Mail Plus, Daily Mail, MOS, Kindle - is it a scam?

esuhl

Hmm... a newer "version" strongly suggests to me that they are offering a more recent model.

I'd look into that, sue them in the Small Claims Court if necessary, and create one hell of a lot of bad publicity for them (nice start by posting here!).

Sheldon_Cooper

You could argue that 'a newer kindle' could refer to the same model (but I very much doubt you'd get away with that in court), but 'a newer version' DEFINITELY implies a more recent model.

Do not let this pass.

Sheldon_Cooper

OlliesDad wrote: »

Technically it is newer as the one the OP has is a year old..

It's not 'technically' a newer one, it is IS a newer one!

But what DM offered was a 'newer version', which is something else entirely and certainly not what they supplied.

bod1467

Sheldon_Cooper wrote: »

It's not 'technically' a newer one, it is IS a newer one!

But what DM offered was a 'newer version', which is something else entirely and certainly not what they supplied.

And was exactly why I bolded those words in my example LBA.

Sheldon_Cooper

bod1467 wrote: »

And was exactly why I bolded those words in my example LBA.

I know you highlighted it but it STILL didn't seem to have sunk in for everyone.

dodger1

bendaw wrote: »

I've posted previously on this as a question, now it seems appropriate to post it again as a scam.

The Mail Group offer I accepted was this

"Just pay £119.88 and we'll send you a newer version of the Kindle Fire HD 7" 8GB device we gave you last year."

Have you got a link for that. It does appear very clear cut,

version

noun

1A particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing:

Have they refused a refund?

bod1467

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5138934

Seriously - we didn't need another thread about this in the same forum!

bendaw

dodger1 wrote: »

Have you got a link for that. It does appear very clear cut,

version

noun

1A particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing:

Have they refused a refund?

https://info.dailymail.co.uk/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGoHh8kCHG7qMmnYcnEtc4mDBt6lpKkewDf3BVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGggzavlR8maPJzfzaHJ6mqvbNNDzaXJG5092Mlzgu&_ei_=EqoTVFWcQ6tdH27NpdjBskspbcMlbEjoMsnBQ5S_H-Ui7OkTkwn0SIIDMG4QIXbJ32dN1lHmmakOt0zN9mmGYc32opw4emSkOac6bklZUEg8YjsZ9LecMDC9v0.

bendaw

dodger1 wrote: »

Have you got a link for that. It does appear very clear cut,

version

noun

1A particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing:

Have they refused a refund?

Yes, they insist they have complied with the wording of the offer and will not give me a refund or the newer version their offer implied they would send

keyser666

bendaw wrote: »

https://info.dailymail.co.uk/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGoHh8kCHG7qMmnYcnEtc4mDBt6lpKkewDf3BVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGggzavlR8maPJzfzaHJ6mqvbNNDzaXJG5092Mlzgu&_ei_=EqoTVFWcQ6tdH27NpdjBskspbcMlbEjoMsnBQ5S_H-Ui7OkTkwn0SIIDMG4QIXbJ32dN1lHmmakOt0zN9mmGYc32opw4emSkOac6bklZUEg8YjsZ9LecMDC9v0.

Whats more telling is the page that they redirect you to when you click purchase now

https://www.dailymailplus.co.uk/kindleupgrade?utm_source=cvdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kindle_141114&utm_content=kindle