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by rachofsunshine 673 days ago
Yeah, while this story is absolutely plausible, plausible does not necessarily mean true. OP is a new account with suspiciously few details that would permit fact-checking, and I think I'd call this one ragebait until proven otherwise. (That does not mean that this couldn't happen or that there isn't a risk of it happening, but everyone here hopefully knew that before this thread. I'm saying it shouldn't adjust your beliefs much if at all.)
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I share your suspicion of the thin details. And what details they do provide smell funny too. I’m especially skeptical of this supposed cloak and dagger business:

> My wife just received an email from the online retailer. She has been asked to "Not take any photographs or copies of the product in question due to copyright issues" and it states, "the product must be returned immediately by special delivery by [DATE]." There's some other statements as well about our account being terminated if we fail to return the product by the specific date. We've got a lot of movies and series that we have purchased over the years on this account, I wouldn't want to lose them.