Please help - is this a rip off site????

nismo

Hi there,

im after help please - i have just plaed an order from this website www DOTlinkslondon-jewelleryDOTcom (this isnt spam its just i wasnt permitted to post the website link as a new user) and paid via visamasterpay and thought nothing of it. then i started thinking and googled them but the results were mixed.

can anyone help me out please???

i used a debit card, not a credit card so if it is fake then where do i stand??

thanks for any advice.

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

What do you mean by a rip-off site? It doesn't appear to be the "official" Links website which is http://www.linksoflondon.com/ Their grasp of English seems to be a bit flaky in places. Good luck!

nismo

thanks. i meant more the validity of the payment method being visamasterpay - is this a genuine method of payment or is it just one scammers use?
thanks

chattychappy

Looks like a foreign site. Had a quick thumb through. Didn't like the look of "Fast Shipping to UK, No Sales Tax." and no obvious terms and conditions (perhaps they are buried somewhere).

You may be required to pay duty/VAT on delivery (unless I've missed something). Of course the "no sales tax" could actually mean they've got an arrangement to pay the VAT/duty in advance so you really do have nothing more to pay.

nismo

Thanks for that, I did spot that and thought it was too good to be true but I think I must have had a rush of blood to the head and went for it. I'm in 2 minds whether to wait and see what happens or ring the bank tomorrow and cancel my card and see about getting my money back. VISAMASTERPAY have been reported a fair few times in relation to a dodgy ipod sales site so I'm just not too sure what to do!

chattychappy

If they're sharp the payment may already have gone through. I suppose you could cancel your card now. But it gets a bit dodgy if you say you've lost it when you haven't.

dazzadub

wouldnt touch it, po box address

nismo

yeah the payment has gone through, and for more than i authorised. will phone bank first thing and explain the sitation. joys! thanks for you time on this.

rushal

For your info:

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Domain name: linkslondon-jewellery.com

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Westchester, CA 90045
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Westchester, CA 90045
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Creation date: 30 Sep 2009 05:49:54
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Would appear there in the good ole US of A.........

BugsyBrowne

http://www.complaintsboard.com/bycompany/httpwwwlinkslondon-jewellerycom-a205529.html

rowtietowers

Beware - I ordered Links of London charms from linkslondon-jewellery.com on 2nd Dec - initially thought this was a genuine website, payment supported by Visamasterpay.com but appeared on bank statement as first2pay.com - all very suspicious especially when amount was greater than expected.
Turns out both above sites are scams operated from China.
Have never received goods and unsure whether I will get my money back as paid on Visa debit card.

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