Thanks Derek. It’s easy to get caught out but that quote is always good to bear in mind . I am now very wary when buying on eBay. I hope you get your money back. Nick
Sent from my iPad > On 5 May 2019, at 20:50, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Nick > > You know what they say, if it’s too good to be true, it probably isn’t! > > It was a Facebook ad, it looked very convincing. It included the Clarks logo, > they had a picture of a particularly attractive pair of shoes and it stated > that they were originally priced at something like £90 and were now on > special offer at £27 plus p&p. > > I attach a screen grab of the (scam) order acknowledgment. The shoes never > arrived. > > I contacted Clarks, and attach their reply too. > > Derek > > <Screenshot 2019-04-20 at 09.29.01.jpg> > > > <Screenshot 2019-05-05 at 20.45.42.png> > > >> On 5 May 2019, at 20:30, nick_public1 via Sussex Mac User Group >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Derek, >> Are to you willing to share how you got caught out? >> Did you google Clarks shoes and ended up on a dodgy website or did you get a >> scam email offering cheap shoes? >> All helps to keep up to date with the latest ploys. >> Sorry to hear you got caught out. >> Nick >> >>> On 4 May 2019, at 13:54, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yep, I was put onto the Action Fraud website, it was easy to do and will >>> add to the statistics! >>> https://www.actionfraud.police.uk >>> >>> Derek >>> >>> >>>> On 4 May 2019, at 13:28, Tony Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Derek, >>>> >>>> its theft by fraud so should be reported to the police..but you won’t get >>>> it investigated…however, the crime will be loged and included in the >>>> mounting internet fraud offences thus reported to police. >>>> regards, >>>> Tony Phillips >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 4 May 2019, at 13:10, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I was able to report the matter online, via the Kent Police website, so >>>>> it was easy to do. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Derek >>>>> >>>>>> On 4 May 2019, at 12:51, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I don’t want to waste busy police time for a scam that probably came >>>>>> from outside this country, but out of interest I’ll phone 101 and see >>>>>> what they say (I’ll report back!). >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Derek >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 4 May 2019, at 12:48, Russell Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Police, surely? Criminal fraud. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 4, 2019 at 12:24, <Steve Clen-Murphy> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bad news Derek, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Your first port of call would be citizens advice probably followed by >>>>>>>> trading standards. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All the best >>>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 4 May 2019, at 11:40, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Good morning Smuggers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I’ve been scammed by a company posing at Clarks Shoes – I ordered a >>>>>>>>> pair of shoes online for about £36.90 (I attach the a copy of the >>>>>>>>> order acknowledgement). The shoes never arrived and (the official) >>>>>>>>> Clarks can’t help. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I’m happy to write the matter off to experience but my wife thinks I >>>>>>>>> should report the matter. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Who do you think I should I report it to? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> Derek >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <Screenshot 2019-04-20 at 09.29.01.jpg> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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