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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

How safe is it? I have often wondered if some of these sites are ran by scammers.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:25 am

How long is a piece of string? Driving a car - how dangerous is it? Slicing a cucumber - can it be fatal? Smile

The answer, unless we're talking about some specific sites, obviously is: It depends.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

I was afraid of that answer Crying or Very sad

I mean in general, Im sure there are fake sites out there but how much of a problem is it? If anyone might know...it would of course be to much for the average lad to maintain.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:39 pm

I really can't answer that question any other way, I'm sorry Smile

But here's a link to way past when we found an online shopping site that was fraudulent and what happened as a result. It's an entertaining read (please don't necro): http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58266&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:35 pm

Online shopping can be perfectly safe if you know what to avoid. If you don't, in general, it would be a bad idea to start putting your cc info on the web.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

Lol, yes a good read. Thanks for the replys.

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:04 pm

I'm not sure if this should go here or not but I know I didn't buy anything....

Thank you for using the digital locker at Windows Marketplace.

This email confirms that you have successfully purchased:

Microsoftr Windows V1sta Ultimate UPGRADE
Quantity: 1
Reseller: C1rcuit City

You can now access your license or licenses that have been delivered to your digital locker.

To download your new software, open your digital locker and choose a download method. We recommend that you use the digital locker assistant to help you download and install your software, make a backup CD of the software, and view your license information. Learn more about how to use the digital locker assistant here.

If you'd like to use your Internet browser to download the software instead, click Use Browser File Download in your digital locker to download software.

Learn more about using the digital locker and read the answers to frequently asked questions here.

If you need to change your billing information, contact information, download preference or other digital locker information, visit your Profile page.

For assistance with your digital locker account please contact our Support Team.

Thank you again for using the digital locker at Windows Marketplace.

Enjoy your new software!

The links go to an msn site.

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:49 pm

Woot?

I'm sorry, I don't see the reason behind this. Is it a fake email, i.e. did you not order an upgrade of vista, or is the reseller a scam?
A few more details may be helpful in case you were looking for advice on something Wink

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:06 pm

It's a phishing scam. I just saw the topic on shopping and thought I'd include the email information since it seemed relevant. Since I normally don't ever get emails saying "thanks for your purchase" I bet they are hoping people click on the link and enter their information. I can PM the site info to someone if they want to check it out - I can't do that because I'm at work.

Otherwise I would have put it in a separate topic.

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:15 pm

Thanks for joining Eater, A Jersey housewife. Smile

I don't want to sound discouraging or unwelcoming, but we don't cover phishing scams; they are not really scam emails in the sense that we use, although they are, of course, despicable. Sad

Please feel free, though, to browse and see what we do here. Smile

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:29 pm

Nothing unwelcoming about being direct Very Happy

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:47 pm

Thank you. I hope you will stay and join in. Smile

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:08 am

www.freestoreclub.com
is an online shopping site where you can join for free to gain access to "wholesale prices" by upgrading your membership, different prices for different levels, the "wholesale price" is lowered and you can earn money when others buy from you and sign up for their own account. (you are also supposed to earn money off of their account because they signed up through you)
I joined the free program to see what it was all about. I also ordered my son's birthday gift from their online catalog. I DID recieve the gift and in a timly manner with no complications.
I stepped it up to a $10.00 per mo membership to see if it was true that I could earn money while sitting on my butt doing nothing, sadly that part never happened and I am still poor.
So this site is a 50/50 chance deal.
I just wanted to give the group a heads up on that one.
My order was less than $20.00 I often wonder if I had spent more would I have ever gotten my product or a refund ????? Was the shipment just bait to earn my trust and get me to spend more money ?