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Fraudulent Online Retailers
Last Updated: May 16, 2012
On this page, you’ll find the list of fraudulent online store sites (URL) that you should avoid. There’s also a short list of recommended sites, so don’t confuse the two lists.
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Pinkhotstore.com
Call themselves “Electronics Store”, selling computers, TVs, phones, etc.
Very good prices and professional-looking website. But they want you to pay using Western Union to some guy in Madrid called Miguel. No thanks!
Sent me an invoice to my E-mail with a London address on it, which turns out to be in the middle of City University (Really?). The Madrid address for the company looks like a building site next to a motorway on googlemaps. The time shown on my invoice for the order was GMT + 3, which is used by some Middle Eastern countries and East Africa.
I think they’re quite suspicious.
Good investigation there. It’s likely a scam as you suspect. It’s got the typical Africa/UK connection.
I ordered a jacket after Christmas from facejacketsonsale.org. I am concerned now that it is a scam. Can someone tell me if it is scam or legit?
They sell counterfeit. It’s yet another fake North Face dealer.
I also used a visa debit card, if its a scam is there any way for me to get my money back?
So i ordered from us-dre-beats.com and I didnt think about it before hand, but i cant tack the order, and the “contact us” Link is non existent. I am afraid i have been scammed. I want to cancel the order but i dont know what to do. Do you think the product will ever get here? What should i do?
You might receive a fake. They’re definitely not an authorized dealer. I’m not sure what Visa’s policy is regarding debit cards, but you might as well give them a call and see if you can do a chargeback.
Hi, has anyone used or know anything about “software-stocks.com”. It looks too good to be true.
Thanks…..
They are likely fraud selling counterfeit software.
In terms of prices, they’re not too good to be true. You CAN buy Windows 7 Home Premium for sub-$100 and a bit more for the Prof. edition. MS Office prices look to low though.
Just look for sales from legitimate known stores.
haven’t ordered from supras-shoes-canada.com/ but I would like to if they’re legit. Can you help me out?
They sell counterfeit shoes. As with all counterfeit outlets, no guarantee you’ll receive the goods.
wells-cameras.com appears to be a scam supported to some extent by using the post address of a legitimate camera shop in tonbridge well’s.
Yup, that’s a scam. It’s one of the better looking scam sites. I’ll add wells-cameras.com to the list.
Thanks.
Hi there,
Recently placed an order with ckwholesaler.com, a supposedly China-based Calvin Klein underwear wholesale company. I ordered size medium, and they emailed to suggest I change to size large as China sizes are smaller. They sent me a tracking #, and have already charged by VISA under the name “chinapretty.com” (which I googled – this is a wedding dress site). So, I’ve tried to search my tracking # and can’t find it anywhere, and am starting to think this is all bogus…As well, their website no longer seems to be loading, and my emails have been unanswered…help! Should I contact VISA to have the charges reversed, or could their website just be “down”? Any advice is appreciated :S
Hi,
You’re right, the site isn’t loading. From the sound of the URL and the parent site, chinapretty.com, they look like a typical counterfeit seller.
Did they give you a link to the tracking site? If the tracking number looks something like: ‘AA ######### CN’, try checking it on your own country’s postal service site if you haven’t already done so.
If nothing comes up, go ahead and call Visa.
UGH!! I was trying to purchase a mens Northface jacket as a gift but I afraid the site might be a scam. I have sent several emails and have not heard back from them since I made the order. Right after I purchased the jacket I attemped to cancel and they told me I would have to pay 25 percent in commission fees. Not sure what this means? Is this a restocking fee? Regardless they would have still owed me money from the refund minus the 25 percent. Now when I try and go to the website it is like it no longer exists. When I try and send further emails, I receive the emial back saying it is now deliverable. I paid with my credit card and hopefully can be refunded and hoping this wont take several days. Please help!!:)
Which site? If you call your credit card issuer, you should be able to get your money back. Explain to them your situation, and they’ll likely approve a chargeback for you.
Does anyone know anything about tocdiscountboots.com? They supposedly sell UGGs, but I am afraid that I might have been scammed. KVNPark, I have been trying to do some research about counterfeit sites and I came upon this site. After reading this site, I am now even more concerned because, yes, it is based in China. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
It does look like a typical counterfeit site. Ask for a tracking number. If lucky, you’ll receive something. If not, you can always get your money back via your CC issuer.
so i fucked up and possibly bought a northface from a fraudulent site, please help!!
northfaceoutletcheap.net/
Looks like a typical counterfeit site. You may actually receive something, so ask for a tracking number and wait it out. See how it turns out.
If you get nothing within a few weeks, call your credit card issuer and try to get a chargeback.
thanks so much!
Dear Friends,
Thanks for giving this useful information about the Scam list.
I just got cheated by someone who promised to deliver an iPhone 4s today. The website of this company is mcsslimited.com. He used the same tactic and said that I have to pay through moneygram or Western Union. After I paid him an amount $550 through moneygram which sent to Birmingham UK for delivering an iPhone 4s 16GB, he gave me a tracking number and asked me to check my delivery status in the website – cornwadeserves.com. When I checked the status by tracking on that site, first my package went from UK to France and then to Egypt and then it was on Hold in Egypt as mentioned over there. I think this is a fake shipping company.
Today, he asked me to pay more money because he said that by mistake someone shipped 8 units of iPhone instead of 1 unit due to ‘mispackaging’. Then he says that the goods will not be released unless I pay more money. These are all tactics to steal your money.
Friends, Becareful and Be Safe and do not make payments to strangers through western union or money gram…
Kind Regards,
Your Well wisher…
Thanks Abu,
I’ve added mcsslimited.com to the list.
RE: cornwadeserves.com: That’s another fake shipping company. It appears there are more out there now. Thanks for the heads up.
Yeah I found the same site on a craigslist post in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was going to go through with the purchase of a few items that seemed to cheap to be true. So I did some research on google and found this site and luckily the list of the typical scam tactics all matched. The site even had a customer service link that directly connects you to a customer rep and they were really eager to have me make my payment so I knew something was up right away. Thanks for this site glad you guys are out there to help all of us avoid these down right scams.
KVNpark
I did not recieive any product because I did not follow through with doing business with them ( smilesell.com )this link is correct and is still active.Thanks for your quick response. I did use the link provided by gbovs.I have not recieved any response from them yet.
I am glad there on the list.
Check out this web site ( smilesell )
I found it in a craiglist ad in baltimore md. tThis site fits all of what is listed above,How ever I have not found any complaints about them and I have done alot of searching. my trust in this site went negative when they advertised Paypal and then said they no longer accept it and then requested westernunion as payment method instead. I declined to make the purchase. They say they have been in business for 3 years.
Since I did follow through with the purchase I can’t really say weather it is a scam or not. But I don’t want to spend hard earned money to find out
smilesell.com? That’s a scam. Most of the time, you won’t find any complaints online because they appear and disappear fast. Once they start seeing a lot of online complaints, they’ll make a new one.
Anyways, it’s a typical scam, and I’ll add it to the list.
This site is on a UK internet domain, the content made me trust that it was an Abercrombie online store. WATCH OUT This site is from a Chinese seller, the goods come from china, tryed to cancel the transaction, but it was too late. Someone break a leg to this bastards.
abercrombiesaleuks.co.uk
b2c-ticket.com
Did you receive the good?
douele.com
Do not order!
Thanks. Added douele.com to the list.
Here is what they informed me on douele.com when i hade payed may order
“Dear friend :
Sorry to trouble you, but in order to reship your package soon, and i have the responsibility that there is something i must tell you: the Custom service center have called us that your package have been blocked by them and you should pay 94EUR for tax .So they notice our company that your item must be payed duty in order to reship again. the more time we waste ,the more worry we will be afraid the case. i hope you will understand it,when you finish the duty that means everything is ok,just the last step.
Thank you very much ,waiting for your news !”
:(
As written in the article above, they’re trying to pull their typical tactic. Your money is gone, nicke. Sorry.
Hi again .Find another store with the same bankaccounts and products.
You find it on auvice.com. Be careful!
Yup, that’s another scam. I’ll add auvice.com to the list.
Hello. So i posted a question in here a few weeks ago regarding a northface website and i bought that jacket from northfacecoupon.com, and nothing has arrived. I think i just got scammed. Is there anything i can do to get my money back? And is there any way i can go to the authorities about this and turn them in for fraud?
If you ordered with your credit card, call your credit card issuer. They’ll do a chargeback for you.
As for reporting them to the authority, you would have to contact the Chinese police, but I highly doubt they’ll do anything.
Sometimes, merchandise arrives after a month if they shipped via surface mail instead of air. But I would contact the CC issuer.
Well, i e-mailed them about it, and they gave me a tracking number. But i had to search it on the EMS (which is like USPS, except it’s for China i guess). And this is what i came up with. http:**www.ems.com.cn/qcgzOutQueryNewAction.do.
Should i believe them now?
That link gives me an error page. You sure that’s the correct link?
By the way, EMS (Express Mail Service) is a system used by most postal services around the world. So, basically, it will be delivered to you by USPS is the U.S.
DO NOT give them extra money if they claim duty problems etc.
*Forgot to mention: More importantly, if it’s a proper EMS tracking number, you should be able to track them via USPS website (www.usps.com). If you can’t, then it’s not a real tracking code.
Yeah, i’m sure. I tracked it on the usps site and it says my product is being handled by the United States customs. and this is what came up.
Ok. So it looks like you’ll be receiving something. You are one of the lucky ones who actually receive something.
Well, my jacket came in! Took awhile but it came in. I guess this site was legit after all.
Are you sure you received an authentic NorthFace jacket? Some fakes imitate the real thing very well.
How can i tell if it’s a fake or not?
I found a couple links that explain how you can spot a fake.
See and
Hi. I bought some shoes from this websit call powersellerunion. last week, i paid with a Visa credit card, the gave me a tracking # confirmation # and averything, i even wrote them a letter requesting a different shoe size and they replyed back and they change it, but when i got to the site (www . ems.com.cn/english-main.jsp in) to track the order i realise that it was a chinese postal service, but the worst thing is that the tracking # doesn’t work, this “company” if you can call them that has videos on youtube, facebook, twitter, i did my reviews on google yahoo answer but no one gives a straight answer. can you please help !!!
If you paid with Visa, call them and get a charge-back after a reasonable period of time.
Most of these sites are very new, thus not much information online.
Existence of Youtube videos and facebook/twitter pages don’t mean anything.
What’s the URL?
I just ordered from cheapnorth.org and I think it was a scam and/or counterfeit. Could you please let me know your opinion?? thanks
It’s a typical counterfeit outlet. If you’re lucky, you’ll get “something”.
thank you for such a quick response. I called the bank and they are saying they cant cancel the charges because they are pending..dont understand why not. Will I be able to dispute charges after it goes through??
My son really wants some Nike Air Max and found the site Verygoodnikes.com. Looks too good to be true…Could you ck it out please
That looks like a scam. Not just counterfeit, but a scam. They only accept Western Union, which means it’s a scam 99.9% of the time. I’m going to add verygoodnikes.com to the list.
Hi,
I came across this website that looks too good to be true but is not listed in your scammers list so I would like to know if you can find out for me please. Here it is: northfacetopshop.com . The website doesn’t show “about” or any address to contact and pricing is cheaper than the rest. Looking forward for your response. Thanks!
I guess it’s a scam bec. I tried purchasing with a different name and infos and found out that they don’t accept paypal although on the front page it says there that they do lols! Once you get to the payment method on checkout there’s no more Paypal but Credit Card and Western Union duh…. Oh well!
Beware of: northfacetopshop.com
I tried to order from a Northface-coupon.com site. The only pay methods were options of Visa online payment or a 95EPAY payment Gateway. Unfortunately I put my card info into the spaces provided but rejected because the info did not match with Visa. My card is not visa. I filled it out hoping it would switch to other choices of cards. Now am worried that they will still try to take money out of that account? Any info on if that is possible?
Just keep an eye on your CC account for a while and if you do get charged with something, call you CC company right away and have it reversed.
100% of North Face sites that people ask about are counterfeit dealers. If you’re lucky, you’ll receive ‘something’. Other times, you’ll receive nothing. You’re also compromising your personal info with not-so-trust-worthy individuals. My recommendation is always the same: Do not buy from them. Too much risk and you’re buying a fake which you may or may not receive.
Hi Again
Just a word of warning and info.
I ordered a 200us$ item of a chinese site and the money is not released to the buyer unless you SAY so (bit like ebay and paypal system) the website is called and the item came 5 days later, if you get it send as a sample.
I then checked it worked and all the bits were there and they were, it was well packed and they have the same system that ebay uses ie how many sales and percentage of bad comments and good comments, only use ones on there that have 100 or close to it, the money you pay by ebay only, can use a card but I would not, you will get your stuff and its cheap.
good luck
gbovs
discountsalejacket.com is a fraudulent The Northface discounter, No phone number, communication only by e-mail, and the only use PAYEASE Payment Gateway for payments.
Have you purchased from them? They look like a typical counterfeit North Face dealer.
The following oare photographic dealer scam sites reported to the authorities as fraudulent since they misrepresent their legitimacy, pretending to be other businesses and never deliver product:-
dontons.com
dontilo.com
dilones.com
dintos.com
Thanks. I’ll add the first three to the list. The last site doesn’t work.
northfacejacketsbuy . net
they dont have any contact number just an email. We received the product but its not the right size, – Can we dispute this with our credit card if they claim they have a return policy, and they are not gettin back to us? Thanks for your help
You probably didn’t receive a genuine North Face product. If they’re not responding to you, you can try contacting your credit card issuer. CC companies will generally help you out. Tell them your story, and they may reverse the charge. But at least you received something. It’s a hit and miss with these sellers. Many have not received ANY product.
closeoutswholesalers.com is a scam, they don’t answer the phone, they are offline all the time. They don’t permit pay with paypa,l they have bad reviews. Please investigate this seller
I found some information . It looks like it’s a scam. Hope you didn’t lose too much.
Please be warned of Bowtech Limited!
I would like to bring to your attention to Bowtech Limited, who sells mobile phones and use the advert on alibaba.com; dubizzle.com and bowtechlimited.appee.co.uk. They advertise on these websites to make them look like a legitimate trader. I saw their ad from the online shopping website in Dubai, the dubizzle.com. I was cautious and googled the company and the contact person, a so called Alexandre Ignacio. I saw their profile on the three sites, and the person’s Facebook profile and decided to proceed with the purchase though money transfer services, the Western Union in the invoiced amount of USD600 for a iPhone 32G mobile last Friday. Only after the payment I got a confusing email to say that their packing company? made a mistake and prepared 5 units of the mobile and their director is willing to proceed with the dispatch, I will only to pay total amount for three units for 5 units. So they sent me another invoice for 2 units of iPhone. Once I got that email, I realized that the company is a con.
My research revealed that he picked up the money from his next door neighbor; Sharon Convenience Store, which is registered Western Union agent. And the company address;
149 STREATHAM ROAD
MITCHAM
SURREY
CR4 2AG
is registered to Anthony Reynolds. The name; Alexandre Ignacio is also a made-up name. So it’s likely that Anthony Reynolds used a fake ID to pick up the money from the next door neighbor. Also the mobile number I was given was never answered and is a MTN number. I googled what is a MTN, and found out that it’s a service to provide UK number to Nigerian mobile user for international roaming.
To date, dubizzle.com has blocked the site and warns people who has responded to the trader; the alibaba.com doesn’t want to do anything to stop them as I didn’t use their website to do the purchase; and the appee.co.uk simply ignores my warning. It’s clearly that the fraudster setup the whole operation to con the Christmas shoppers. I have lost my money, but you don’t have to!
Candy Hicks
Sorry to hear and thanks for reporting.
I’ve added bowtechlimited.appee.co.uk to the list.
armaniwatchesshopping.com
This appears to be a scam because they only take paypal as payment.
Paypal is a good sign, not a bad sign. But their contact email and prices etc indicate that they’re likely a counterfeit dealer and/or a scam.
ncere.org ( =ouseall.com) – these 2 chinese homepages I must warn strongly against. I ‘bought’ (payed for) a Sony camera and had ok online contact + mail contact with the company through a socalled ‘Lucy’. I got all papers, the correct bill and a delivery date. And then nothing happened. I took up contact again and suddenly the goods was stuck in the custom system, though I did ask if that could happen. And then they claimed that ‘if I did not pay an extra 480$ for cuctom declaration, the customers would ‘keep the goods and sell it to highest bidder at an auction’. I have not payed the custom fee!
It has been 3-4 months now and I consider the goods lost.
Yup, that’s the typical tactic. I’ve added the two URLs to the list.
Hello,
This website:www.foryoutrade.com is this legitimate?? it is is in China the only difference is they have Paypal and a few other payment plans which isn’t wester union or moneygram???
Thanj you for your assistance.
The site’s down. But it’s probably a counterfeit dealer.
Linda,
Have you gotten anymore information regarding northfacecoupon.com? I immediately emailed them and got a very sketchy email in return. I’m convinced there are not a legit company. I contacted my credit card provider already and sent another email requesting they cancel my order. They indicated I can dispute the charges. There is a pending charge from a company of a different name….Lee something or other.
Hello. Can you tell me if northfacecoupon.com/index/ is a legit site or a scam? Thank you.
It’s likely a Chinese counterfeit outlet and possibly a scam as well.
THIS is THE ANSWER you all need.
It the website of MINISTRY OF COMMERCE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
LINK: gzly.mofcom.gov.cn/website/comment/foreign/message.jsp
What this does is list lots of complaints and tells you HOW to resolve them properly.
It also has a list of companies.
More inportantly YOU can send THEM a email or POST on the page above and they will tell you if the company are LEGIT.
Hey GOOD luck all
I see you got a response on that site.
Thanks for sharing that site. Maybe others can confirm the usefulness of that site.
@KVNPark
Thankx for un deleting that post.
Yes it does seem like it ok, but there is a massive absolutely huge deluge of chinese sites that last a year or so then fold, all offering handheld or small high tech diagnostic equipment – yes copies of the original but at a fraction of the normal cost that actually work – Lots of people I know have bought them and been happy.
Its difficult without going there to find a way to check them out, even ording something small does not do it, as they will send it and hit you on the big order.
Anyway thanks again for a place to put it.
I checked out the sites you asked about. I really couldn’t find much information about them. The fact that all the sites are operated by the same company is fishy. The sites are horrendous. Other than that, I really don’t know.
Yes, there are places that sell counterfeit goods and people do receive the products they buy. That’s why I don’t list counterfeit sites on this list; some people WANT to buy fake cheap stuff.
The only danger is that the same guys that sell fake goods can also unlawfully use your personal information and you may end up having to deal with a bigger problem in the future.
Hi I have posted a long post and twice it has not been posted.
The first time it was my error – left in the internet full headings
The second I removed them but it still did not post them.
Very Very annoying
George
Your post was filtered by the spam filter. I’ll un-spam them. :) No worries, they were not lost.
Nice Site
Well put together, thanks for the hard work.
Ok my second ‘first post’
This site(s) are or seem to be all the same company.
They are supposedly based in mainland china and have ‘offices’ in hongkong.
Info.
xxx.obd-zone.com/payment.asp
xxx.uautotest.com/b2b_cplist.asp?catid=544
locksmith.diytrade.com/sdp/808578/4/cf-4281094/0.html
The first link shows a company with an mainland china address and a hongkong office.
Having google mapped this it does look like a industrialised area and part of the address is 9th building AND the zip points to the ninth building, I know this only proves that its a actual address.
They accept (seem to) paypal, and they have I thing something like 10 different websites all linked to that company.
I was thinking of buying something from them but I am not sure.
Would the british consulate in china be able to supply info on them?
What do you think?
George
I doubt the British consulate will be able to help you. The sites you have posted are not typical scams we’ve been seeing here. I’ll take a closer look tomorrow and post here.
Just a little thought.
That list above is not a very big list……..it should be huge…
You’re right, it should be HUGE.
I only list what people have been reporting / asking about. I couldn’t manage a full scam directory.
Is this website legit or a scam? armaniwatchesshopping.com
you can buy all those products there,but – THEY ARE COUNTERFEIT
Hi,I have received an email from the “wholesaler” from asiaciptaraya.com
does anybody knows them? do you think that they are scam?
The fact that you received a spam email is a red flag. They let you order from just about every country on Earth, which is a red flag. Other than that, I’m not so sure.
could you tell me if, sellbuyproduct.com is a fraudulent web site
That’s just a parked domain with ad links. It’s not a real site.
just came across a site” em ectronics”great deals on cameras just wondering if you heard anything about them being fake
Do you have the address for that site?
Could you tell me whether this site below is reliable? It looks fraudulent but I’m not sure.
northfaces.co.uk
Looks like all the other fake Northface dealers. They either sell you counterfeit products or steal your money completely.
can you verify/ confirm if this website is fraudulent? discount-longchamp.com
i just placed an order and it did not gave any confirmation message regarding my order after giving my credit card details. payment is thru payment.95epay.com
i checked my CC company and same amount was deducted :o(
Looks like a typical counterfeit outlet. You’ll either get a low quality fake or nothing at all. That’s usually how the experiences go.
If you don’t receive anything within a reasonable period of time, call your credit card company to possibly get your money back.
ryan, did you ever receive your longchamp bag from that site discount-longchamp?
I’m trying to buy an unlocked phone/tablet from integrontech.com …..i haven’t found concrete evidence that its a scam site neither have I found good credits for it…. please let me know if its reliable
Well, looks like a regular store. I see a couple feedbacks here:
recently sent a western union to company in Africa legalsalts.netau.net….after notifying me that they couldn’t accept my credit card….after 2 or more dozen emails back and forth, they asked for more money to cover insurance expenses for shipment. I never sent them the $150 they were asking for, however, never received my original payment of $187 either. This company is bad news…nonexistant.
Not sure what you were trying to buy, but I don’t want to know. I’ll add it to the list.
OK never did arrive so now I am mad
has anyone actually received a product from them. ( shoppingauo.com )
I get “This Account Has Been Suspended” when I try to visit the site.
yea i know does this mean they have been jut down because of fraud. :(
i guess its time to file a claim.
That’s likely the case… unfortunately.
I bought a camera from that site shoppingauo.com a few days ago and they emailed saying “We guarantee you will receive the perfect product within 3 or 5 days.”
tomorrow will be the 5 day mark i hope it will arrive.
Im not too worried because i paid with PayPal so if it does not arrive i can get my money back.
The problem I see so far is they said I would get a tracking number witch I did not.
Any one receive a product from them.
looking at a TV from shoppingauo.com
Does this look legit?
Thanks for your help
See this comment thread.
ahmad-store dot com
Do you want to tell us a bit more about it?
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