That ad had all my scam alerts going off like crazy.
Badly written in English - Ok, the company says they are located in Italy... Yet the auction listing says they are located in the USA? Doesn't compute.
Company name includes a GERMAN website address, instead of a .it Italian one? Doesn't compute.
Massive amounts of stock clipart type images and flashiness... Almost always a dead giveaway to a scammer trying too hard to look legit. Way too much sizzle, not enough steak.
Dubious claims or barely-understandable claims about the results... And they didn't even apply to the vehicle the auction was listed about! They showed some random track with a picture of a VW and some performance numbers... Were those numbers before or after the tune? What about the OTHER numbers then? Also doesn't compute.
The tuning box doesn't appear to have any name on it at all (other than a bad photoshop) which makes me think that while the outside might LOOK like Keith's Alientech programmer... It could just as easily be a cheap chinese knockoff. Don't forget, plastic molding is cheap, and the chinese will copy ANYTHING to make a buck scamming someone.
Red Alert warnings abound with this one... I wouldn't suggest anyone give them any money, you never know if what they offer will do nothing (most likely) or seriously damage your vehicle.
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