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Lee
Guest
Did anyone receive an e-mail like this after applying for a Free PC?
On 05/04/2004 19:45:01, Metronomy (customer.enquiries@metronomy.com) wrote:
> Monday, 05 April 2004
>
> Dear Mr ******************************,
>
> Your Free PC pre-registration, customer number: ****
>
> We regret to inform you that we are unable to fulfill your application at
> this time.
>
> As you may know, Metronomy#***;s launch generated considerable media
> interest, and we received an excellent response from households wishing to
> take part in the scheme. However, we have also received information to
> suggest that a minority of applicants do not intend to operate within our
> standard terms and conditions, resulting in the potential theft of the
> computer.
>
> Whilst we have invested considerable resources into developing highly
> secure business processes and technology, the high cost of each PC means
> that we must control our exposure at this stage.
>
> As such, we have reluctantly decided to release only a limited number of
> PC#****;s in the first instance, in order to fully test our security
> procedures and technical infrastructure before a wider roll-out in the
> Autumn. Unfortunately, we will be unable to progress your application
> until then.
>
> Should you wish us to remove your details from the waiting list, please
> click here: cancel@metronomy.com and return the message, remembering to
> include your customer ID number.
I knew this was some scam, I aint happy, ff's.
Did anyone receive conformation they would be getting a new one?
I'ts like we have been judged to be thieves or something. I was counting on that PC as I was going to give this one to an unemployed releative.
On 05/04/2004 19:45:01, Metronomy (customer.enquiries@metronomy.com) wrote:
> Monday, 05 April 2004
>
> Dear Mr ******************************,
>
> Your Free PC pre-registration, customer number: ****
>
> We regret to inform you that we are unable to fulfill your application at
> this time.
>
> As you may know, Metronomy#***;s launch generated considerable media
> interest, and we received an excellent response from households wishing to
> take part in the scheme. However, we have also received information to
> suggest that a minority of applicants do not intend to operate within our
> standard terms and conditions, resulting in the potential theft of the
> computer.
>
> Whilst we have invested considerable resources into developing highly
> secure business processes and technology, the high cost of each PC means
> that we must control our exposure at this stage.
>
> As such, we have reluctantly decided to release only a limited number of
> PC#****;s in the first instance, in order to fully test our security
> procedures and technical infrastructure before a wider roll-out in the
> Autumn. Unfortunately, we will be unable to progress your application
> until then.
>
> Should you wish us to remove your details from the waiting list, please
> click here: cancel@metronomy.com and return the message, remembering to
> include your customer ID number.
I knew this was some scam, I aint happy, ff's.
Did anyone receive conformation they would be getting a new one?
I'ts like we have been judged to be thieves or something. I was counting on that PC as I was going to give this one to an unemployed releative.
