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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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    Did anyone else..
    just get spammed by an outfit called zebra computers ?

    No idea who they are or how they got my email address.. Their store looks like a bit of a rip-off of ebuyer too

    Anyone know anything about them?
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    Nanotechnology is going to be huge.
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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    check the sticky posted today in this forum

    - oh it was an email spam. Please disregard.
    It is Inevitable.....
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:43 PM   #4 (permalink)
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    strange one this

    is it the .co.uk one?
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by MadduckUK View Post
    strange one this

    is it the .co.uk one?
    Yup
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    Nanotechnology is going to be huge.
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:47 PM   #7 (permalink)
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:49 PM   #8 (permalink)
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    I just sent them an email asking to be removed from their mailing list..
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
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    Funnily enough I did! I did wonder myself!

    Looks like an Ebuyer rip off
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:50 PM   #10 (permalink)
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    http://forums.icbirmingham.co.uk/vie...ighlight=zebra

    appears to be a legit biz at the very least
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    Old 24-07-2007, 02:58 PM   #11 (permalink)
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    Yup, looks legit, but I've never even heard of them before, so either they've bought someone else out, or they've nabbed a spamlist from somewhere..
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    Old 24-07-2007, 03:01 PM   #12 (permalink)
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    Old 24-07-2007, 03:09 PM   #13 (permalink)
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    me2, well only had one and that was in the spam box..

    dont they know that spamming loses business...
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    Old 24-07-2007, 03:25 PM   #14 (permalink)
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    Yeah I got one. Straight in the bin.


    EDIT - as it seems to be the word of the week


    Odd...
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    Old 24-07-2007, 03:33 PM   #15 (permalink)
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    I got one, dunno how they got my email address though...
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    Relax, Richard Dawkins is an idiot. He'll be dead soon.
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