Re: Beware of Fake XP

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From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:55:08 -0500

Johnny wrote:
> I bought 5 windows XP Pro last month at $50 each in front
> of a STAPLES store at 125th Street in Harlem, NY. I
> believed it was a very good deal. After building 5 PCs for
> my personal business and installed XP I realized that they
> were illegal because I couldn't register them. I entered
> their codes or serial numbers in a search engine and found
> them online. I was so shocked... I bought them because the
> software came in a package sealed like the real thing with
> manual and everything. It looked real. If you are reading
> this, be aware and don't buy anything if it is not on a
> shelf of a computer store. I lost $250 because it was in
> front of a store. I thought it was legit.

Part of me wants to be kind.

But the larger part wants to ask, "Why didn't you just go into the store and
ask if the guy selling out front was doing it on behalf of the store or
without their knowledge?" Sixty seconds of trouble would have saved you
$250. Not a hard choice to make there, I don't make $15,000/hour for my
time - if you do, then I can see why you just bought them outright..

Again, part of me feels your pain. You saw what you thought was a deal, but
somewhere, in the back of your head, I have to think a voice was saying
"This is too good to be true!" or "What if this is a rip-off?" or something
similar AS you forked over the money.

I hope you paid cash.. Otherwise - who knows what else you opened yourself
for. They might have your credit card number now.. Or if you wrote them a
check.. And they got your address and possibly drivers license
information.. This could get interesting. 

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