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Thread ID: 29955 2003-02-07 02:29:00 Is this Nortons deal genuine? Billy T (70) Press F1
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118927 2003-02-07 02:29:00 Hi Team

I've had a few emails lately offering Norton SystemWorks for US$39.99.

Does anybody know if THIS (antivirus-web.com) is a kosher deal? They don't supply retail packaging so I assume it is just the CDs. All up it would probably cost around NZ$100 but I don't know how that compares to the local price.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
118928 2003-02-07 02:37:00 Some of these types of offers aren't the latest versions :| wuppo (41)
118929 2003-02-07 02:50:00 Unless I am 100% sure, they aint getting my dosh. Thomas (1820)
118930 2003-02-07 03:01:00 Sometimes, those deals are OK.

More times than not, but sounds to good to be true IS too good to be true.
Horses Hoof (3080)
118931 2003-02-07 03:12:00 Could also be spam mail as I was late last year and again last couple of weeks had several offering Nortons at bargin basement prices, out of interest started checking the header information and some came via australia and a hotmail address.

Of course what you are seeing in your inbox could be different from the ones I had.
Gordon. (2217)
118932 2003-02-07 03:18:00 I wouldn't buy software from an outfit like that.

$229.95 for System Works Professional 2003 @ DSE (http://www.dse.co.nz)
-=JM=- (16)
118933 2003-02-07 03:20:00 Email source was marlon . blanco2fg7@lycos . com .

I was a bit septic myself, that's why I asked in case somebody had tried it on the previous run of offers last year . However, if you look at the website and ordering info, it's a bit too professional-looking for your average scam .

IMHO the degree of reliability is usually inversely proportional to the number of spelling and grammatical errors .

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D
Billy T (70)
118934 2003-02-07 04:17:00 Don't know about septic,maybe sceptical. Thomas (1820)
118935 2003-02-07 04:23:00 Billy,

You might find this link ( . getspecific . com/Region/USA/States/MD . htm" target="_blank">www . getspecific . com) interesting .

The Nortons deal link you gave had this address on it:
M . I . M . Inc . - PO Box 19803 - Baltimore, MD 21225

Doing a google search on "PO Box 19803" Baltimore provides some interesting links .

I would give this one a wide berth .
Jen C (20)
118936 2003-02-07 04:39:00 Thomas

Septic (slang): P'd off, sceptical, annoyed etc.

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D
Billy T (70)
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