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Unsure if its a scam website/Call/Text?

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    #152
    JimmyCorkhill
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭JimmyCorkhill


    corkie wrote: »
    Have you tried contacting them directly and asking?

    https://www.nbshoesireland.com/contact_us.html

    They have a big advert on the website: -

    'Made in Ireland'

    Was hoping to order now & not wait but maybe comtacting them is the best bet.

    I know it says Made in Ireland - but wasnt sure if that is all items etc.

    Would u still reccomend contacting them?


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    #153
    Ogham
    Registered Users Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    JimmyCorkhill wrote: »
    Looking to order something from New Balance website - value is around 180 euros.

    How do I figure out where the item is being delivered from etc. to understand if I am likely to get hit for additional costs.

    It is the nbshoesireland website but not sure if that means much.

    Thanks

    Looks like a fake site to me.


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    #154
    sniper_samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 7,540 ✭✭✭sniper_samurai


    Ogham wrote: »
    Looks like a fake site to me.

    It is, this is the real one.

    https://www.newbalance.ie/


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    #155
    Alpha&Omega
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Alpha&Omega


    Just wanted to give folks a heads up about an online shoe shop that's a scam.

    http://www.grosserscher.de/ is the site. I found grosserscher.de in a google search because I was looking for sites with my size in a particular pair of trainers. But as soon as I clicked on it and saw all sizes were available, but at 1/3 of the price of elsewhere my suspicions were raised. A look around their site and it seemed all of their stock was a price that seems too good to be true.

    It was confirmed for sure when I emailed the manufacturers of the trainers, and they explained that they no longer make that style of trainer (hence why my size was out of stock everywhere), that they also never heard of grosserscher.de who isn't one of their clients and never sent them any stock, and that some of the shoe sizes available on the scam site are not even manufactured by the original company.

    Avoid!


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    #156
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users Posts: 4,315 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    Tbh while you may be correct, nothing you have said above necessarily means they are a scam website.

    Looking at it, its just like like millions of other sites a normal rational person wouldn't order from in a fit.


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    #157
    Alpha&Omega
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Alpha&Omega


    whomitconcerns wrote: »
    Tbh while you may be correct, nothing you have said above necessarily means they are a scam website.

    Care to add something to the shopping cart, and put your credit card details into their account and prove me wrong?

    Just take one proper look at the site. It's dodgy as you like. The 'Contact Us' form doesn't work either.

    As for the 'normal rational person' remark. Not everyone is as smart or wonderful as you apparently, hence the heads up.


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    #158
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users Posts: 4,315 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    Alpha&#937 wrote: »
    Care to add something to the shopping cart, and put your credit card details into their account and prove me wrong?

    Why would I, no matter what it's status is, I wouldn't consider ordering from some non entity site like that anyway. Pretty sure most wouldn't.

    There are millions of websites the same as it


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    #159
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,465 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    OP, honestly there's no benefit to this thread.

    There are countless millions of scam sites, we don't need a thread for each one. We're better off with one thread that educates people on how to spot them.

    If the prices on this website were your red flag then I'm sorry to say you missed numerous other red flags before this, including but not limited to

    - The simply awful design of the website
    - Honestly, the website is awful and has a terrible mix of English and german
    - But seriously, the website is just awful, its from the 1990's
    - None of the social media link works
    - There's no proper company info available including company number, registered address, phone or email

    Honestly, I find it strange that you had to waste time emailing the manufacturer to realise this was a scam website


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    #160
    CelticRambler
    Registered Users Posts: 6,712 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    whomitconcerns wrote: »
    Tbh while you may be correct, nothing you have said above necessarily means they are a scam website.

    Looking at it, its just like like millions of other sites a normal rational person wouldn't order from in a fit.

    True enough - sites like this one: http://www.praxis-dr-mark.de/ - an exact copy, apart from the stock.

    There are red flags all over the site (links to social media pages go nowhere; .de domain even though the site is entirely written in Dutch; laws of California apply; owned by the Onze Winkel Group Ltd, so not Dutch, not German, not American ... ) so added to what the OP has pointed out everything points to it being a scam/phising site.

    At this time, when people in Ireland are looking for alternatives to their favourite GB sites, there's nothing wrong with pointing out fake shopfronts masquerading as .de stores.


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    #161
    Cheshire Cat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,276 ✭✭✭Cheshire Cat


    The biggest giveaway is that the language of a supposedly German site is Dutch!


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    #162
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,465 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Cheshire Cat wrote: »
    The biggest giveaway is that the language of a supposedly German site is Dutch!

    In my defense, I don't know german and went purely on .de :pac:


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    #163
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It's Dutch and also the site is in http when any respectable ecommerce site is in https


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    #164
    AgnesCalhoun1
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭AgnesCalhoun1


    Hey, came across this site that is selling Brooks shoes at low prices 40-70 per pair. Any ideas if this is legit? cascadiaireland.com


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    #165
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,278 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    AgnesCalhoun1 wrote: »
    Hey, came across this site that is selling Brooks shoes at low prices 40-70 per pair. Any ideas if this is legit? cascadiaireland.com

    Scam


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    #166
    corkie
    Registered Users Posts: 7,191 ✭✭✭corkie


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    This password-stealing Android malware is spreading quickly: Here's what to watch out for
    FluBot is designed to steal personal information including bank details - and infected users are being exploited to spread the malware to their contacts.

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    #167
    Itchyness
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Itchyness


    Selling an item on donedeal and the guy wants to arrange courier pick up but to also pay via "DHL" using dhl.com.forpays.info / cashxxxxxxxx I presume its the basic "we over paid you" scam. Website was only set up 2 days ago. Just putting it out there for others.


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    #168
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,278 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    That is redirecting to DHL


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    #169
    tiredblondie
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭tiredblondie


    i got a text the other day about a delivery from DHL (which i was expecting one) and clicked on the link - i only copped afterwards that it was coming from MCT/Suitopia which is not a delivery i was expecting.

    I presume this was the flubot? I ran a scan on my phone and it says no threat found

    Got another today which i didn't click on, again from DHL saying "pending package" - again, i presume this is flubot?

    Is it likely with the no threats found on the scan that i'm actually ok??


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    #170
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,278 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    You're fine as long as you didn't download anything


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    #171
    tiredblondie
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭tiredblondie


    fritzelly wrote: »
    You're fine as long as you didn't download anything

    No, i didn't download anything - the link on the first one brought be to a DHL page and "does not exist" message


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    #172
    ShayNanigan
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭ShayNanigan


    Anyone have experience with impericon.com or metalshop.eu? My finger is itching to crab a few Led Zeppelin shirts but I just don't know whether to trust these sites or not. Then there's emp.ie but don't trust it either.


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    #173
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,278 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    They all look fine - at least not screaming "I'm some chinese scam"


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    #174
    carveone
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭carveone


    fritzelly wrote: »
    You're fine as long as you didn't download anything

    It's a bit brute force - it's a link to pull an APK which, as it's not from Playstore, you have to manually install, changing your phone settings in order to do so.

    Sophos had an example which shows a nice looking "DHL" website (which is not DHL) giving you step by step instructions on how to override your phone and install the malware!

    You'd think people wouldn't do this, but apparently they do.

    (Myself, I blame cookies for this "yes to everything" default approach which is so damaging. You've clicked yes-whatever-now-go-away 300 times today, why not one more?)


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    #175
    eirman
    Registered Users Posts: 994 ✭✭✭eirman


    carveone wrote: »
    (Myself, I blame cookies for this "yes to everything" default approach which is so damaging. You've clicked yes-whatever-now-go-away 300 times today, why not one more?)
    That's certainly a most apposite observation carveone


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    #176
    m8
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭m8


    Does anyone know if this site is genuine or not?

    Has anyone here purchased anything from them, I see loads of ads in adverts but no purchases.

    https://www.clicabox.com/



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    #177
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,312 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    It's selling unbranded junk which you will then receive the complain the quality is absolute rubbish. I would say it's genuine in that you will receive something.



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    #178
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,917 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Never heard of them. Decent reviews on https://ie.trustpilot.com/review/clicabox.com - the registration checks out on CRO.ie



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    #179
    wassie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭wassie


    And their sole contact details for anything is an email address - says it all really.



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    #180
    m8
    Registered Users Posts: 905 ✭✭✭m8


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117979012#Comment_117979012

    Yes that's what I was thinking when I done a whois.



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    #181
    Uncle Pierre
    Registered Users Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭Uncle Pierre


    Was actually looking at them a few months ago myself. The fact that it's such a basic Shopify site was a big red flag for me too. Also the fact that there are several examples of strangely-phrased sentences and curious English. I find it very difficult to take them seriously.



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