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Nokia scam?

I think I’ve been scammed.  In July I purchased a new Nokia PCS phone at Best Buy primarily due to their rebate offers.  I forget the exact details, but it was something like $75 from Nokia, $25 from AT&T, and a $50 gift certificate from Best Buy.  The rebate submission rules were complex.  Many different documents were required and no two rebates had the same requirements; one required the phone serial number, one required the AT&T phone number, etc.  Therefore I gave scrupulous care to quadruple-checking each submission.

Today on my way to work I checked my mail: Best Buy told me I had neglected to submit a photocopy of the phone’s UPC code (false) and asked me to resubmit it.  Conceivably this could be a clerical error, a data entry error, or something else innocent.  But I suspect that they might send everybody these letters hoping that the customers have thrown out the boxes after five months.  Fortunately for me I have not.  I will send this response with USPS delivery confirmation.

Anyone else have experience with this rebate?  Leave a comment and I’ll post it.



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