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    this has to be a scam right?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Lethal Lottery, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. Lethal Lottery

    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    i was searching my local craigslist to see if anyone wanted an m15x ( which im just going to keep since selling things these days seems impossible, with the "recession" and bazillion ebay scammers) and found this:

    http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/sys/646199567.html

    is some that desperate to sell it for so low? i think the dude stole the pics and its a scam.
     
  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    I saw ADs like that a lot.
    1st e-mail from them: currently at london for business trip. reply if still interested.
    2nd e-mail(if you replied the first one): send the money through western union because it's the safest and quickest way. package will ship with 2 days air for free.
     
  3. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    If you're in the area you might as well check it out. If not, you're taking a risk.
     
  4. shima

    shima Notebook Consultant

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    Haha, those pics are from Packer445's review. If it's not Packer himself selling his M15X (which I highly doubt), it's 100% scam.
     
  5. kasimsiddiqui

    kasimsiddiqui Notebook Enthusiast

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    looks to good to be true
     
  6. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Can you say "copy and paste", I may not be a webmaster, o wait, :D

    Exhibit 1: "¿½"

    Anyone with the mind to respond to this already has dupe written on their forehead. Cool find though.
     
  7. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    funny................
     
  8. MAG

    MAG Notebook Deity

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    This is 100% scam as shima said these pictures are from packers review and how can the screen be glossy (assuming that these are his own pics) if he has the 1920x1200 screen?
     
  9. crystak

    crystak Notebook Evangelist

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    It's either a scam per se or they send you a link or several links with "more info about the laptop" which may re-direct you to eBay or other sites.

    Once you visit that link, you get a cookie implanted on your machine so on every purchase you make on eBay they get 7% of eBay's commission on that purchase!

    I'm sure that guy got thousands of e-mails so he's just trying his luck.

    Just check it out and see what he says.
     
  10. Moidock

    Moidock Notebook Consultant

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    * places order *
     
  11. kobe

    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you can pick it up in person, it can't be a scam right? Maybe the seller jacked it from Packer. lol