[G4] How to verify legitimacy of online business...

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tell them you'll gladly pay COD

here's their whois which shows that they just got the domain Oct 28, so 
their credibility is next to nil. That and their contact info is for 
matthew39842000 at yahoo.com


Whois info for, dilelectronics.com:


Registrant:
DIL Electronics
8800 Wilson Street
Shelby Township, MI 48316
US

Domain name: DILELECTRONICS.COM

Administrative Contact:
    Guarnieri, Matthew  matthew39842000 at yahoo.com
    8800 Wilson Street
    Shelby Township, MI 48316
    US
    +1.5866771487
Technical Contact:
    Domain, Direct  dnstech at domaindirect.com
    96 Mowat Avenue
    Toronto, ON M6K 3M1
    CA
    +1.4165350123    Fax: +1.4165312516



Registration Service Provider:
    Domain Direct, help at domaindirect.com
    1-416-531-2084
    http://www.domaindirect.com
    This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
    DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.


Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 28-Oct-2003.
Record expires on 28-Oct-2004.
Record Created on 28-Oct-2003.

Domain servers in listed order:
    NS1.DOMAINDIRECT.COM   216.40.33.21
    NS2.DOMAINDIRECT.COM   216.40.33.22
    NS3.DOMAINDIRECT.COM   204.50.180.58


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>
>From the files of "if it seems to be too good to be true, it probably 
>is"...
>
>I received an email tonite from a "e-tailer" informing me that my email
>address was selected at random and I won an iBook - here's the email with
>header:
>
> > Status:  U
> > Return-Path: <info at dilelectronics.com>
> > Received: from fvjyb.com ([65.49.21.115])
> > by kite (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 1ahdyS3KQ3NZFkD0
> > for <XXX at earthlink.com>; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:38:21 -0800 (PST)
> > To: <XXX at earthlink.com>
> > From: "DiL" <info at dilelectronics.com>
> > Subject: You've won an Apple iBook (This is not spam)
> > Content-Type: text/html
> > Message-Id: <200311041838.1ahdyS3KQ3NZFkD0 at kite>
> > Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:38:21 -0800 (PST)
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > As part of our grand opening promotion of www.DiLelectronics.com, we are
> > running a
> > prizedraw. Your email address was selected from an email marketing list,
> > and you have actually won an amazing Apple iBook notebook computer!
> >
> > Your iBook features:
> >
> > •800MHz PowerPC G4 Processor
> > •12-inch TFT Display with 1024x768 resolution
> > •256MB RAM
> > •30GB hard drive
> > •CD Writer/DVD Drive
> > •ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 with 32MB video memory
> > •Apples latest OS X 10.3 "Panther" operating system
> >
> >
> > Also, at our online store you will receive a lifetime V.I.P. membership.
> > This includes a 15% discount on any product that we have for sale!
> >
> > To claim your prize, you may now visit our website and enter in your
> > details. Please note that this prize is only available to people aged
> > 18 years or over! If you are under 18 you must let an adult claim your
> > prize for you.
> >
> > We have provided the following web link for you, it is temporary and
> > expires in 72 hours. If you do not visit within this time, your prize
> > shall unfortunately be returned to the prize pool.
>
>You are given a web link and enter a code that takes you to a page where 
>you
>are asked your shipping information - it's a "https" page, but Safari
>informed me it couldn't verify the identity of the certificate.
>
>The scary part is that they ask you to pay for shipping - but inform you
>that they are unable to process credit cards and request your debit card 
>and
>PIN!
>
>There is no direct contact information on the site except a webform to
>submit inquiries - they seem to be based in the UK.
>
>Doesn't seem legit to me - what suggestions do you have to verify these 
>guys
>in case they are?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Michael
>
>
>
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