[MacDV] Re: Marbella Technologies New Major Discounter of New Macs

[Thubten Kunga]

How's this Chas?

To: mailbox at lakemaryfl.com

Please forward this email to the Lake Mary police department division 
of fraud. This firm is probably attempting to defraud Apple Computer 
Buyers through an internet and magazine advertising $250 Non-Refundable 
Deposit SCAM.

Marbella Technologies, Inc.
Northpoint Center One
1025 Greenwood Boulevard, Suite 300
Lake Mary, Florida 32746

800.377.9182 : Voice
info at marbellatechnologies.com

On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 08:19  PM, Charles Martin wrote:

>> From: Thubten Kunga <Kunga at FutureMedia.org>
>>
>> I spoke with one of their 800 toll free sales persons this morning and
>> I did not get the impression this is a rip off.
>
> Well, DUH. What did you *think* they were going to say?
>
>>  He said they have sold
>> dual 1.25 GHz Macs for as little as $1200 since December.
>
> See above. Ask for the name and email or phone number of the person 
> who got this dual 1.25GHz Mac for $1200. And if it's in the 407 area 
> code, you can bet it's a Marbella employee lying to you.
>
>>  What makes
>> you so sure this is a pure rip off Chas.
>
> Had you read my message, you would know. I referenced the discussion 
> on O'Grady's Powerpage. However, I didn't explicity link to it, which 
> I should have. So thanks for giving me the opportunity:
>
> http://www.powerpage.org/story.lasso?newsID=10551
>
> Be *sure* to read ALL the comments. Then you tell me if you think 
> they're a ripoff.
>
> My comment stands. Anyone who gives them $250 is a living definition 
> of the phrase "a fool and his money."
>
>> I don't know of any horror stories
>> coming out yet. Do you?
>
> See the URL above. All the horror stories you could want. Thank the 
> heavens those dopes were brave enough to admit they'd been fooled and 
> wrote in to warn others.
>
> _Chas