bought 2 copies of windows 7 32 professional AND 1 copy of Windows 64 bit professional BUT vendor game me 1 activation code??

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  Return the items to the seller for an immediate refund.  The transaction is bogus.  A Volume licenses is only sold to business enterprises and require a five (5) license minimum purchase.  Only purchase software from a known, reliable, and trustworthy entity, such as Newegg.com.  Examples:

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit - OEM
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - OEM

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  Carey Frisch

  Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:13 AM

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  Hey Carey

  thank you for the advice BUT the vendor refuses to refund my money, he is claiming that this is a legitimate transaction. He has been putting up a craigslist ad for some time and I think it should be addressed by microsoft but I don't know who to contact via email. I tried to report it using the the genuine advantage chat but they gave me a phone number and said they could do nothing. Do you have any ideas how I can get Microsoft to progress this? I don't really care about the money I just want this to be investigated.

  Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:20 AM
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  Feel free to file a confidential Counterfeit Software Report directly with Microsoft.

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  Carey Frisch

  • Proposed as answer by Carey FrischMVP, Moderator Thursday, January 23, 2014 2:07 AM

  Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:33 AM

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  will do and thanks for your help Carey
  

  • Marked as answer by thchi Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:45 AM

  Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:44 AM
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  File a report also with your local police - or if in the USA, the FBI (who have responsibility for counterfeit software there)

  http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/a2444f34-0aff-4f29-a8ac-67e28b0c0285/blocked-product-keys?forum=genuinewindows7

  and http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/309bb621-92d5-43d6-98c1-2bb51b35607f/advice-on-safe-software-shopping-revised-4102011?forum=genuinewindows7

  apply here

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  • Marked as answer by thchi Thursday, January 23, 2014 2:24 AM

  Wednesday, January 22, 2014 10:29 PM

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