Scammed: Two Big Stones for a Laptop

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
October 1, 2020 10:41pm CST
To end my morning shift working online, let me share a scam that happened to an innocent soul. The buyer bought a laptop and when it was being delivered, he got two big stones. This is really not a good thing. The sad part is the buyer cannot contact the seller now. Are you that vigilant in buying things online? Are you one of the victims? Image Credit: image.freepik.com
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18 responses
sophie a
@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
2 Oct 20
i was once a victim . i purchased a phone on online store, and they fooled me. they never sent the phone
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
how much money did you lose?
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sophie a
@sophie09 (34230)
• Indonesia
2 Oct 20
@hereandthere 100 dollars
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@sophie09 I am sorry to hear that. I assumed that the victim mentioned purchased it from Facebook. Did you complain about it?
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rakski
@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
oh my goodness. I do not buy items that are expensive online
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@rakski Even for me, I do not want to buy modern gadgets online.
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rakski
@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@Janet357 it is actually a first time for me to buy a phone via Lazada, that is the most expensive I bought so far
Simone
@Janet357 (75638)
•
2 Oct 20
agree!
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
lt just is disappointing that there are still many people out there that are taking advantage of other people. They could not just take a more legitimate business nut are happy taking advantage of other people
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
@Shavkat They should be stopped so business will be safe.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
@rsa101 I agree. They need to be banned to have a business permit forever.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
These evil people are out of control in taking advantage the innocent souls.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
2 Oct 20
If I buy online I only buy for serious online stores.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
I agree. It was not said the online store with this matter.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
@LadyDuck I haven't tried Amazon. But I will try it in the future. I just tried eBay.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
2 Oct 20
@Shavkat I never had problems with Amazon or with the local stores.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
2 Oct 20
that is shocking. But I have heard that sovj incidents do happen
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
It does happen in real life. I always feel sorry for the victims.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@amitkokiladitya I hope it will be a big lesson and other people will know this kind of bad scheme.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
2 Oct 20
@Shavkat yes.. so true..it is so unlucky for sure
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Nitin
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
2 Oct 20
This is common in India, I haven't come across any till date. I prefer going offline because of all this fraud.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
I felt bad because these scammers are not having a good conscience anymore. It seems that they are becoming eviler and eviler.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
@nitirrbb7 We cannot control this. We just need to be vigilant.
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Nitin
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
4 Oct 20
@Shavkat yeah that's true dark side of the real world.
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AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
2 Oct 20
That is why one should buy from a reputed online shopping sites like Amazon or Walmart! here we are covered or guaranteed by the site against the Cheating!
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AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
2 Oct 20
@Shavkat, yes that is why I go in for a site which takes guarantee of the product and the seller!
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
I agree. Even before the popularity of the local shopping online apps, I am so skeptical about them. Even if they showed good feedbacks from the customers, I still do not believe them.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
@AKRao24 The only come to my mind is eBay. it is one of the most reputable online shopping apps.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
2 Oct 20
Now that really sucks. I only buy on ebay.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
eBay has a good reputation. That's the reason why I am not that fond of buying things from local shops online here.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 Oct 20
Oh dear no I have not been a victim thank God.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
@RebeccasFarm You said it right. I am not going to throw a piece of bread at this person. He does not deserve to have one.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
I have not experienced it, too. I will be in a rage if it happens.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 Oct 20
@Shavkat Yes we would find the person that sent it and throw the rocks on them
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Sanna_S
@psanasangma (7910)
• India
2 Oct 20
This kind of scam is really annoying and easy to get away.. I hope complaint has been lodge in police station
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
I think it is still under investigation. I hope they will punish the soonest.
DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
2 Oct 20
That is awful! I only buy from reputable, established businesses if I shop online.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
I assumed that the buyer wanted to buy an affordable laptop. But, he needs to be skeptical when it offers a very low price.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
4 Oct 20
@DianneN I agree.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
3 Oct 20
@Shavkat I truly agree. It's so important to be sharp and smart.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Oct 20
That's terrible!
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
It was indeed a terrible thing to do.
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G
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
Oh, no. That's terrible. That's why when buying expensive things online, the buyer should always consider COD
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
3 Oct 20
I agree. COD is also my first option when buying things from local shopping online here in our country. Regardless, I prefer buying modern devices in malls though.
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Lavanya
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
2 Oct 20
So sad to hear. Try to contact customer support, hope they refund your money. I also face some issues after arriving in order product, If I don't fully fill that worthy ness I change those.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
It's not my case. I hope he did this course of action. That's the reason why I do not want to buy online with tangible things.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
@Lavanya15 Thanks. Likewise.
Lavanya
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
2 Oct 20
@Shavkat oh ok. Have a great day ahead
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Simone
@Janet357 (75638)
•
2 Oct 20
I saw this last night. Good thing they were able to retrieve their hard-earned money. i always buy in the malls when it comes to gadgets.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
Personally, I prefer to buy modern gadgets in malls. It is easy to return it if there is a defect or something.
Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
2 Oct 20
That's crazy. Isn't there way to contact the website for refund
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
I am not sure if they had solved the problem now.
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muhammad iqbal
@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
2 Oct 20
Yes very care full
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
Yes, we need to be vigilant.
Piyush bhatia
@piyushbhatia1 (11695)
• India
2 Oct 20
Does not look as pretty as depicted in the picture
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
I think so.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
2 Oct 20
Piyush bhatia
@piyushbhatia1 (11695)
• India
2 Oct 20
@Shavkat Hence do not buy anything