Is this website a scam?

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audi321

Original Poster:

5,664 posts

227 months

Wednesday 18th June
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https://clearanceshophot.com/

Everything seems way too cheap. But they offer visa payment which surely gives me protection with my bank?

Dr Pepper. What’s the worst that can happen???

Alex Z

1,765 posts

90 months

Wednesday 18th June
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It s very obviously a scam. You will either get nothing or utter rubbish instead of what you were expecting.

Registered a week ago through a Chinese registrar.

audi321

Original Poster:

5,664 posts

227 months

Wednesday 18th June
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Alex Z said:
Registered a week ago through a Chinese registrar.
Say no more. Thanks!

Mandat

4,222 posts

252 months

Wednesday 18th June
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audi321 said:
https://clearanceshophot.com/

Everything seems way too cheap. But they offer visa payment which surely gives me protection with my bank?

Dr Pepper. What s the worst that can happen???
I've just tried to open the link to see the site for myself, and the below warning popped up from Norton.


Hoofy

78,492 posts

296 months

Wednesday 18th June
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Are you having a joke? It's a site that ripped off Lidl and is selling highly discounted goods? They're harvesting credit card details.

cobra kid

5,358 posts

254 months

Thursday 19th June
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Just tried opening it at work. Mega freak out from the computer security!

captain_cynic

15,066 posts

109 months

Thursday 19th June
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If you have to ask, then the answer is yes.

Take that attitude and you'll avoid a lot of scams.

The name alone screams "run". It's like someone without a full grasp of English tried to create a name based on the best SEO keywords.

captain_cynic

15,066 posts

109 months

Thursday 19th June
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audi321 said:
Dr Pepper. What s the worst that can happen???
Really?

I'm going to give all my personal details to an obvious scammer and depend on the bank protecting me from my own idiocy?

What could possibly go wrong?

Sorry, not sorry if this sounds harsh but it really needs to be said. We need to stop coddling people so that they can learn.

Card fraud costs over £500 million each year. Banks aren't making losses so we're paying for that. Idrnty fraud is another huge cost that we, as a society bear.