Original sentence: " Although the word "free" is used prominently, many of the membership requirements involve signing up and paying for a service or a credit card.Some of the programs are of dubious legitimacy.The popularity of Gratis's websites erupted in August 2004 and that success has prompted the company to create more similar websites with merchandise catering to other demographics
Edited sentence: Discretion is advised when signing up for its membership programs.Some of the programs are of dubious legitimacy; all of them are capitalizing on this type of business venture as quickly as possible before it dies out, just as matrix and pyramid schemes did when customers began to wise up.The popularity of Gratis's websites erupted in early August and that success has prompted the company to create more similar websites with merchandise catering to other demographics.This label, however, is highly misleading.WARNING: Gratis Internet websites are cleverly disguised matrix schemes