Possible scam?

From: Jonathan (veto123_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 05/31/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 23:56:52 -0700

I got an email one day about "Windows XP Professional for
$50". The link is http://gankia.info/OE017/?
affiliate_id=233913&campaign_id=21002

Are sites like these real? I mean i know OEM products are
cheaper but this seems like possibly a scam. What do you
guys know about things like these?

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