OT: Email Scam or Spam???

Cipher7071 · #1 February 7th, 2004, 04:30 PM

What first hits me about this is if it is used "by millions of people around the world" why are they just now getting around to beta testing it? Sounds fishy to me too.

geoschmo · #2 February 7th, 2004, 05:16 PM

I would say obviously spam, but not scam. This company has been around for a while. http://www.businesswire.com/webbox/b.../203200289.htm

Kind of an odd way to get beta testors though. I'd say most likely it's just a sneaky way to do some mass marketing without being obvious that they are mass marketing.

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Originally posted by Cipher7071:
What first hits me about this is if it is used "by millions of people around the world" why are they just now getting around to beta testing it? Sounds fishy to me too.

The beta test is apparently for a new Version of a product that's been out for years. So thats not really a discrepancy.

[ February 07, 2004, 15:18: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Cipher7071 · #3 February 7th, 2004, 05:23 PM

A free introductory offer in disguise? It could be, I guess. But, if so, it sure is a roundabout marketing scheme.

parabolize · #4 February 7th, 2004, 05:25 PM

I got a fire wall from Zero-Knowledge with my netgear router it works just as good as anything else.

Ed Kolis · #5 February 7th, 2004, 08:34 PM

Yes, I got one with my Netgear router as well. They're almost certainly legit.