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firstcameras.net (dodgy or ok?)

  • 09-03-2011 5:37pm
    #1
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭


    The other day i came acroos an online shop that has prices that look too good to be true yet the site looks extremely slick and it even has finance options.

    Was thinking of buying a new camera some time in next couple of months and a tripod and very tempted by this site as prices are cheapest i have seen and yet i never came across them until th eother day.

    If anyone knows about them i would appreciate opinions.

    www.firstcameras.net


Comments

  • #2
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    Oh look ! Everything is half price !

    SCAM !


  • #3
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    http://www.scamchecker.com/report/first-cameras-webpage-situated-rusia


  • #4
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    Thanks pals :o


  • #5
    Kbeg3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Kbeg3


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056193193


  • #6
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    .......prices that look too good to be true.....

    I think you have answered your own question.
    If anyone knows about them i would appreciate opinions.

    I'm guessing they are in Russia or the Baltic region and the domain name
    was registered very recently.

    traceroute firstcameras.net
    11 dagger.colocat.ru (85.112.126.90)

    The server is in Russia. No surprises there.

    whois firstcameras.net
    Creation Date: 20-jan-2011
    Expiration Date: 20-jan-2012


    All camera shops should be considered as potential scammers until
    proven otherwise. Check very carefully before you order a camera
    from any on-line seller. Very low prices always indicate some kind of
    scam. Scam sites generally claim to be in the UK, but they never are.
    The nice smart web page is stolen from a legitimate site. The address
    is bogus, the telephone number connects to an answering service.
    The claim to accept all major credit cards is also bogus. I'm sure
    they will happily take your credit card number, expiry date and
    security code if you are foolish enough to provide that information.
    What they really want is for you to pay for a non-existent camera
    by wire transfer.


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  • #7
    stick-dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭stick-dan


    any doubts in future, read this piece i did.

    http://djordanphotography.net/blog/?p=264

    more scamming we can stop the better.


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