I think this might be a scam!
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It looks unused, and like they say if it’s too good to be true it probably is , you will probably lose your money and give them access to your account- stay well clear .
Phil Pascoe
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^^^ I've had that one.
No it’s a pure scam. The first two photos were of a thickneser, then this one!
robgul
Barry Bucknell is my hero
My guess is that's nothig to do with any parcel you've had from Evri . . . . I get these relating to Evri, UPS, DPD etc .... they're just flying a kite with random messages . . . sadly people do bite.
Unfortunately if you let your guard down just for a split second you’ve clicked the link and it’s all bad news from there .
thetyreman
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I'm guessing it's stolen with the price being so unusually low
given the environment with energy costs, I'll bet that one will get a lot of elderly. Which makes me wish you could send a very high voltage dart back through the lines to wherever it came from
Transit80
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What Ive heard about these planers,tablesaws, and multi sets(cordless stuff) is they get so many people( yes,some people do think its true ) to pay the money then shut the site down.
HamsterJam
Let’s take it apart to see what’s inside….
I think the way this works is that once you show interest, the item is somehow not local anymore (selling on behalf of friend in outer Hebrides) or some other reason why pick up isn’t possible but no problem as they will send it by courier once you transfer cash or pay by PayPal Friends and Family, both of which have no refund option.
Needless to say the item doesn’t exist and you’ll never see your money again.
Needless to say the item doesn’t exist and you’ll never see your money again.
Ollie78
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I have had the Evri message as well, it did confuse me for a moment as I had ordered some things for delivery. I also get things saying they are my bank, but these are obviously fake because they are from a bank I don't use.
You just have to hope Karma will get these "people".
Ollie
You just have to hope Karma will get these "people".
Ollie
stuart little
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My solution is simple :- I don't have a 'smart' phone, so I don't get any of these scams - Mr Norton sorts my email!.
Phill05
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Stuart, don't totally rely on Norton it let scam through to me if I had not noticed it only takes a click and they have your details.
Keep your eyes open if you don't know who the message is from safer to bin it.
Keep your eyes open if you don't know who the message is from safer to bin it.
stuart little
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Thanks Phil, I'll 'keep 'em peeled' (as the 'man' said). Anything the least suspicious I bin it. Microsoft Edge is being a PITA , keeps trying to get me to "finish setting up" their system rather than the Google I'm happy with. More's the pity one cannot 'get rid of' Edge, only not use it, but it does try to hijack my set up on occasion.
I noticed a similar scam to this a few months ago. Dewalt DW735 for £100 local to me. I then noticed the same item pop up in other cities for the same price. I couldn't decide what their end game was though. I did post a thread on here called" what with this scam?" and had a number of suggestions.
If its too good to be true it normally is. Keep your guard up when shopping on Facebook market place as it seems totally unregulated. Ebay appears to have better controls but you still need to be very careful about handing over cash or any unnecessary information.
If its too good to be true it normally is. Keep your guard up when shopping on Facebook market place as it seems totally unregulated. Ebay appears to have better controls but you still need to be very careful about handing over cash or any unnecessary information.
