Scam artists targeting Qatar residents
I called a number posted by an advertiser claiming to sell apple iphone 4s ,mobiles,laptops and the like for cheap, only to hear a lady telling me ignorance of anything at all about QL or the postings coming on the site,clearly suggests some scam going on here,and so many similar ads are coming on QL and other sites,some even with bogus numbers and the business mostly based in the UK ,recently I found one ad similar and offered to sell me a laptop at very low price and free shipping and the seller asked me to transfer money via Western union to an address in the UK,and he promised to ship the item by FedEx or DHL immediately on receipt of the payment,I asked him to mail me an invoice through paypal or send me his accound number instead that naturally he refused and we parted ways,
I suspect so many scam artists are there on the prowl looking for easy money promising items for cheap but purposefully wants to empty your pockets,beware,
if any of you have similar experiences please post so that others can stay away from these high tech theives,thank you
There are similar scams on Qatar and Dubai sites. The only advice is to be careful. Never send money and if something looks to be too much of a bargain, then it obviously isn't.
Yes Salaam is true.I saw many advertisements in Qatar living selling Expensive Items like NIKON DSLR cameras Iphones at very low price.with many fake telephone numbers.when we email them they will keep on sending email.they will always insit to send money by western union.when i refused he was even ready to send the item first.but who knows its Number one Duplicate.........
Better Bewareeeeeeeeeee
I like to give even scum of the earth the element of doubt lol
change the word "probably" with "surely"
This could be the same group I have been dealing with. They were offering IPhone 4s for 1,700 QR. that included DHL courier. I have a series of emails which contain the name of the individual running the scam and address. If anybody wants them I am happy to pass them on. I informed Trading Standards and the police in Croydon as well. If anyone has been the victim of the scam please contact the police in croydin (Uk). The police will then act.
I strongly advise if the only method of payment is Western Union avoid it. It will probably be a scam
it happen everyday :(
once you send the money forget about it
Great idea!
Unfortunately we should not expect the Mods to monitor each and every post on this website. It should be us, as users, the ones informing others about all these malpractices.