There are many companies on the internet who offer free gifts, items, and services in exchange for something you have.  The key is to read the small print.  

What they are after is your email or home address. They, in turn, sell your private information for money to spamming companies.  Spamming companies send you all those Credit Card applications and junk email which overloads your existing email account.  

There is a way around this nuisance, simply open up more email accounts.  I currently have over 20 email accounts due to the volume of junk mail I receive.  Below are the very best free email providers:

Now that you have this great new email, or possibly more, make sure you write down the login and personal information.  If you lose it, you will not be allowed into that email account again and will probably miss out on some cool stuff.  

Also, if you choose to give them a phony address, make sure you write that down as well as it could come in handy for regularity.  However, if you did give a phony address, make sure your mailing address is accurate or you will never get your free item.

Most importantly, if you only signed up for the email account to get one free item, do the email service provider a favor and dump the unused email.  This is just a common courtesy so that others might use that email address in the future. 

You will also want to call the company that you received the gift from to remove you from their mailing list or your bogus email and home address will be swamped with junk sooner than you think.