marvey
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posted on October 7, 2003 07:23:15 AM new
I just got this email from ebay(see below) and I've won a new notebook computer from dell - lucky me!!! I'm waiting for Jon Lovitz to pop up and say, "Yay, that's the ticket". Iwould like to click on the address to see where it would take me, but I think I would get bugged!!
Congratulations!
Your are the lucky winner.
Many companies offer products for free and you just win one.
Today we selected five accounts (random) to send this message.
You win a notebook offered by DELL.COM
See details below.
Mobile Multimedia: Powerhouse
The InspironTM 8200's potent combination of Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M, High-Resolution Displays and Double Data Rate System Memory packs cutting-edge mobile desktop technology into a fully-configurable notebook. Designed for notebooks, Mobile Pentium 4 processors-M generally allow cooler, quiet performance and longer battery life in notebooks.
Product Features:
Processor: NEW Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M 2.2GHz-M plus the new Intel 845MP chipset, which allows the Processor Support Bus to run at 400MHz.
Memory: 128M : NEW Double Data Rate (DDR) system memory doubles clock speeds to 266MHz. Up to 1GB system memory is supported, which is ideal for intensive tasks such as gaming and video editing.
Display: NEW Dell UltraSharpTM UXGA 15 displays provide incredible screen clarity with high contrast & wide viewing angles.
Video Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce4 440 GoTM with 64MB of DDR video memory
Media Bay Options: DVD/CDRW combo drive for ultimate scalability.
Storage: High performance hard drives 20GB (5400 RPM) let you store and access loads of data on your notebook.
Integrated Communications: : Modem and networking devices are integrated directly onto the motherboard, and a mini-PCI slot is dedicated to integrated wireless networking. .
Height and Weight: As light as 7.64lbs-and 1.7" thin when closed-it's convenient to carry and store.
Software
The Inspiron 8200 comes pre-loaded with Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system.
You don't have to pay anything.
Delivery cost are supported by ebay.com.
Just Click Here and complete the form with shipping address.
WARNING: You can't use someone else address without his approval.
If you have any questions just email us to [email protected].
Thank you for choosing EBAY.COM
Have Fun.
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horsey88
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posted on October 7, 2003 07:26:59 AM new
That's great news.
Hang on a sec,I think it's the postman delivering my Free SUV.
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wgm
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posted on October 7, 2003 07:30:17 AM new
LOL
I love this line...
"Many companies offer products for free and you just win one."
Maybe I can just win one two 
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
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neglus
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posted on October 7, 2003 07:54:27 AM new
WARNING: You can't use someone else address without his approval
I love that line too...bunch of MCP's to boot!
Make sure you forward to [email protected] - looks like this is a new one!
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stopwhining
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posted on October 7, 2003 08:38:17 AM new
delivery cost is supPorted by ebay.com.
HOW SO??
i am still waiting for my hot and spicy chicken wings.
-sig file -------The thrill is gone!!
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freeenterpriseimports
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posted on October 7, 2003 09:30:31 AM new
I wonder if the guy is thinking "Gee. Me wonders why nobody have hit my site yet?"
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 7, 2003 09:43:07 AM new
To play the Devil's Advocate, I bet he harvests a lot of IDs and passwords with that ploy. It started out as free cars and now it's free laptops so next may be more believable free $50 gift certificates at the ebay Store? It's amazing to watch the scams evolve and become more clever.
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postcardman
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posted on October 7, 2003 05:13:08 PM new
You know I must receive 5 to 10 scam eBay emails a week trying to get my ebay password. I always copy the headers and forward them together with the message to ebay as I am sure many of you do and you know what I have never, not once, read a single story of ebay ever tracking one of these account info phishing people down, turning them into the police, taking them to court on a civil action or doing anything else to demonstrate that they take this fraud seriously and are determined to take strong action to stop it. Ebay really doesn't seem to give a damn about it customers or sellers and it shows.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 7, 2003 05:21:04 PM new
I quit sending them into [email protected] . They know the spoofs are out there and the ebay resources required to answer all of the spoofs turned in must be enormous. I'd rather let ebay use those resources on something else.
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neglus
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posted on October 7, 2003 05:39:11 PM new
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought forwarding those emails to eBay accomplished two things: 1) got that particular link shut down so others who subsequently received the email would not be able to click on the link 2) alerted eBay to the new types of scams and the sheer volume of scams out there.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 7, 2003 07:32:35 PM new
The scams are not run by kids on a computer using an ISP in the USA. The scams are run by hackers that are almost impossible to catch and most are in Asia or Europe. ( hence the poor gramnar )
The only hope ebay ever has of stopping the spoofs is if the public eventually gets wise to them on a greater scale. Eventually the spoofs will slow down as their effectiveness will be less and less. It's like a profitable fad for hackers now.
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