Dear Mr. Suicideroach,

While I cannot comment on the status of this post you refer to, I can confirm that feedback of this nature is a common occurrence with incentivized events. 

I will not comment further on your post other than to say, there is no scam needed. Advertising (be it a page in a publication, a mass media blast on tv / radio or an incentive to trail a product) is paid by corporations to benefit the public for future financial gain of the corporation sponsoring the incentives.

Please see below screen shots of some of the feedback we have received regarding the expo referred to here in this thread....