I have feel that it is simply scam. I get them too but
if their price is even lower than I pay for CDs
OEM software. Either pirated what means that
software may stop working at some point or it
is scam. I think later is more probably because
when I check real source of that mails or real
providers their servers it is in places like Russia,
Bulgaria and Croatia.

Toomas





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Gillett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Cheap OEM Software Question


>  If it's really OEM, but they're not selling you hardware with it, then no,
> it's not legal.  But it's more likely to be counterfeit/pirated, or even a
> phish of virus trying to get you to click.
>  Is it a trap?  Well, does any of the possibilities above sound like
> somebody you want to give your credit card details to????
>
> David Gillett
>
>
> On 15 Feb 2006 at 16:58, Lewis c Emerson wrote:
>
>> Several time each week I get unsolicited e-mail from various and unknown
>> persons offering name-brand software at fantastically low prices.  These
>> ads indicate that it comes without the box that you see in stores and
>> probably without a manual, but only the disk or disks.  They say that
>> it's OEM software as if that explains the low prices.
>> Two questions: (1) Is this legal and (2) Is this really a bargain or is
>> it a trap.
>>
>> Lewis Emerson
>
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