I was happy to Google the TNT Express to find out that it is a rip off. THANK YOU. On craigs list there was a seemingly innocent listing for a Dell Laptop with all the specs, Here is a copy of it.
In perfect condition Dell XPS M1710!!!
Reply to: [email protected]
Date: 07-15, 12:42PM
Please read the description, and let me know if you are interested. The laptop is not damaged in any way and I never had any kind of problems with it.
Specs:
INTEL PENTIUM CENTRINO
Dell m1710 in Black with LED Lights
Intel Core Duo T2700 (2MB Cache, 2.33 Ghz Processors, 667 Mhz FrontSide Bus) DUAL CORE
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHz 2 Dimm
100GB ULTRA AT A 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
17 Inch UltraSharp TRUE LIFE WUXGA Display with Black LCD Cover
512MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 7900 GTX GRAPHIC CARD
8x CD/DVD Burner (DVD /-RW) with double-layer write capability
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card and Modem
6 USB ports, 1 1394 Firewire port, integrated media card reader, TV Output, DVI & SVGA outputs
SoundBlaster Advanced Audio
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Multimedia USB TV Tuner with Remote Control
WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL
Then you get a Email Back saying:
Hi there,
Sorry for my late reply but I'm currently in England, London. Because of the financial crisis, I lost my job in United States (i was an IT Operations Manager) and I had to move at my sister in United Kingdom (here I found a good job).
The laptop is still available, in perfect condition, and I will sell it only in US because here the warranty and the DellCare are US registered.
I can't use the laptop here in UK because it works on 110 V. I didn't know about this problem when I moved here and another reason why I am selling the laptop because I really need money urgently to pay my rent.
I have attached some pics with the laptop in this e-mail so you can see the condition of the laptop. I bought the it 18 months ago and still has 6 months of Dell transferable warranty remaining (you can extend the warranty for one year on your name).
I hope you are still interested and we can make the deal happen right away.
Since I can't meet you and make the exchange in person, I would like to use a service that will help us with that:
www.tnt.com/tnt.express.london.depot/third_party_service.html
TNT is a worldwide delivery company (like Fedex, DHL or UPS). You can see from their procedure that you will be able to check the laptop before I receive the payment. If you are in a hurry, I will use 2 day delivery (on my expense)..
Let me know what you think.
Best Wishes,
Jennifer Miller
Soo everyone Beware
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