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19/12/2024 at 11:12am
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STOP!!!!
Read this: https://fullfact.org/online/amazon-laptop-3/
Fullfact are a genuine registered UK charity for certain, so some credibility.
As the old saying goes, "if it's too good to be true ...". Revues are all but worthless at best, so many fake ones, it's a well known issue, and various attempts made to separate genuine from fake, but not sure enough success to be overly influenced by them.
I have no intentions of following any £3 laptop links, as likely spoof sites rather than genuine Amazon, and there lies risk (viruses, hacking etc.), and an absolute NO to giving any personal/financial details! If it's a spoof site, they can populate it with anything they like, so 'reviews' will be totally false!
Proceed, and your losses may well be far more than just £3 for a fictitious laptop, scammers then have personal and financial details that can be used later or sold on to other scammers, it's a slippery slope that potentially can descend to dark depths!
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19/12/2024 at 11:57am
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Quote: Originally posted by Monty15 on 19/12/2024
STOP!!!!
Read this: https://fullfact.org/online/amazon-laptop-3/
Fullfact are a genuine registered UK charity for certain, so some credibility.
As the old saying goes, "if it's too good to be true ...". Revues are all but worthless at best, so many fake ones, it's a well known issue, and various attempts made to separate genuine from fake, but not sure enough success to be overly influenced by them.
I have no intentions of following any £3 laptop links, as likely spoof sites rather than genuine Amazon, and there lies risk (viruses, hacking etc.), and an absolute NO to giving any personal/financial details! If it's a spoof site, they can populate it with anything they like, so 'reviews' will be totally false!
Proceed, and your losses may well be far more than just £3 for a fictitious laptop, scammers then have personal and financial details that can be used later or sold on to other scammers, it's a slippery slope that potentially can descend to dark depths!
Yes, I agree 100%! If it looks too good to be true, it probably is! I wouldn't touch that with a barge-pole, even though I could probably do with a new laptop. This one is close to being an antique. 
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Colin
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