TOOLBOXES - GOT TO BE A SCAM

[SARG]

Sponsored on Facebook. Husky and Milwaukee toolboxes for under 100 dollars .... with free shipping.
Got to be a scam and reported to Facebook as such. Note they "ship" from China.
How do they get away with this ?

Husky Tool Chest Combos

Heavy

www.zxhpk.com

HOME

Toolbox

www.wunanan.com

 

[NUTTSGT]

At a quick glance, appears to be the same scammers. Look at the "About us" link and you might also notice that the "Customer Service" can't be clicked on.

No fan of FB here but they can't keep track of everything unless someone alerts them. Much like the spammers that get past registration here at GJ.

 

[58Yeoman]

There are a lot of scams on FB and CL, etc. Obviously, people are falling for them, as they keep on posting. FB doesn't care, CL doesn't care, and neither does ebay.

 

[ratdoggy]

"If it sounds to good to be true"......It is
That's where your "Spidey Sense" comes into play

 

[simnil]

A lot of scammers advertising on FB, apparently FB doesn't mind accepting these criminal's money.

 

[FMB4]

I just ordered 4 boxes for ~ $100 ea. shipped. I plan on reselling them on the internet @ $74.99 ea. w/free shipping (I'm currently taking credit card pre orders (sorry, no GJ members allowed).

I'll let know how I do (from jail or prison).

Just kidding of course. I should know better than to joke about this kind of thing. Unsuspecting and/or unaware people make the mistake of falling for scammers all the time (victims are all-to-often senior citizens). We should all do what we can to keep people from falling for the countless scams out there. Be sure to discuss 'scams' with any senior citizens you know well. Thank you.

 

[andyvh1959]

Yup, seen those come up on my smart phone. Another one came up for a special sale of an all metal model engine kit for $40. Tempting,....but what you actually get a plastic resin chunk of **** that is a copy of the actual completely assembled engine kit, painted to look somewhat like the engine kit shown in this video:

Just saying for a "friend",...um yeah, that's it, a friend did not get what was advertised. "He" said the web seller was whonine.com, but when he types that in to a web browser, nothing comes up. But a browser search for whonine comes back with cateryr.com which shows Whonine as the "company" name. Then when you go to cateryr.com, on their Home page, About Us, it presents itself as "lioerr.com". Their support address comes up as "[email protected]".

Now, that video of the real all metal engine is really cool. THAT would be a fun discussion piece to have on your desk.

 

[engineer2]

The scammers are even posting dozens of fake 5 star reviews.

 

[Worsedog]

I've recently seen one on farcebook for a Miller Multimatic 220 kit for $49.99. If you send money for that, let me sell you some swampland and bridges also.

 

[kelpaso1]

No different than the ads I get for 20 Dewalt cordless tools and batteries for 99.99. SCAM!

 

[komalakustoms]

"If it sounds to good to be true"......It is
That's where your "Spidey Sense" comes into play

Spidey sense aka common sense is few and far between these days. Probably more apparent on a forum such as this. But out in the everyday world...

 

[ratdoggy]

Spidey sense aka common sense is few and far between these days. Probably more apparent on a forum such as this. But out in the everyday world...

I hear you on that..

 

[mv213]

It’s almost tempting to say that anybody who falls for some of these scams deserves to get ripped off. I was looking for a used Airstream a while back. Found at least one guy who advertised a pretty new Bambi for $1000 (probably less than 10% of it’s value). Had the same pic listed in every state (Craigslist).

 

[WinMod21]

Looks like a complete scam —as there's no 'reviews' and/or 'questions & answers' &c— where they take your money; never ship the item; never refund. Or could it be a side-hustle by either the owner —or relation or friend of the owner— of a company in China that makes the Husky toolbox chests?? But upon checking the HD website, several of the HD toolbox chests are made in Vietnam.

 

[Metallitubby]

Spidey sense aka common sense is few and far between these days. Probably more apparent on a forum such as this. But out in the everyday world...

"but but the answer is on my phone"

 

[dcg9381]

Yea, FB is tough these days because they have hacked accounts making positive comments and in some cases posting photos. Do your research, look up the domain, check if they have more legit web presence. I like to see how long the domain has been registered for.
If you do take a risk, use a credit card - pretty much absolute protection via chargeback as long as you don't pay 3rd party service.

 

[FMB4]

Dcg9381 is correct. No 3rd party credit card services and no bank account debt card/account transactions. CC and Debt card fishing is a huge scam.

 

[DSS]

No different than the ads I get for 20 Dewalt cordless tools and batteries for 99.99. SCAM!

I got one today was 49.99

 

[andyvh1959]

I got an ad on my smart phone today for an enclosed tilting three wheel electric vehicle for only $88! Videos show people driving it around. It is OBVIOUSLY such a scam that no one could really fall for it. Even if it were advertised for $880 it is still WAY too low a price for what is shown.

However, as I found out, these assholes also scam what looks like reasonable deals. I got one a while back for a tool kit of what looks like a trigger style soldering gun, into the ends of the arms you slip in bent wire forms that when heated sink into plastic panels (like fairing parts on motorcycles) to mechanically connect the pieces to be followed by chemical or plastic welding.

Looked the part, the kit was $17, compared to a similar hot stapler kit on Amazon for $25 and up over $100. Thought I'd try it, and what I got was a bag of the hot staples, no heat gun, no kit, nothing like was shown on the ad. Friggin scammers,

 

[kelpaso1]

I would like to know why FB allows such scam ads. They are so blatantly obvious but I see them everyday

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

Nothing on the internet is a scam.

 

[mmb617]

Unsuspecting and/or unaware people make the mistake of falling for scammers all the time (victims are all-to-often senior citizens). We should all do what we can to keep people from falling for the countless scams out there. Be sure to discuss 'scams' with any senior citizens you know well. Thank you.

I'm a senior citizen but at least so far I'm also a very skeptical person who firmly believes that any too good deal is probably a scam.

If you do take a risk, use a credit card - pretty much absolute protection via chargeback as long as you don't pay 3rd party service.

Some deals are so outrageous that you know for sure they're scams but sometimes you run across one that isn't quite out of the realm of possibility but smells fishy. If I take a shot at one of those I'll only pay by credit card. If that's not acceptable I know it's a scam. With the card I can always recover my money and all I lose is some time.

I took a shot at an item that was advertised for $11 with free shipping on $40+ orders. I ordered 4 of them for $44 since they normally sell for $28 each plus shipping. I was thinking that price didn't seem likely but the company had a dedicated website and all and looked legit. A couple months later no product and no response to my email inquires, so I filed a dispute and my CC company refunded my money.

 

[pcmeiners]

With a domain name such as zxhpk.com do you expect anything but a scam ?

 

[andyvh1959]

for any of these "deals", first search the supposed domain name. I have found they either do not exist at all, or are buried three deep into various other "names" which also don't show up on a browser search. My take is these scammer certainly want anyone contacting them complaining about whatever ****** thing they did ship, IF they shipped anything at all.

 

[bucolic]

Just read some of the text on their pages lol:

When customers complete purchases through product consultation or directly on the relevant platform of the mall, we will assist them in obtaining technical support or commodity consultation services for the goods or products purchased.

4.Abuse of return policy

If the customer is too dense, frequent or repeated return, the mall will prohibit the account from purchasing the right to purchase the goods as appropriate.

The sad part is they probably hook a few every day.

 

[engineer2]

I've been reporting the FB ones to FB as scams. One report will likely do nothing, but if enough people do it, the FB algorithm might pay attention.

It's funny that they can post with impunity, yet when I try to post some car parts for sale, FB says some of my ads are "under review".

I once posted a washing machine part for sale, and FB flagged it as a medical device which is prohibited. I had no recourse.

 

[Jsf721]

Looking for a cyclone pool blow out device. Usually sells new for 350-380.
Used ones 275-250

saw a new one for 99 bucks and won’t buy bc no phone or working email address.

watch out

 

[FMB4]

Most 'too good to be true' scams of today are about gaining access to your bank account and/or credit card numbers.

 

[rburke65]

If it sounds too good to be true..... These a4e rules to live by. No free lunch, etc.

 

[bubinga]

And then they have a bunch of fake comments.

 

[Mallen]

I figure when I turn evil, I'll sell 4" metal workbenches for 140 bucks. I'll make a photo with 4.8" tool chests. (I'll sell those in other adds for 250 bucks)

Actually, a 4.8" tool chest would be cool to keep paper clips and stuff in on your desk.

 

[TOOL MASTER]

facebook has become a total **** hole

 

[tomtomgt356]

facebook has become a total **** hole

As in it wasn't one to begin with?

 

[FredWanaker]

sad state of affairs huh. The way I see it, that whole social media industry is selling ads to itself, with all the people starting them thinking their site or service is different. Once someone's seed money runs out the next guys will too etc and the whole domino chain will topple. Every fleabay has its day. Fry's is gone too, so is Circuit City. Who is Sears and Roebuck? Giants topple sometimes.

 

[johnharris]

When I saw those toolbxes on FB I knew it was a scam. I reported all those sponsored ads. Haven't seen one in 2 weeks since then.

 

[Jazz1]

I think with FB Ads if seller is not manufacturer keep walking. Much 3rd party sales are scams or low quality garbage.

 

[bubinga]

facebook has become a total **** hole

I'm getting tired of these sponsored scam ads

https://www.facebook.com/105359161656717/posts/210089701183662

Hers a reply from another one.
Real clean 07 iirc Nissan,
$1'000.00
They always give a Gmail address, usually their profile is on vacation status.
I'm happy to see you're interested in my 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 S , my name is Brenda Earp. The vehicle never had or needed any paint/bodywork done, the garage kept always, without any mechanical problems, tires and wheels are in great shape as well, and the electric is working perfectly. The vehicle has only 99,238 miles, it is in excellent condition, no liens or loans, it has been very well maintained, with a clean title and no accident history. The engine is 2.5L , the automatic transmission shifts perfectly. I am selling it for $1000(last price) because my husband died 1 month ago (of a heart attack) and it brings me bad memories. There are no delivery fees because I am using a promotional voucher to save shipping expenses. That's the real reason I want to sell it, besides, I hope to find a new owner as dedicated as my departed soulmate was. I sold the house and with my kid moved to my sister in Augusta ME to pick up the pieces, so to speak. If you're interested in buying it, just reply back to me with your whole name, delivery address and phone # so I can inform eBay about our deal and they will contact you shortly after that with all the info about how it works.

PS: Below I attached some photos.
Hope we can do business soon, Best regards!

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

There was a series of FBMP ads running here locally that featured a Kubota 20HP TLB for $1,500.

The ad had a paragraph with an email address for questions/offers. I don't know whose email address it was but they surely pi$$ed someone off. You know FBMP users looking for a deal are going to hound that email address and it will escalate if the email holder actually responds saying it was a prank . . .

Cheers

Jim

 

[coast40]

There was a series of FBMP ads running here locally that featured a Kubota 20HP TLB for $1,500.

The ad had a paragraph with an email address for questions/offers. I don't know whose email address it was but they surely pi$$ed someone off. You know FBMP users looking for a deal are going to hound that email address and it will escalate if the email holder actually responds saying it was a prank . . .

Cheers

Jim

That address is the scammer's...

 

[kelpaso1]

Wondering how people get scammed by these ads. Society has become stupider by the day.