Fraudulent company selling plastic storage containers…

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pably15

the company that I got caught out with...I was looking for an external hard drive, I saw the company that I had used before , they were legit, just below this was the same company...exactly the same page ( I learned later it had been copied ) but the hard disc I wanted was a bit cheaper,,,,so I ordered it ....but I didn't get a confimation email...that's when alarm bells rang...I felt sick...phoned my credit card company who put me through to the fraud squad....I got my money back, but it's a terrible feeling, I only use a few companies online...but even they could be copied...it's scary,,

There’s something you have to look out for isn’t there ( it’s probably on that link…I’ll re read).

the company that I got caught out with...I was looking for an external hard drive, I saw the company that I had used before , they were legit, just below this was the same company...exactly the same page ( I learned later it had been copied ) but the hard disc I wanted was a bit cheaper,,,,so I ordered it ....but I didn't get a confimation email...that's when alarm bells rang...I felt sick...phoned my credit card company who put me through to the fraud squad....I got my money back, but it's a terrible feeling, I only use a few companies online...but even they could be copied...it's scary,,

The general public should want to know! At least you tried.
I don't feel tempted by barefoot shoes either!

Well, at least with my mutant feet I’ll never be tempted by barefoot shoes!

Myself and several other people spent about 2 years of our lives trying to get dodgy sites on FB shut down. We spent thousands of hours finding out as much info as we could.
FB kept deleting the posts.
Eventually we were all banned but we were able to get back on there.
Long story short: we all realised we were wasting our time. The general public didn’t want to know.

MayBee70

OnwardandUpward

There was another post on GN a few days ago where someone bought some shoes but needed to return them (by courier!), only to find the base was in Hong Kong. Not a scam, but still something to check out before ordering, to check the contact details and make sure it's not going to be too expensive to return.

I fell for that one, too. It pretended to be a Clarkes site. At least it made me wary of the Seasalt one!

Oh no, I'm sorry I couldn't remember who posted it It was about Barefoot shoes.

I think it's good to talk about these things so everyone can be informed and by doing so you'll be saving others

That's why I try to warn people about similar things. They said I could return them but it would cost a lot to do so. I still see adverts for them on facebook. And I also fell for some childrens toys on the run up to Christmas. Even my savvy son fell for that one, too. Took weeks to arrive and were not fit for purpose. Facebook won't remove any of these dodgy sites. The Seasalt one still pops up from time to time.

OnwardandUpward

There was another post on GN a few days ago where someone bought some shoes but needed to return them (by courier!), only to find the base was in Hong Kong. Not a scam, but still something to check out before ordering, to check the contact details and make sure it's not going to be too expensive to return.

I fell for that one, too. It pretended to be a Clarkes site. At least it made me wary of the Seasalt one!

Maybee, do not beat yourself up, these people know every dodge, me and others more trusting try to be diligent are sometimes let down, they are the ones at fault, not us. I still prefer proper shops

There was another post on GN a few days ago where someone bought some shoes but needed to return them (by courier!), only to find the base was in Hong Kong. Not a scam, but still something to check out before ordering, to check the contact details and make sure it's not going to be too expensive to return.

1 Jun 2024
DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY
DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY

I wish I had read TrustPilot beforehand. Since taking my payment two months ago I have not received my item, nor have I had any response to numerous emails and phone calls.

Other TrustPilot reviews confirm that this is a common experience with this company. Thankfully my card company have been able to refund me while they pursue payment. Truly apalling.

Date of experience: 10 April 2024

This is the review that worried me....if only I'd read it beforehand. But, then again I thought I was ordering from the good company because they were so similar.

I think I could set up a business selling plastic boxes now that I have twice the number I set out to buy!

Oh no, so sorry Pably15

I had lots of warnings from tech savvy child. I know many people who it's happened to so decided to share the link. It makes me angry. Why should these scammers get money for nothing?

If everyone knows, no one can be fooled by their dodgy scams Knowledge is power.

MayBe,,,perhaps you could start your own business, going round peoples homes, decluttering for them....as you have all these boxes....joking apart it is very worrying having given credit card details to these companies who turn out to be scammers, I've done it myself and had to get my card stopped and a new one sent to me...

petra

MayBee70
No company can see your card details unless you give them permission.
When you buy on line that information is encrypted.

That's true, it's the reason why I posted the link that says that.

But there are sites which are not secure and those can take your card details. Many fraudsters do this.

MayBee70
No company can see your card details unless you give them permission.
When you buy on line that information is encrypted.

I did receive them today! Checking the website they do seem to have a disclaimer regarding security of personal details which is a worry. They don’t package the good properly so it’s no wonder people say they arrive damaged. They say to email them if that happens but emails just get returned but luckily my items appear to be un damaged. I have been lucky.

You were probably lucky Maybe80 because some will harvest your bank details. Hope you can get your money back and get some storage containers elsewhere.

Thanks. I’m going to make a note of all those points. I’ve had a lucky escape this time.

Sadly, a lot of websites are fake and scams.

www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to-spot-a-fake-fraudulent-or-scam-website-aUBir8j8C3kZ

A friend asked the other day if I check out websites before buying and yes, I do.

Actually, I think fraudulent does cover the fact that they are deliberately trying to look like another company because they are misleading people?

It’s why I don’t do internet banking, although I realise I will have to do so eventually. So easy to click a button and realise you’ve made a mistake. I wonder where all the missing orders disappear to? I even lost a Lakeland order ( and they are reputable) that turned up months later! No idea where that had been. Then there was the item that I arranged to be returned to a company that then worked it’s way back to me after a few days so I had to start all over again!

why are things so stressful? thought life was supposed to be easier with computers and internet. Or is it just that now we are older we find it more difficult to cope with problems?

I find the lack of communication is one of the worst problems, if someone says they will ring me back I expect them to. Some people seem to have a different concept of time.

uk.trustpilot.com/reviews/665aee0820b4c50b7c05de8c
This is a link to a recent review about the company on Trustpilot. I wasn’t able to cut and paste it. People that have dealt with them just don’t want other people to suffer the same fate and neither do I.