User faking Stardock affiliation - SCAM Alert
Monday, September 10, 2001 by T-Man | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Some "person" is sending emails from a yahoo account purporting to be from Stardock in what appears to be a rather pathetic attempt to get your user name and serial number.
Please disregard any emails you receive like the following (See full story for email). This person is not affiliated with Stardock in any way.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Banburms
> Subject: WindowBlinds: Message from Stardock
>
> Dear E-Mail Recipents,
> All of you that have received this message have been
> chosen at random for the first mailing list for a
> chance to win ObjectBar, WebBlinds, and other exciting
> Stardock software. You already have WindowBlinds so
> why not get some more Stardock software? You could
> also win Windows XP Professional or an entire Dell
> Desktop PC preloaded with Windows XP Professional.
> Act within 4 days of this message and you will join
> the drawing of less then 200 WindowBlinds users. This
> contest is only for WindowBlinds Registered Users so
> you will have to reply to this message with your User
> Name (WindowBlinds) and Password. If you own other
> Stardock software please add their names to the
> message and the User Name and Password for each, for a
> chance to win even more.
>
> Thank you,
> Stardock Staff Member
> John A. H.
Please disregard any emails you receive like the following (See full story for email). This person is not affiliated with Stardock in any way.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Banburms
> Subject: WindowBlinds: Message from Stardock
>
> Dear E-Mail Recipents,
> All of you that have received this message have been
> chosen at random for the first mailing list for a
> chance to win ObjectBar, WebBlinds, and other exciting
> Stardock software. You already have WindowBlinds so
> why not get some more Stardock software? You could
> also win Windows XP Professional or an entire Dell
> Desktop PC preloaded with Windows XP Professional.
> Act within 4 days of this message and you will join
> the drawing of less then 200 WindowBlinds users. This
> contest is only for WindowBlinds Registered Users so
> you will have to reply to this message with your User
> Name (WindowBlinds) and Password. If you own other
> Stardock software please add their names to the
> message and the User Name and Password for each, for a
> chance to win even more.
>
> Thank you,
> Stardock Staff Member
> John A. H.
T-Man
Reply #2 Monday, September 10, 2001 4:09 PM
Reply #2 Monday, September 10, 2001 4:09 PM
Ooops, I think we overcharged you. In order to correct this oversite I will need your Credit Card Number and expiration date so I can perform the chargeback. 
Attila
Reply #3 Monday, September 10, 2001 4:29 PM
Reply #3 Monday, September 10, 2001 4:29 PM
Hahaha, this isn't a laughing matter but.. hahahaha too funny, people are stooooopid. 
Glowdark
Reply #5 Monday, September 10, 2001 6:11 PM
Reply #5 Monday, September 10, 2001 6:11 PM
how pathetic, hopefully nobody has fallen for this scam
craeonics
Reply #6 Monday, September 10, 2001 7:22 PM
Reply #6 Monday, September 10, 2001 7:22 PM
It is funny. Unless people are actually dumb enough to fall for this ofcourse.
rmiles7721
Reply #7 Monday, September 10, 2001 7:38 PM
Reply #7 Monday, September 10, 2001 7:38 PM
don't worry. most of the people dumb enough to actually fall for it are the ones that can't figure out DX anyway and badmouth it in reviews.
Vanilla Ice
Reply #8 Monday, September 10, 2001 11:02 PM
Reply #8 Monday, September 10, 2001 11:02 PM
if he wants a username and serial just goto a cracking site....
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Reply #1 Monday, September 10, 2001 2:23 PM