Thats the premise of 41414.com. Basically you text message, at some rate, your bid and get entered into a drawing for the prize. Basically your just paying some low fee to enter a contest to win a great prize.

Do they actually give out the prize? Yes. Do they make money on every giveaway? Of course.

Link:
http://www.41414.com/

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