Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I too have seen a similarly ridiculous offer from a company that disappeared soon after the solicitation. Fortunately I am a procrastinator and had not ordered anything from them. Joe - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter A. Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 2:28 PM Subject: [Leica] Sounds too good to be true > [If you reply, please reply to me directly as well as to the LUG (I get the > digest).] > > This morning, I received an "unsolicited commercial email" from an outfit > known as FSL Media, Inc. They claim to be selling OEM CDs of Photoshop 6.0 > for--hold your breath--$39.95. The CDs also include a bundle of other > Adobe titles. You pay via PayPal. > > Since PS 6 sells for about $600.00, this sounds suspicious. Has anyone > dealt with this outfit before? They claim that they are "liquidating > excess inventory" after an "overshipment." They further state: > > >How can you sell this software so cheap? It seems too good to be true - > is there a catch? > > > There is no catch - the software versions that we sell are OEM (Original > Equipment > > Manufacturer) which means you will receive the installation CDs only > (they do not come in their > > original retail packing and do not include the manual). We do guarantee > that all programs are > > the 100% full working retail versions - no demos or academic versions! > When you order, you will > receive all materials required for a complete > installation - or your money back! > > There's nothing about registration forms, so we don't know if the software > is registerable or not, or even if it's legal. > > They have two email addresses, one on Yahoo (the email address referenced > in their link to Paypal), and one on Hotmail (return address). Both > addresses use variants of their name, "FSL Media," rather than the usual > random letters and numbers that many spammers use. Neither address > "bounced" when I set them test messages from a hotmail account. They have > been a verified Paypal member since Oct 2000, with 13 buyers. > > If this offer is legitimate, it's very tempting. However, I'm still > suspicious. Does anyone know anything about this? > > --Peter > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html