Fitflop Facebook scam

Wow, what a rollercoaster of experiences! Glad you got your refund sorted out smoothly with the bank. Thanks for sharing your story - definitely a valuable lesson for all of us about being cautious with online purchases!

I’ve just realised I’ve also been duped by Fitflop outlet site on Facebook .
Order number etc on what looks like legit Fitflop documentation.
I’ll contact my bank tomorrow but also customer service on Fitflop website so they’re aware of scam using their brand name although I suspect they’ll be aware of this by now.
I’ll be more careful next time!

Dd has just been scammed on FB. funds are limited but she wanted to buy little caravan for local wkends away with the boys.

Saw caravan, seller wanted £200 deposit (as there were 100s after it)! so dd paid it through bank. Once money had gone to their bank the seller blocked her, but yet still the van was advertised, app another person lost £200 with same seller.

Bank didn't want to know. We think they were foreign, we could barely make out the number plate on the van but it was a foreign one as it had sort of blue and black on it.

The sellers were probably not even in this country. Apparently the van was in Blackpool. One of the face bookers tried to locate it at the address given, but it was just a bogus address.

Just one of many scams.

rowyn

Jodieb

When I see ads on FB for pills, creams etc. etc. I then go to ebay they are said items are a lot cheaper.

That may be true, but recently I bought something from
eBay which I thought was the genuine article, and it turned out to be a Chinese fake. Ever since I get around 20 Spam emails per day. Never look at them, just delete, but I've been doing that every day for months now, and am wondering if they're ever going to stop!!

Are you not able to block the emails, or even better block the domain? That's what I do.

LuckyFour

Our towns are suffering because of the internet. Why not go into town and look for the item you want. Save our town centres I say.

The things I'd like to buy are not available in my local town.
I am not going to buy things I don't want just because they are available.

It's only easy if you want something easy.
It's years since I bought anything of value locally unless from a massive business such as Next or Argos.

We don't even have an independent greengrocer or butcher for example.

On the subject of Fitflops - I had one pair, that I bought in their annual sale and loved them and wanted a second pair. I scoured the web and the cheapest I could find were £57 on Amazon. I persuaded myself I could afford them and went ahead and ordered. They arrived the next day, but when I opened the box Amazon had sent white canvas trainers! I was going away the next day, so didn't have time to exchange, just quickly returned and went off on hols without my sandals.
The first day I was there, I went into a charity shop and there were the exact Fitflops, in my size, brand new with labels still on for £10! My lucky day

I would just say that some Facebook ads are genuine. I recently ordered a Montessori-type travel toy from a Fb ad. I awaited it anxiously - it has just arrived and it is amazing! Super quality and wonderful value for money imho (I hope this is allowed!)
jackies-kids.uk/products/magictouch?syclid=d83d319c-ec9e-49b3-a105-d0b9e8b52c0f&utm_campaign=shipping-confirmation-email&utm_content=product&utm_medium=email&utm_source=OrderlyEmails

I’ve bought lots of things advertised on Facebook and have only had two disasters. Some children’s building things that were supposed to fit together and they could make dens out of them. They took ages to arrive and weren’t fit for purpose. And I recently bought some sandals that were nowhere near as good as they looked in the advert. The company said I could return them but the cost of postage would be almost as much as they cost. They are wearable but very cheap looking. I realised at the time that I should never buy footwear online because I have so many problems with my feet.

I got scammed with make up samples on FB, they tried to take over £ 80 per months, I cancelled with the bank, but they just use different details each time. Fortunately the bank eventually stopped everything but the first month's pay as I had agreed to pay that apparently by giving them my card details for what was supposed to be postage only. The small print said you had to cancel within 2 weeks of receiving the first parcel, which I never received!!!!. The bank would not budge however. Horrible scammers indeed.

Gwyllt I had something similar on WhatsApp (a US number +1..) saying she had received my application and asked if I was still interested in work. She said she was from Addecco. I didn't respond. I never applied for a job let alone in the US. Possibly it was a marketing ploy.

I was offered a job today via WhatsApp presume scam so blocked it
Who would want to employ me at my age
Anyone else has anything similar
What was sent copied below

Hello, there!
I'm Florence From Impellam
Employment Group,.
We have a job offer for you which I would like to provide further information
May I proceed please??

LuckyFour

Our towns are suffering because of the internet. Why not go into town and look for the item you want. Save our town centres I say.

But there aren’t any shops left in our town….and hardly any left in our nearest ‘city’!

I think I was almost scammed on FB but can't work out what the scam actually was. I advertised an expensive item of furniture on Marketplace and immediately received an email from a man saying he wanted it and asking if I had a Paypal account and saying that he would pay immediately. I was puzzled as he didn't quibble over the price or ask anything at all. Then, before I could reply, he messaged again saying he would pay me immediately I gave him my Paypal account details and that his son would be round in 3/4 of an hour with a van. Although I DO have a PP account, I smelled a rat and said no I didn't have a PP account so it would have to be cash. I never heard another thing. I can only imagine he wanted my PP address so he could use it fraudulently - somehow? No idea but it was extremely odd.

i laugh about my experiences now, but have learnt my lesson, i bought, a nice looking sun lounger, supposed to come from the US but once id paid it turned out it was from China, what did i get, well they called it a snack box it was like a polystyrene egg box, yes i complained but didnt get anywhere. And yes i fell for it again , from a different company i bought an inflatable hot tub, and received back a rubber ring, well ive learnt my lesson.

Our towns are suffering because of the internet. Why not go into town and look for the item you want. Save our town centres I say.

I've seen beautiful wire garden fairies and dandelions advertised on FB with a sad story that the family run business is closing down. Different companies, same story. People commuting and saying how sad, some people say they have bought them (fake "good" comments no doubt, encouraging people to buy). I did a quick search about their websites and they are listed as scammers. The genuine company that makes them in the UK is not even close to closing down. I reported the fake companies to fb, and still do, when I see them. So sad.

I've bought things from both Shein and Temu who advertise on FB, both of which are genuine and I've had no problem either receiving the goods or getting hold of the company. But before I buy anything from a company advertising there, I go to TrustPilot and have a look for the company and reviews.

Don't buy anything from those pop-up adverts on Facebook. I was tempted to buy what looked and sounded like a very comfortable pair of shoes - a bargain, of course - which claimed to be Clarks. They did turn up but were neither comfortable nor good value and certainly bore no relation to any shoes on Clarks' on-line catalogue. I never managed to contact the advertisers, so cut my losses and got rid of the shoes.

Jodieb

When I see ads on FB for pills, creams etc. etc. I then go to ebay they are said items are a lot cheaper.

That may be true, but recently I bought something from
eBay which I thought was the genuine article, and it turned out to be a Chinese fake. Ever since I get around 20 Spam emails per day. Never look at them, just delete, but I've been doing that every day for months now, and am wondering if they're ever going to stop!!

i only buy from websites that accept paypal, if they do use paypal they are usually genuine.

I learnt never to buy from FB Ads. I did get my money back, Now I always read Trust Pilot reviews, run the address through 'scam site checker' and also establish where the company's head office is.

I purchased a mobility scooter for my elderly friend, via a ‘trusted’ website.

I was sent a keyring. Not sure how she was supposed to sit on it/ steer it!

Yes, I got scammed. Disgusting people

It’s awful you were duped.
The proper Fitflop website is awesome ❤️

When I see ads on FB for pills, creams etc. etc. I then go to ebay they are said items are a lot cheaper.

I report every single one of them and I have in the past emailed the genuine company so that they are aware and can put pressure on companies like Meta to police more carefully.