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    vaio z11 deal

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by dannybht, Jul 6, 2010.

  1. dannybht

    dannybht Notebook Enthusiast

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    dannybht, Jul 6, 2010
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    I'm afraid to even click on that link, it seems fishy to me. Why is it using a .bok extension??
     
    Bartholomew, Jul 6, 2010
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    Glashub Notebook Evangelist

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    I would not trust them. They don't have contact info and they are using an Intuit storefront template. Also, the site went up in 2010. I wouldn't trust them with my money but you could possibly learn more by contacting Intuit.
     
    Glashub, Jul 6, 2010
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    TofuTurkey Married a Champagne Mango

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    I checked that company on BBB, there's a similarly named business based in Vancouver but otherwise nothing.

    I had the unpleasant experience of buying software online a short while ago. I didn't do enough homework to find out more about the company, but stopped when I realized they were selling hacked software. I lodged complaints with multiple agencies, including BBB and the FBI's Internet Fraud division.

    BBB tried contacting them, but I think they dropped the case because the company cannot be traced to a physical address (and hence BBB can't send them a letter, or something). Looking at this company's website, I can't find any address. Big exclamation mark here.

    I didn't get a response from the FBI, it could be that they didn't want to compromise anything by responding.

    At the end of all that, I reminded myself of the saying, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is".
     
    TofuTurkey, Jul 6, 2010
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