Comments on: The RobinHood Fund http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:08:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: techguy http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27752 techguy Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:10:01 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27752 I won one of these wishes and was granted $500. It's a great website that is rather addicting. Fern, There's no need to do due diligence. The idea of the site is to be able to support naughty and nice wishes. So some wishes are meant to be completely selfish, while others are very charitable. In fact, someone recently <a href="http://www.digg.com/tech_deals/Free_Money_Whether_You_re_Naughty_Or_Nice_RobinHood_Fund" rel="nofollow">dugg the site</a>. I won one of these wishes and was granted $500. It’s a great website that is rather addicting.

Fern,
There’s no need to do due diligence. The idea of the site is to be able to support naughty and nice wishes. So some wishes are meant to be completely selfish, while others are very charitable.

In fact, someone recently dugg the site.

]]> By: Laura http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27409 Laura Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:25:35 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27409 Tina, Great article! Thank you for pointing out this site. I have passed it on to someone on another forum who has some major medical issues. Hopefully she will be able to win a wish and get a little help. Tina,

Great article! Thank you for pointing out this site. I have passed it on to someone on another forum who has some major medical issues. Hopefully she will be able to win a wish and get a little help.

]]> By: Tina Parcell http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27311 Tina Parcell Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:52:28 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27311 You're right, the site is not a charity at all; it is a commercial enterprise, and they do try to make that fact very clear. In the FAQ they describe how users can report a suspicious or possibly fraudulent wish. In the process of 'Making a Wish' there is a link to the Terms and Conditions (http://www.robinhoodfund.com/terms-and-conditions) which includes the following: "This service is offered strictly via the internet and is open to all people 18 years of age or older. This service is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws and/or regulations; it is void wherever prohibited by law. Any participant found or suspected of cheating or fraudulent behavior will not receive said funds and will forfeit all claims to monetary awards" "Robinhood Fund reserves the right to check the accuracy of the information entered by the participant and may withhold funds if any part of the wish or other entered information is found to be false or fraudulent, or is deemed so by the Robinhood Fund administration" You’re right, the site is not a charity at all; it is a commercial enterprise, and they do try to make that fact very clear. In the FAQ they describe how users can report a suspicious or possibly fraudulent wish. In the process of ‘Making a Wish’ there is a link to the Terms and Conditions (http://www.robinhoodfund.com/terms-and-conditions) which includes the following:

“This service is offered strictly via the internet and is open to all people 18 years of age or older. This service is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws and/or regulations; it is void wherever prohibited by law. Any participant found or suspected of cheating or fraudulent behavior will not receive said funds and will forfeit all claims to monetary awards”

“Robinhood Fund reserves the right to check the accuracy of the information entered by the participant and may withhold funds if any part of the wish or other entered information is found to be false or fraudulent, or is deemed so by the Robinhood Fund administration”

]]> By: Fern http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27304 Fern Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:25:48 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/13/the-robinhood-fund/#comment-27304 I guess my first question would be, where exactly is this money coming from and what kind of due diligence has been done to vet requests and separate the bogus/self-serving from truly worthwhile leads? This is not a registered charity. I guess my first question would be, where exactly is this money coming from and what kind of due diligence has been done to vet requests and separate the bogus/self-serving from truly worthwhile leads?

This is not a registered charity.

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