Not to be a downer, but has anybody checked into the legitimacy of this organisation? After poking around for a few minutes, I've seen a couple of things that'd raise the red flag for me. (Which is not to say it's fake, just that I'd be looking into it carefully before sending off my money.)
1. This organisation's come out of the blue. There's no fanclubs for the other guys of the band individually, not even Justin.
2. The website forwards to the band's website, supposedly showing authenticity, but anybody can set up a forward. I could forward juppy.org to nsync.com in ten minutes, but it wouldn't mean juppy.org is supported by the band. *g*
3. yourfanclub.com, which is mentioned in the email, is a one page site that does nothing to make me think the organisation is legitimate. (They can provide fancy websites for their clients, but their own looks like it was built in Front Page in ten minutes?) Also, they say they run the Nick Carter fanclub, which is untrue. There's never been a fanclub just for Nick.
Conversely, if it *is* legit, then it's run by the same people who run the 'N Sync fanclub that everybody complains about.
So, yes. I hope it's real, I hope it's wonderful, but I also hope somebody checks into it before people put their money and cc numbers at risk. :)
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Date: 2003-09-06 05:45 pm (UTC)1. This organisation's come out of the blue. There's no fanclubs for the other guys of the band individually, not even Justin.
2. The website forwards to the band's website, supposedly showing authenticity, but anybody can set up a forward. I could forward juppy.org to nsync.com in ten minutes, but it wouldn't mean juppy.org is supported by the band. *g*
3. yourfanclub.com, which is mentioned in the email, is a one page site that does nothing to make me think the organisation is legitimate. (They can provide fancy websites for their clients, but their own looks like it was built in Front Page in ten minutes?) Also, they say they run the Nick Carter fanclub, which is untrue. There's never been a fanclub just for Nick.
Conversely, if it *is* legit, then it's run by the same people who run the 'N Sync fanclub that everybody complains about.
So, yes. I hope it's real, I hope it's wonderful, but I also hope somebody checks into it before people put their money and cc numbers at risk. :)