Harold, a little research on this can tell you a few things.
For one, what makes me suspect, is the email address
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is owned by Netnation, in CANADA, that's
one red flag. Ask yourself; what would someone or place in
Canada have to do with a lawsuit in the USA?
Then, there's the domain:
Domain Name: HPPAVILIONSETTLEMENT.COM
Registrant:
Rust Consulting, Inc.
501 MARQUETTE AVE STE 700
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-1208
US
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Rust Consulting, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
501 MARQUETTE AVE STE 700
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-1208
US
612-359-2000
Record expires on 13-Sep-2007.
Record created on 13-Sep-2005.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.CNCHOST.COM 207.155.248.5
NS2.CNCHOST.COM 207.155.252.5
What would a consulting company have to do with this? A search
for that email addresses turns up an M$ settlement domain,
similar to the HP domain.
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:ol7D5iagboUJ:minnesotalindy.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D15830%26sid%3D28eeaa1d7a2e098daa803e12910d665c++clausm%40rustconsulting.com&hl=en&lr=lang_en
.
They seem to think it's legit, but I don't know what they base
that upon. The webhosts Cnchost.com are known for scams and
spammers.
Next, there no such thing as "Case No. 04-71391" according to
search engines (yes, it could be brand new), but the court
dockets can be found online, and there's nothing yet. Nor is
there any such thing according to search engines as "Schaffer
vs. Hewlett-Packard", nor "Schaffer vs Hewlett-Packard",
"Schaffer v. Hewlett-Packard", "Schaffer v Hewlett-Packard",
etc. There's also not a single hit on the phone # of
1-877-874-7559.
If I were you, I'd contact HP directly and ask them if this is
legit, or (IF it is legit) wait a few weeks and things will
start to show up in search engines regarding it. What I find
strange is how could these people find out that you owned a
specific model of HP PC?
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://OrpheusComputing.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold B."
Hello again,
I received this OE email from "Return-Path:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"
(according to the Properties > Details window). I don't have
the computer
anymore; it's with my granddaughter.
"Attention Hewlett-Packard Pavilion customers - your legal
rights may be
affected
Our records indicate that you purchased a Hewlett-Packard
("HP") Pavilion
desktop computer model number 8655c, 8660c, 8750c, 8754c,
8755c, xl756, or
xl759 (the "Affected Models").
The purpose of this e-mail is to inform you of a proposed
settlement of a
class action: Schaffer v. Hewlett-Packard Company, Case No.
04-71391 in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan. The
Plaintiff alleges that the Affected Models were sold with
defective
motherboards that caused recurring "hanging, freezing or
locking" problems
during normal use. The goal of the Settlement is to provide
relief to those
persons who purchased one of the Affected Models. If you did in
fact purchase
one of the Affected Models, you may be a member of the class
and your rights
will be affected by the legal proceedings in the class action.
We have attached a Claim Form (which you may need to complete
in order to
receive certain settlement benefits) and a full Notice of the
Proposed
Settlement. The Claim Form will describe the settlement
benefits to which you
are entitled and will provide you with detailed instructions on
how to obtain
your settlement benefits. If you have any problems opening the
attached Notice
or Claim Form, please contact the settlement administrator at
1-877-874-7559
to obtain a copy of the Claim Form and Notice. You can also get
more
information and answers to common questions by visiting the
Settlement website
at www.hppavilionsettlement.com.
The email refers me to this PDF page:
<http://content.dynamicmessenger.com/rustconsulting/images/4/ClaimForm4.pdf>"
Now unlike my present Windows XP (Compaq-HP) computer, which is
remarkably
stable and for which I have to always thank the PCWorks'
members for
encouraging me to make the change, I do recall some "hanging,
freezing or
locking" problems during the normal use of my HP model 8655c
Windows 98
(purchased June 2000), but I never lodged any complaint about
it, thinking
that that was the nature of computers at that earlier level of
computer
technology.
Question: Is this a real court case or is it some clever
promotional to get
people to buy HP computers hoping the people think that they
are winning some
class action case, and that the discount certificate offered is
really a
hidden form of rebate? ... Harold
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