Is this a scam?????

snakesam13

Hi, sorry if this is in the wrong place, if it is feel free to request it be booted somewhere else.
My brother just called to see if i had heard anything about this website, the prices seem too good to be true.

http://www.uterou.com/

Told him not to touch it till I get back to him and I'd ask the experts (ie you lot lol)

thanks in advance

Sam

soolin

I assume you have seen this bit on the payment page which is a far as most people would read before backiing out:

1. Credit card / Visa / Master / JCB card
You need make payment from your credit card/visa/master/JCB card to the western unin, you can do this online! Western union company is the largest,the fastest, and the best
international payment company in the world. The website is www.westernunion.com.

Even if it wasn't a con I would have thought the import duties would make these goods very expensive.

DCFC79

If it looks to good to be true then it is and in this case it is,

jenniewb

Payment only via Westen Union? if it weren't for all the past scams they have been complicated in (and even on BBC Watchdog as well as The Real Hustle as a result) I'd want to know why normal card payment via a normal card transaction form or even paypal wasn't allowed, that alone sounds too dodgy for me and thats before or not I chose to follow up with a google or website ownership search!

Enterprise_1701C

No address on contact page. Payment by Western Union.

Would not touch them with a bargepole.

Just found info on the domain - more reason not to use them.

Registrant:
ma hao
wolongqu fayuanhoumian
nanyang, henan 473000
China

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: UTEROU.COM
Created on: 24-Feb-11
Expires on: 24-Feb-12
Last Updated on: 24-Feb-11

Administrative Contact:
hao, ma 41998854@yahoo.cn
wolongqu fayuanhoumian
nanyang, henan 473000
China
18211831785

Technical Contact:
hao, ma 41998854@yahoo.cn
wolongqu fayuanhoumian
nanyang, henan 473000
China
18211831785

JAG

Western union company is the largest,the fastest, and the best
international payment company in the world (for Fraudsters)

snakesam13

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply.
Have told my bruv to steer clear.
Sam x

MikeElo

It is a scam. Very much so.


First, the prices are not good but too good. One third of the normal price.
Second, they use Western Union.
Third, they use a Yahoo mail. (uterou@ymail.com)
Fourth, it is impossible to recieve any products from China within 5-7 days
And I could go on...

They send me this mail when I tryed buy a product:

Dear friend,
Very sorry to bother you，
You have an order in our company website,
we have packaged your product and just wait for your money to send the product at once.
please pay in 3 days!
If you have already paid，
Please tell us and send the copy of payment certificates to my email，
If the payment meet a problem
please inform me.
wish your whole family health and happiness!
please keep contact.
Thanks
Customer Service




The order conformation email looked like this:


Dear friend,
Congratulations! You have ordered our company product successfully.
Order number:2011052342764
Product name:
Apple MacBook Pro MC024LL/A 17-Inch Laptop [ Apple ]
product price: 715 euro
total cost : 715 euro
Delivery way:EMS
Western Union Information.
Beneficiary : ZuoXi Zhu ( first name is zuoxi,last name is zhu).
counry : China.
province:Guangdong.
city: guangzhou.
Beneficiary Address: 609-2,ZhongShan Qi Road,GuangZhou city,guangdong province,China..
Post Code:510000
Please keep this information as it's important for you to complete the bank transfer. take this to your local bank and complete the payment.After you pay the money, please inform us and send us the bank copy invoice.
After we confirm the money, we will send you the product at once and send the track number to your email.
You can receive the product in 5-7 days.
Please give us your detailed address.
consignee:
address:
telephone:
mobile:
post code:
email address:
Please keep contact!
Thank you very much!




I think that any one that has ever shopped online would agree that this looks a bit untrustworthy.