Sony KDE-42XS955 42" Widescreen WEGA Plasma Flat-Panel TV with Integrated HDTV Tuner

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Summary: FRAUD ALERT
Review: A word to the wise, I have been going crazy trying to find a plasma TV at a super low price. I mean who does not want a really great deal? Along the way I have learned quite a bit. Many on line sellers, some right here on Amazon, are scammers. They usually have a comment about contacting them prior to ordering. This should be your first clue that something is wrong. Once you email them they give you some line about you paying outside of Amazon for one reason or another. I have had them wanting me to send payment by moneygram, western union, even bank transfer from my bank account directly to theirs. Only after receipt of payment is verified will they send the package. I sure hope none of you will fall for this. I have even had one seller offer to go through a third party named Square Trade. A quick google showed the company to be quite legit. After agreeing to use Square Trade, I received an offical looking email (using Square Trades logo, and a spoofed Square Trade email address) instructing me to send a money gram to an indiviual in Romania. I might just have well put cash in an envelope. I have turned these individuals into Amazon, Square Trade ( who was aware of the situation) and have now started notifying the email hosts that their service is being used as part of the scam. If an escrow service is offered trust none except escrow.com as the rest are ripoff site as well. NO I was not a victim but I hope none of you become one either. NEVER PAY FOR ANY TRANSACTION OUTSIDE OF AMAZON IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROTECTED.


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Summary: ONLINE SCAMMERS!!!FRAUD ALERT DON'T BELEIVE
Review: I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PLASMA FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND RECENTLY CAME INTO THE AMAZON MARKET PLACE AND OHH MY GOD PLASMA'S FOR $300.00. WELL GEE I KNEW THAT WAS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE BUT $1000.00, HEY THAT SEEMS MORE LIKE IT CONSIDERING THE GUY WAS TRYING TO LIQUIDATE HIS BUSSINESS, AND THE OTHER GUY HAD TO MOVE FROM HIS BUILDING BECAUSE OF RENT SO HE HAD TO GET RID OF ALL HIS PRODUCT, IT SOUNDED REALLY LEGIT BUT GUESS WHAT IT WAS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE THEY FED ME THE SQUARE TRADE ACCOUNT, AND THE AMAZON SHIPPING BUT PAY THRU WETERN UNION BECAUSE HE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, I CONTACTED AMAZON AFTER THE PHONEY INVOICE THAT HE SENT FROM AMAZON AND BELEIVE ME YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TELL IT WAS PHONEY IT WAS ME CHECKING ON THE INVOICE THAT MADE ME AWARE THAT IT WAS ALL A SCAM, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THEY WANT YOU TO CONTACT THEM FRIST BEFORE ORDERING WELL IF YOU LOOK REAL GOOD THEY ARE USING SOMEONE ELSA'S EMAIL ADDRESS AND ACCOUNT, I ALSO CONTACTED THE AMAZON EMAIL AND THE PERSON WAS NOT AWARE THAT SHE WAS SELLING ANYTHING THESE PEOPLE ARE GOOD AND WILL TRY ANYTHING I GUESS I AM JUST GONNA HAVE TO SAVE UP BECUASE A PLASMA TV IS STILL NOT GONNA BE $300.00

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Summary: Beware of Spammers
Review: This is the actual email I received ( in references Sony KDE-42XS955 42" Widescreen WEGA Plasma Flat-Panel TV with Integrated HDTV Tuner) to from the seller on Feb 07, 2005. It's not altered in any way.

Seller's email : John hinkley [[e-mail]]

---------Email reply from John Starts Here -------
If you wonder why the price is so cheap i want to tell you that our company center are located in est of europe and this is the real price in our country;the medium salary is 100$ so think about.
For payment i can accept western union and all i need i your full name and address so i can contact amazon and start the deal.
After i will call them you will receive an invoice with all the details of the payment and once you make the payment and send the details the product will be delivered immediatly at your address via UPS service.
If you agree thos terms i wait your answer back with all your full name and a ddress so i can start the transaction
Thanks
---------Email reply from John Ends Here -------

You decide if you still want to buy from this guy... Current price he's asking is $2400. What a bargain..