I am asking this question because I have found a tv on their site for a very good price. However, I'm not quite sure about their integrity for a couple reasons.
1. The copyright date of their name has 2007 after it.
2. To make an account they ask for your social security number
I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with them, and whether or not they can be trusted, thanks for looking at the question
2007-02-10 16:07:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anthony G 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
I was just about to buy something from them. When I signed up, I used a fake ss number and it still went thru. I think they're a scam esp since they prices are very cheap and they use FedEx, DHL and UPS for shipping and they don't even charge you for it.
2007-02-11 16:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by pithyless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason why the copyright says 2007 is because I just checked and the domain was only registered on the the thirteenth of january of this year. The site is less then a month old.
I just checked the address of the domain owner and Googled it (Its PO Box 998000 Emery Ville) and I found all type of Fraude and Scan listing associated with this mail box. It seems they have set up similar sites up in the past. If you check the phone number of their website and you put it into Google then you will see that it belongs to a bicycle shop in CA.
You can see the fraud and scam alerts at; http://www.scamfraudalert.com/showthread.php?t=1108
http://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=12618
http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com/securetrade-auctions.htm
I live in Europe so I cant do very much but I really hope that you contact your local law enforcement or FBI office as these seem to be a real organized bunch of crooks. They registered the domain through Yahoo so maybe Yahoo can help also (as we are using their site discussing this)
Update: I just spoke to the people at Yahoo and informed them about this situation. They were very happy to hear from me (Thanks Chris for listening!) and they are looking at the situation right now to see how they can resolve this and protect consumers incase this does end up being fraud crooks. I hope we helped save some people from getting scammed.
2007-02-11 00:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by George V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried a few minutes a go to use this Web site.
The order didn't seem to go trough and a lot of the functionality on the web is not there (including the order confirmation).
Their contact Phone number (same as their fax number ) connects you to a bike shop (the guy is actually starting to give out personal advise on the matter). The web site is either unfinished or it's scam !? I canceled my card to be safe and changed my address info to bogus. They haven't tried to charge the card (yet) and there is no trace of my order. They do have my SS# that's the only thing... I guess we'll wait and hopefully not see anything funny !
Let me know if anyone else responded ?
Cheers !
2007-02-12 19:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Von 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was totally thinking about buying an ipod from them since mine broke. But what caught my eye was that they claimed that they post satisfied customer testimonies (i didnt find any), and they had a video ipod apparently for sale but they picture was that of an ipod from three years ago. Also, all their stuff was added to the site on the same day.
2007-02-13 21:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by Dore D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just visited the site. It's down. Looks like a busted scam. Hope those bastards get caught.
2007-02-12 21:50:54 · answer #5 · answered by Goldfish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site is definitely a scam and fraud site. Any merchant asking for your SSN is shady. Also, their 'mail us' link goes to 'name@site.com'.
See also:
http://www.shockingbird.com/articles/464
2007-02-12 15:33:59 · answer #6 · answered by kaotater 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats Crazy! Asking for your social?? Nah i wouldnt trust it. I Wouldnt risk it.
2007-02-11 00:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by MeLii♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋