On or about 3/23/2008 6:04 AM, Bob Estes penned the following:
> 
> 
> Steve Skavinsky wrote:
>> James,
>>
>>   OK, then I think I did screw up. I gave my VISA number to
>> mbcontact.com for the amount of $34.95 for the 3 year purchase of open
>> office.
>>   Do you know anything about them? Did I make a big mistake?
>>
>> Steve...
>>
> 
> I have never heard of that company, but I would say that you have been
> conned.  I recommend contacting VISA and stop payment to them.  Then I
> recommend you go to www.openoffice.com and download the program for free.
> 
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:55 pm
>> Subject: Re: [users] won't take my money/info
>> To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> Steve Skavinsky wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>  I went thru your procedures to pay by VISA and on the 
>>> 3rd step it kicked me out. I went back and tried it again with the
>>> same result. How safe is my card info and why won't it except me
>>> info? This is one of the reasons why I would have preferred to use a
>>> 1-800 number.
>>>> Steve...
>>>>
>>>>   
>>> Where are you attempting to pay?  On the OpenOffice donation page,
>>> you're taken to a screen to pay via Pay Pal and IIRC even trying to
>>> pay by credit card will take you to Pay Pal.  I hope you're not try
>>> to pay to buy OpenOffice, as it's a free download from
>>> www.openoffice.org.  There are many who try to charge you for
>>> downloading OpenOffice.
>>>
>>> Donation page: http://contributing.openoffice.org/donate.html
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org>
>>>
>>

And be sure to check your VISA statement - you could possible be billed
for each try (even though you *think* the process was not completed.

It's happened to me at one site a while back.

-- 
Ed Jones
It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.


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