Des 818 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Could all members add to a list of Scam Stores in this thread. I recently came across this store: https://www.shimanostore.com/spinning-reels-shimano-vanford-2500-hg-spinning-fishing-reel/ It just seemed too good to be true ! A few checks on the web highlighted it as a scam store Meppstas, Bilbobaggins and doobie 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 818 Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Alan Hawk has a long list of Scam Stores https://www.alanhawk.com/blog/zmb.html doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 The Otto's combos tab is interesting. Looks like they have lifted their data from Otto's Tackleworld website. Hard to stay on top of all the scam sites as it is just too easy to register a website these days. Once they are caught out they just start another website. Other than price, the first thing I do if I'm suspicious is check the about us section and see if there is a name, contact detail, history of the brand and location, then check if they have a social media presence. doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 If I'm not sure I usually do a whois check of the URL and also check that the company is registered shimanostore.com whois lookup - who.is doobie and Des 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 You can also type the website into scamadviser and they will give you a trust score shimanostore.com Reviews | scam, legit or safe check | Scamadviser Des 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Des 818 Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 I got suspicious and overcame my greed/glee ! ... when there was no PayPal at checkout. The prices were just too good to be true ... and free shipping to Australia ! doobie and Meppstas 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Smart thinking fellas and well done on picking the scam bastards Meppstas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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