BEWARE of SCAMS!
This post is for all the people that want to buy phones and tablets, and are looking for them on QL.
DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANY:
3G TELECOM (UK) LIMITED
OFFICE 289
14 LONDON ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 2AG
WHY?
They have multiple users on QL posting ads about phones with very low prices. They also claim that the phones are unlocked and factory sealed. The prices are way to low for ANYONE to be selling them unless they are either damaged OR they just don't really exist in the so-called company's stock.
HOW do they do it?
It's easy. They find people through their ads and further communicate through e-mail. There you are being instructed to give them the money first and they will send the phone (or w/e you "ordered") through DHL or UPS.
How do i know it's a scam?
Again very easy.
1. Check the Classifieds section on QL for the Phones with prices ranging from 1500QR to 2000QR.
Check all the new phones that appeared recently on the market (Samsung S3, HTC One X, IPhone 4...) Then check how many of those ads have the user who posted with the same or similar names (eg: alexsandoval... he has more then 20 accounts so far with these ads - every time he has been banned and the posts deleted).
2. A QL user has already been scammed : http://www.qatarliving.com/node/3035841
3. Company info (available after a simple Google Search) :
- http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07100980 - 3G Telecom
- Company Director : http://company-director-check.co.uk/director/914754539
- http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc112/Runner1409/NewBitmapImage.jpg - check the website above regarding the Director: he has more companies with the same address and the company in dispute now (3G Telecom) appears to be dissovled. --- Photobucket is a Image Hosting Service ---
4. Email conversation with the scammers. Check how they do not allow for payment on delivery even though for any company that is a very safe way to do business.
- Email -1- : Ali Hassan Muhammed : http://freetexthost.com/m0mhf6imrc
- Email -2- : Alex Sandoval : http://freetexthost.com/as5hwi46ip
--- FreeTextHost is a text hosting service like Photobucket ---
I hope this can clear the air and will make people think before they send money to strangers (2012 version of "My mommy told me not to talk to stranger")
Cheers Everyone AND BE CAREFUL!
For more info about web scammers just contact me by email or PM
TFS good warning for all public
got a new one:
Username: koturnmajha
mail: [email protected]
same model as the rest... WU payment... sent to someone... blah, blah, blah...
Email Conversation: http://freetexthost.com/omziwzzvda
http://freetexthost.com/2z65vuwwie
New one...
Name: Mahmoud Masadeh
E-mail: [email protected]
Company supposed location: http://maps.google.ro/maps?hl=ro&cp=22&gs_id=3&xhr=t&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1360&bih=653&q=44+upper+belgrave+road+clifton+bristol+bs8+2xn&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x48718debf66f6b11:0xf85973af521d8e5d,44+Upper+Belgrave+Rd,+Bristol,+Avon+BS8+2XN,+UK&gl=ro&sa=X&ei=qfsSUInUNM2HhQeKjIBo&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ8gEwAA
Company activity: http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/posiprint
as u can see... they are not really there anymore
Actual website of the company: http://www.hanovercompanyservices.com/companysearch.asp
as u can see it's a company used to register other Ltd companies in the UK (which is ok for them... but they don't have anything to do with smartphone sales...
It is appreciatable work that you have done. again thank you..
thank you ......good work