When The “Scam” Stands
On the side, I moderate a forum where we try to help customers who have been scammed. A big chunk of the issues are people who get scammed when trying to buy things on unsecured online websites.
This customer comes to us complaining that they were scammed into buying TV stands instead of TVs.
It is quite a classic scam; you show a picture of the stand with a TV on it, list a price that is very interesting for a TV (but less so for a stand), and let the customer draw their own conclusion. And when done correctly, it’s 100% legal.
Then, this customer transfers us the offers.
Offer: “TV Stand. Stand for a TV. Only the stand. Sold without TV; only the stand will be sent. Stand only. €49.”
The most eagle-eyed of you should have noticed a plural when talking about the offers. Yep, this guy bought three stands and was not very happy with us when we told him there was no scam at all.