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Fitflop Facebook scam

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MerylStreep Tue 11-Jul-23 22:02:08

Oh dear.
Non of those adds on FB are kosher.
If you see an add that’s seems too good to be true, it is.

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Imarocker Tue 11-Jul-23 21:53:50

There are lots of fake ads on FB. They claim to be selling Clarks or Skechers but they aren’t. I was sent the wrong size and they wanted another £17 to send me the right size (so they said). I always pay with Paypal so I got my money back.

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Poppyred Tue 11-Jul-23 16:43:12

Two pairs for £44, I should have smelt a rat! 🤔🤨

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MiniMoon Tue 11-Jul-23 15:54:20

I was almost caught out in the same way. Fortunately my bank recognised that it might be a scam, and before they debited my card they emailed me to ask if I wanted to proceed. I now look at the seller's details and Google them. I have found that some are genuine and some are scams. You really do have to be careful.

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toscalily Tue 11-Jul-23 15:03:02

Why did you buy through Facebook, were they advertised at a knock down price? Fitflop's own website have good reductions when they have their sales, worth keeping an eye out for them if you like their products. I have had some good bargains buying direct.

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Poppyred Tue 11-Jul-23 12:27:13

Bought 2 pairs of sandals from the above company through Facebook a month ago.

Emailed them yesterday to ask when they would be delivered. Email back this morning to say the Emil sent was undeliverable.

Searched Google for another email address for them. Email back almost immediately to say that they recognised the order number as a scam.

Contacted my bank and fair play to them my payment was refunded. They told me never to order anything advertised through Facebook but to search for official website.

Lesson learnt hopefully.

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