Microsoft points possible scam?

Rusty7

As predicted, they have added 20 positive reviews to Norton in the last 2 hours. I have added a comment to each and will continue to do so - the process is semi automated so easy for me whereas they keep having to write a different positive review.

V.Lucky

Sorry haven't got Norton, so I can't add to your comments. Damn Piradius, another email to them I think.

Rusty7

V.Lucky wrote: »

Sorry haven't got Norton, so I can't add to your comments.

Seems that you can sign up to "Norton Safe Web" for free – just google what’s in the quotes. I mistakenly assumed you had to have purchased a Norton product, but presumably the aim is to get as much Internet community feedback as possible. The issue is that the scammers have therefore created lots of false accounts to post positive reviews. One of my comments was that all of the positive posters signed up today and made their first post…

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aidytodd

Anyone else tried to sign in to there account on instant-points, my details still there with my order, so took screenshots of everything, also left a support ticket, actually to which i got a reply denying being connected to instagamepoints. I will be doing the norton thing & doing everything possible to stop anyone else from being in this situation.

Annothing

A forum full of anonymous comments with absolutely no proof. Interesting.

If they are a scam, why won't Piradius shut them down? Most likely because they aren't a scam or no solid evidence has been provided as to why they are.

Simply saying I didn't receive my points is not evidence. What you're buying is a digital product, such as an email. If the email doesn't reach you, you really have no leg to stand on unfortunately.

In regards to shutting the website down, you are going to struggle to be completely honest. Their web host is based in Malaysia, are any of you going to provide evidence to a Malaysian court to get a local court order?

Their domain name is registered with a Chinese registrar. Again, this is going to be near impossible to get a Chinese registrar to close down a domain and .net domains aren't subject to the same laws as .com's.

The Norton website, I'm afraid to say people don't check Norton before buying off a website.

And their payment provider, they take payments directly off their website so no third party is used such as paypal. And people say their statements read "panama" on it. I guess that also makes it much more difficult if they aren't subject to the laws of the UK.

Yes, I know you're going to accuse me of working for them but I do not. I just have been following this thread with interest the past few weeks and thought I'd chime in.

Rusty7

Annothing wrote: »

A forum full of anonymous comments with absolutely no proof. Interesting.

If they are a scam, why won't Piradius shut them down? Most likely because they aren't a scam or no solid evidence has been provided as to why they are.

Simply saying I didn't receive my points is not evidence. What you're buying is a digital product, such as an email. If the email doesn't reach you, you really have no leg to stand on unfortunately.

In regards to shutting the website down, you are going to struggle to be completely honest. Their web host is based in Malaysia, are any of you going to provide evidence to a Malaysian court to get a local court order?

Their domain name is registered with a Chinese registrar. Again, this is going to be near impossible to get a Chinese registrar to close down a domain and .net domains aren't subject to the same laws as .com's.

The Norton website, I'm afraid to say people don't check Norton before buying off a website.

And their payment provider, they take payments directly off their website so no third party is used such as paypal. And people say their statements read "panama" on it. I guess that also makes it much more difficult if they aren't subject to the laws of the UK.

Yes, I know you're going to accuse me of working for them but I do not. I just have been following this thread with interest the past few weeks and thought I'd chime in.

Brilliant! Now I know we've got to you. Paypal stopped dealing with you bacause they had so many complaints- see earlier in this thread. You were smug earlier saying that it must be annoying for me that your Norton rating was 4.8 and no-one reads the comments, I see that it is now down to to 3.8. Is that annoying you?

To save you the trouble of having to go back to Norton, here's the comment I will be posting from now on:-

"Hi Scam Bag. Thanks for the heads up on how you scammers work and manipulate sites like this. We are now using your tactics to get the truth across; and because we are honest people and don't have to deal with other criminals there are more of us on the internet to fight back. We will all be looking out for your next site and now know how to get it closed down. Are you still smug about your 4.8 rating? Don't bother commenting - as you pointed out, no-one reads them!"

Your site is very professional, why don't you use your skills to develop a proper business and an honest living?

debbie64761

I ordered Xbox live gold membership from instagamepoints.com on March 17th. I have yet to receive the code or get replies from the many support tickets I have filled out.

Rusty7

debbie64761 wrote: »

I ordered Xbox live gold membership from instagamepoints.com on March 17th. I have yet to receive the code or get replies from the many support tickets I have filled out.

Hi Debbie. Don't waste your time trying to deal with them, it is a scam/fraud and you will get no response. If you can, try and stop the payment going through as soon as you can. Sorry you have been ripped off.

debbie64761

I was a little leery when I went to the site and they did not use paypal, so I used a prepaid credit card just in case. I did not want them to have my banking info. So, I am outta luck getting my money back. I have started a page on facebook Insta Game Points-Rip Off

Rusty7

debbie64761 wrote: »

I was a little leery when I went to the site and they did not use paypal, so I used a prepaid credit card just in case. I did not want them to have my banking info. So, I am outta luck getting my money back. I have started a page on facebook Insta Game Points-Rip Off

Thanks for taking some positive action.

To slightly misquote Edmund Burke

All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good *people* to do nothing

Let's keep doing something and rid the world of one set of scum bags.