ABN number but still could be Dodgy

    • dealspider on 21/02/2017 - 15:58
      +3

      Actually ozyboy got a point here, the domain is registered to SETH BELL, ROKT PTE LTD in Singapore and it doesn't have SSL encryption.

      So the question here is, what is the legal concern for collecting people's sensitive information over a nonsecure channel? It can be 100% legit Velocity but how they run the campaign is not legal as far as data protection concerned.

      • battler on 21/02/2017 - 16:01

        yep, ROKT, that same crap that pops up after you make purchases on various sites like COTD

        • blaze on 21/02/2017 - 16:12
          +1

          yep, f*** rokt. im not giving them my details. spammy customer info sharing mofos

        • battler on 21/02/2017 - 16:18

          @blaze:
          so, perhaps go into velocity account, change email address, register for comp, change back later.
          won't stop the sapm, but you'll at least know how it originated!

      • Looking4Bargians on 21/02/2017 - 16:29

        hence still getting negs.

        • dealspider on 21/02/2017 - 16:51
          +1

          Not everyone cares about protecting their sensitive information.

      • eDust on 21/02/2017 - 17:52
        +2

        SSL version: https://velocity7millionpoints.com/

    • user27 on 22/02/2017 - 02:35

      7,000,000 points = $42,000 split between how many people?

  • tborsje on 21/02/2017 - 15:07
    +53

    Can't wait to receive my 5 or 6 free points

    • Charleston on 21/02/2017 - 19:06
      -4

      Call me selfish, but why would anyone share this here… The less people that sign up the more points you get.

      • arcticmonkey on 21/02/2017 - 22:32
        +9

        Maybe some people are more generous than you? Sharing is caring.

  • jimmej on 21/02/2017 - 15:08

    Looks like phishing to me. Giving up your personal information. No thanks!

    The domain has seems to have no association with velocity.

    https://who.is/whois/velocity7millionpoints.com

    • jimmej on 21/02/2017 - 15:11
      +4

      That said it is linked on their facebook account… Either way, there is no certificate on the website so the data is not been taken care of as far as I am concerned. Domain is linked to a marketting company in singapore.

    • User102430 on 21/02/2017 - 16:26

      Website looks legit. Besides, they already have all your details anyway ;)

    • jaffadog on 21/02/2017 - 16:58
      -3

      Correct! Velocity Member support have just advised me that this is indeed a phishing scam. There are NO points being given out and it has nothing to do with Velocity

      • dfaktz on 22/02/2017 - 09:45

        Can you share how you know this, a screenshot perhaps? I don't doubt you, it would just be nicer with definitive proof so that its easier to flag this.

        • jaffadog on 22/02/2017 - 20:18
          -3

          Hard to screenshot a phone call, but if the following helps to validate…

          Phone call to 131875 (Velocity) at 4:14pm yesterday, 21/2/17. Call was 5 mins long. Male on other end asked me for details of where I saw the deal so he could check while i was on hold. Returned to phone to tell me that it was indeed a phishing scam and that it was not operated not endorsed by Velocity.

        • puffinfresh on 23/02/2017 - 00:59
          +2

          It's advertised on their home page. He had no idea what he was talking about.
          https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com

        • dfaktz on 23/02/2017 - 01:38

          @puffinfresh: Thanks.

    • Magpye on 22/02/2017 - 23:09

      From the authentic Virgin website:
      http://newsroom.virginaustralia.com/release/velocity-frequen…

  • EmilyP on 21/02/2017 - 15:10
    +1

    Why the watermelon on the background?

    • hamza23 on 21/02/2017 - 15:12
      +1

      Velocity's 7 million point slice. Watermelon slice maybe?

    • lolcoaster on 21/02/2017 - 15:13

      A "slice" of fruit that's red in colour?

    • argonbay on 21/02/2017 - 15:26
      +1

      How big will your slice be?

    • THICKnSLOW on 21/02/2017 - 16:10
      +2

      Why no plates for the watermelon in the background?

    • krushgroove on 22/02/2017 - 14:14

      I'll tell you later….

  • cola2002 on 21/02/2017 - 15:18
    +8

    1. The Promoter is collecting your personal information provided by you for the purpose of conducting the Promotion, including providing any Points to you. Registration for Promotions run by the Promoter are conditional on providing this information. The Promoter may disclose your personal information to and/or collect your personal information from its related companies and third parties who provide (or help the Promoter provide) products and services, some of whom may be located overseas. The Promoter may disclose your personal information to persons or organisations located in Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, The Philippines, Turkey and United States of America. The Promoter’s Privacy Policy (https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Privacy/privac… ) states how you can seek to access or correct your personal information and how to make a privacy complaint. You can contact the Promoter’s Privacy Officer in at [email protected].

    2. By registering for the Promotion, you consent to the Promoter using your personal information for future promotional and marketing purposes regarding the Promoter’s products and services, including contacting the Participant via SMS and email messages (and you consent to receiving such messages from the Promoter). Information on how to opt-out from these messages is set out in the Promoter’s Privacy Policy.

    • Looking4Bargians on 21/02/2017 - 15:21
      -8

      SPAM

    • scud70 on 21/02/2017 - 15:41

      hehe i was about to post it.. :)

  • kerfuffle on 21/02/2017 - 15:19

    I put my details down. Will let you know how many points I get/if I get extra spam

    • scud70 on 21/02/2017 - 15:42
      +1

      see above… in other words yes its likely you'll get spam'd ..

  • Ash-Say on 21/02/2017 - 15:21

    Also put down details to see what happens.

  • railspider on 21/02/2017 - 15:25
    +5

    Weird that it takes two months to announce the number of points?

    Anyway, no-one else apply please, I want the 7 million points for myself.

    • OzBrogains on 21/02/2017 - 15:42
      +7

      At maximum you'll we'll get 3.5 million points

      • railspider on 21/02/2017 - 15:43

        Dammit! Fine, no-one else apply and we'll just split the points between us.

      • OzBestDeal on 21/02/2017 - 15:46

        2.33 million max now

  • OzBestDeal on 21/02/2017 - 15:43

    I don't see any reason why velocity willing to give away 7M points.
    Thanking loyal members and celebrate doesn't seems a good reason for me.

    Anyway… I don't want to missed out if it's legit, so pulled the trigger.. lol

    • OzBrogains on 21/02/2017 - 15:43

      It's posted on Velocity's Facebook page - what more proof do you require to prove it's legit?

      • OzBestDeal on 21/02/2017 - 15:45
        +1

        Why would they give everyone free points?

        • OzBrogains on 21/02/2017 - 15:46
          +2

          Because they can? By the time it's diluted among everyone it'll be giving everything a few hundred points which in isolation costs them nothing.

        • Rupture on 21/02/2017 - 17:52

          @jas0nt: The argument that it costs them nothing by diluting the amount doesn't work logically at all. Whether it was 7 million points going to 1 person or 7 million points going to 7 million people, it still costs them the same amount.

        • Shadowsfury on 21/02/2017 - 18:14
          +9

          @Rupture:

          Although I'm an accountant I haven't directly dealt with this issue, however my understanding is on the balance sheet when they're making provisions for the points liability they need to recognise (because the points are effectively a promise to give us something in the future) they can discount it by the probability it will actually be redeemed/used. Therefore, IMO a few hundred points spread across many people is less likely to be used than a much larger sum going for a smaller number of people.

        • OzBrogains on 21/02/2017 - 23:26
          +2

          @Shadowsfury:
          Cheers.

          Or to dumb it down further, if you were the CEO of Virgin what would you rather:

          Option A: Give one person 7 million points
          Option B: Give 7 million people 1 point.

          I'm sure you'll pick Option B because it will have an immaterial impact on your bottom line, whereas that one person will be claiming several first class airfares.

          Come to think of it, this is actually quite a smart promotion - it costs them SFA (assuming publicity is good and the word gets out) and yet it raises brand awareness for VFF, and will probably sign up lots of new members.

        • Magpye on 22/02/2017 - 23:04

          @jas0nt:
          There's a lot of jib cutting going on. Suits you.

        • OzBrogains on 23/02/2017 - 00:14

          @Magpye:
          As long as I get promoted.

  • hawkers8905 on 21/02/2017 - 15:45
    +1

    Thanks OP.

    The more people that think it's a scam = the less people will submit their details = more points for me.

    Funny how someone reported this deal as SPAM, yet a moderator posted the deal. Lol.

    • scud70 on 21/02/2017 - 15:47

      depends on how valuable you deem the details you provide are, to some its a scam for 100 or even 1000 velocity points to others it doesn't matter :)

      • eDust on 21/02/2017 - 15:50
        -1

        What makes you think they're being dishonest or fraudulent?

        • scud70 on 21/02/2017 - 15:56

          when did i use either of those terms? … terms and conditions are pasted above .. seems pretty straight forward and open to me.. up to you if you like it or not :)

        • eDust on 21/02/2017 - 16:27

          Maybe my mistake, I read your comment as you saying it's a scam.

        • jaffadog on 21/02/2017 - 16:56
          -4

          Velocity Australia Member Support have just advised me this is a phishing scam. There are NO points being given out.

      • mataeka on 22/02/2017 - 09:26

        the details being a email address that isn't checked frequently … shrugs all good

    • jv on 21/02/2017 - 15:52
      -8

      Funny how someone reported this deal as SPAM, yet a moderator posted the deal. Lol.

      Funny how someone thinks it's funny how someone reported this deal as SPAM, yet a moderator posted the deal. Lol.

  • jv on 21/02/2017 - 15:50
    -7

    7 Million Points Shared Equally between Registrants

    Why did you post this on OzBargain ???

    A private PM to the most active OzBargain members would have sufficed…

    • spaij on 22/02/2017 - 08:13
      +1

      Need to add the sarcasm flag next time…

      • jv on 22/02/2017 - 09:47
        +1

        It was an experiment to test the average IQ of people who vote on comments.

  • Gedrod on 21/02/2017 - 15:50
    +1

    Enter the comp, if you like, then log into your Velocity account -> preferences and untick all the stuff you don't want to receive.

  • cvas on 21/02/2017 - 15:51
    +2

    Entered. I hope I win.

    • mrrizzle on 21/02/2017 - 15:56
      +2

      Everyone that enters will win the same amount of points.

      • jv on 22/02/2017 - 09:48
        +1

        I'm not sure that can work. What if an ODD number of people enter?

        • ronnknee on 22/02/2017 - 11:23
          +1

          The same thing could happen for an EVEN number of people.

          What you should be asking is "What if the number of people that enter is non-divisble by 7?" to cover all cases.

          Anyway, the answer is most likely rounded up/down to the nearest point. You won't be getting fractional points.

        • jv on 22/02/2017 - 11:26

          @ronnknee:

          The same thing could happen for an EVEN number of people.

          true…

        • moar bargains on 22/02/2017 - 15:34

          @ronnknee:

          You won't be getting fractional points.

          Why not?! They better not cheat me out of that extra 0.3258 points!
          (/S - I know they're rounding up)

  • fantacular on 21/02/2017 - 15:51
    +4

    i messaged virgin on twitter…. it's real
    http://i.imgur.com/U6oHleK.jpg

    • jv on 22/02/2017 - 09:49
      +2

      i messaged virgin on twitter…

      did u exchange pics ?

  • Bluberry on 21/02/2017 - 15:55
    -5

    Thanks Op. BTW no need to wait till April - I rang up velocity to confirm the deal and they gave me free 100,000 points for being one of the first people to ring up! Now just have to work out where to fly…

    • Cyphar on 21/02/2017 - 15:58
      +5

      This is going straight to /r/thathappened

      • Jorkus on 22/02/2017 - 09:20

        $1M%points

  • mrrizzle on 21/02/2017 - 15:56

    https://www.facebook.com/virginaustralia/

    Official Virgin Australia page has also verified the Velocity FB page.

  • Cyphar on 21/02/2017 - 15:57
    +5

    Yep, it's a scam. None of you should enter this at all. They will steal your ID, your house, your wife, even your infant daughter.

    More points for me

  • FlatulentFrank on 21/02/2017 - 15:57
    +4

    7 million points for updated customer info AND allowed to sell it to third party!??! Well played Velocity, great strategy.

  • Samsungnote10 on 21/02/2017 - 16:01

    Does it cost anything to open a velocity account?
    I don't have one but might start using one soon

    • hamza23 on 21/02/2017 - 16:01
      +1

      It's free to join. Link

    • nightelves on 21/02/2017 - 16:08
      +1

      Join at BP you get 500 points to start with.

      • Samsungnote10 on 21/02/2017 - 16:13

        As in BP petrol stations?

        • nightelves on 21/02/2017 - 17:18

          Yes! They should have pamphlet there with a temp Velocity card that you sign up with.

        • Samsungnote10 on 21/02/2017 - 23:56

          so I grab an application form at my local BP station??

  • battler on 21/02/2017 - 16:08

    use this link: https://www.velocity7millionpoints.com/

    note addition of HTTPS for extra security

    • hamza23 on 21/02/2017 - 16:08

      Thanks, will update.

  • JBucks on 21/02/2017 - 16:08
    -2

    Registered myself and the wife. With family pooling - two slices for me… nom nom nom

  • florachan on 21/02/2017 - 16:17
    -1

    the more people sign up, the less the point is? lol.. we should do the opposite of sharing this.

    • melbstheburn on 22/02/2017 - 06:40
      +3

      What's it like over there in jerusalem

  • great-price on 21/02/2017 - 16:19
    +1

    For me, it will only accept a US postcode. Just put in my postcode, but added an extra "0" at the end.

    • great-price on 22/02/2017 - 22:36

      Worked today for me. Now accepting 4 digit postcode.

  • David Warners Mo on 21/02/2017 - 16:20

    Estimates on how many points we'll get? I guess 83.

    • TimeOrMoney on 21/02/2017 - 16:21

      Let's collate the estimates. 67

      • battler on 21/02/2017 - 16:26
        +1

        42

    • Berek on 21/02/2017 - 16:41
      +1

      <10

    • parcus on 21/02/2017 - 17:18

      250k people sign up over the 2 days = 28 points each

  • trunks on 21/02/2017 - 16:39

    Where's the Ozbargain maths geniuses to tell us the probability on the number of existing and new velocity members signing up and consequently the likely number of points we are going to actually get from this promotion? Then correlate this to the value of a Velocity point so that we all know how much we are actually getting dollar wise for selling our personal information?

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