Is this real? Vista free?

[Guest]

I read on a website supposidly hosted for Microsoft by a company called
"Ascentium" that if we register we can receive free licsenced version of
Vista Business and Office 2007 if we then take three webcasts per offer and
sign up with a Internal Revenue Tax statement to pay gift taxes on these. Is
this for real? If it is I want to participate, but I can't find any reference
to this on the Vista Blogs, even in the Press Releases or the Newest postings
on the Microsoft Vista blogs. Anybody here know anything about this and is it
ligitimate? If it is WoW!! But, I am thinking if it sounds too good to be
true, then it probably is. The site has a certificate authorized by two
Microsoft authorizing stations and a Root Authority too, and while there is
nothing seemingly wrong with the certificates IE7 shows a yellow icon, while
stating they are OK. Please let me know if this is for real as I want to get
started on these webcasts if it is and get my free copies. Probably too good
to be true! Bummer! Here is the website to this "offer" please check it out
and let me know what you experts think. http://www.powertogether.com

Thanks very much for you attention to this,

 

[Michael A. Covington]

I have no direct knowledge, but it is being discussed (at great length)
here:

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=700&catid=18&threadid=677013

I don't know what they say about an Internal Revenue form, but DO NOT GIVE
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO A STRANGER. If there's a tax form, print it
out and *mail* it to the IRS.

 

[Tom Willett]

That forum also has a thread that the web site in question now has a
statement that there are no more free gifts available.

|I have no direct knowledge, but it is being discussed (at great length)
| here:
|
|
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=700&catid=18&threadid=677013
|
| I don't know what they say about an Internal Revenue form, but DO NOT GIVE
| YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO A STRANGER. If there's a tax form, print
it
| out and *mail* it to the IRS.
|
| | >I read on a website supposidly hosted for Microsoft by a company called
| > "Ascentium" that if we register we can receive free licsenced version of
| > Vista Business and Office 2007 if we then take three webcasts per offer
| > and
| > sign up with a Internal Revenue Tax statement to pay gift taxes on
these.
| > Is
| > this for real? If it is I want to participate, but I can't find any
| > reference
| > to this on the Vista Blogs, even in the Press Releases or the Newest
| > postings
| > on the Microsoft Vista blogs. Anybody here know anything about this and
is
| > it
| > ligitimate? If it is WoW!! But, I am thinking if it sounds too good to
be
| > true, then it probably is. The site has a certificate authorized by two
| > Microsoft authorizing stations and a Root Authority too, and while there
| > is
| > nothing seemingly wrong with the certificates IE7 shows a yellow icon,
| > while
| > stating they are OK. Please let me know if this is for real as I want to
| > get
| > started on these webcasts if it is and get my free copies. Probably too
| > good
| > to be true! Bummer! Here is the website to this "offer" please check it
| > out
| > and let me know what you experts think. http://www.powertogether.com
| >
| > Thanks very much for you attention to this,
| > --
| > Seree
|
|

 

[Michael A. Covington]

The form W-9 may be legitimate, under the circumstances. But "there is no
such thing as a free lunch."