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!
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.
Article in the latest Which? (Consumers Association) newsletter looked at the year’s strangest scams:
“£3 laptops
“Dell and HP laptops offered for £3 by Argos were nothing more than a scam designed to entice unwary Facebook users, with Argos confirming the deal was fake.
“In January, posts began to appear on the social media site claiming that Argos was clearing its stock of older models, or that it had 'terminated its contract' with laptop manufacturers.
“Some posts bizarrely claimed that the offer was only available to those over 35. In reality, it wasn't available to anyone, and those falling for it probably had their personal and payment details stolen.”
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Topic: Amazon laptop for £3
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