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    Ferrari 4000 for $1050 and free shipping

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by DaCheese, Oct 17, 2005.

  1. DaCheese

    DaCheese Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    DaCheese, Oct 17, 2005
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  2. ultraman

    ultraman Notebook Consultant

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    yes..obviously a scam...way too good to be true
     
    ultraman, Oct 17, 2005
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  3. Andrew Baxter

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    it's either a scam or the wrong price has been associated to it, and they will not honor the price if it's off by $1000
     
    Andrew Baxter, Oct 17, 2005
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Probably a typo because there other laptops seemed normally priced. They probably won't ship if ordered.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 17, 2005
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  5. mickelliot

    mickelliot Newbie

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    It's almost certainly a scam.

    Here's an email I received from the "company". As soon as they mention western union, my hackles rise :mad:

    Also note that the icons on their website ("registered cnet seller, etc, etc,) are all fake

    //////

    The price for the Acer Ferrari 4005WLMI is $1,034.
    Shipping is free of charge.
    Oue merchant is unable to charge Canadian credit cards.
    You will have to send the payment via western union.

    Sincerely,
    MobileWorld Sales Department
    http://your-mobile-world.com



    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>From: Mick Elliot [email address removed]
    >>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:25 PM
    >>To: [email protected]
    >>Subject: price check on acer ferrari notebook
    >>
    >>Hi
    >>
    >>Please could you let me know if the price shown for this item is
    >>correct, or a typo?
    >>
    >>http://www.your-mobile-world.com/AcerFerrari4005WLMI.htm
    >>
    >>Thanks!
    >>
    >>Mick
     
    mickelliot, Oct 20, 2005
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  6. killnine

    killnine Notebook Enthusiast

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    Very shady indeed. I would go so far as to look up their DNS and see to whom it is registered.
     
    killnine, Oct 21, 2005
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  7. bobfet1

    bobfet1 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    The fact that they want money transfer makes it obviously a scam. Once you send them actual money it is much harder to get legal recourse if they don't send it. With a credit card, you haven't paid any real money and the credit card company can investigate if they don't send the computer.
     
    bobfet1, Oct 21, 2005
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  8. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Western Union? Guranteed fraud!

    Avoid for sure.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 21, 2005
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  9. CorneliuT

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    The phone no is invalid and the address is not a valid NZ address anyway. That "postcode" they use is used for p.o. boxes in NZ and the street does not exist, so keep out.
    The ugly part of all these is that I found the website by clicking on a advertisment on the top of one of the pages here on the notebookreview website. The link was something like "cheaplaptopsforless.??.com" and there was a redirect.
     
    CorneliuT, Oct 23, 2005
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  10. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Western Union!? Pssssh, forget about it. Western Union = SCAM!!!!!
     
    Rahul, Oct 24, 2005
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  11. Master Thief-117

    Master Thief-117 Notebook Enthusiast

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    And if you hit the Buy button, it asks for all your info, including CC number and its not secure, even if it was legit, I would still stay away.
     
    Master Thief-117, Oct 26, 2005
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  12. MrSquirrel

    MrSquirrel Notebook Enthusiast

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    E-mail them and ask if they ship to Nigeria ;)
     
    MrSquirrel, Oct 26, 2005
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  13. Chutsman

    Chutsman Notebook Evangelist

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    You mean ship FROM Nigeria :) I wonder how they do 2-day shipment from NZ to the USA, is that possible?
     
    Chutsman, Oct 29, 2005
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