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Why do people fall for these scams?
chrissie57
Posts: 4,857 Forumite
As the title says
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Platinum-Style/905415872829469?sk=timeline
I can see some familiar names in the likes, experienced compers
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Platinum-Style/905415872829469?sk=timeline
I can see some familiar names in the likes, experienced compers
"If ever there is a tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you. "
A.A. Milne
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced (James Baldwin)
A.A. Milne
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced (James Baldwin)
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I think some people just mindlessly enter anything. Often incorrectly. The number of times I've seen 'liked and shared' on a facebook post that is asking for something completely different is just silly. I reckon a lot of people simply don't read what is right in front of them, never mind actually looking at the page itself and any info about it. That and the fact they just want the prize; so possibly think it's worth risking the page being a fake on the off chance that it just might (at a very long stretch) be legit.2018 - £562 2019 - £130 2020 - £276 2021 - £106 2022 - £1400
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There is a report button, but I am sure they will just pop up again 2017 wins = £1350
2016 wins = £125 (18 months off comps)
2015 wins = £6,460
2014 wins = £1,3500 -
The top result on Google when searching 'Platinum Style' gives a hairdresser in Tonbridge.
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People think "Oh, what harm can it do if it isn't genuine' but these pages are like harvesters. They lure people in with promises of competitions and then when they get enough likes on their page they sell it on.2019 Wins
1/25
£2019 in 2019
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There is a report button, but I am sure they will just pop up again
Did try and report it but seems to have changed and the only option given is to hide the page - which I can do myself."If ever there is a tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you. "
A.A. Milne
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced (James Baldwin)0 -
chrissie57 wrote: »Did try and report it but seems to have changed and the only option given is to hide the page - which I can do myself.
I tried to report them too, its so frustrating as that doesnt even report the page :mad:0 -
It let me report the page...0
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ive told a couple of friends about scam pages and they sayoh what harm can it do worth a try they cant see the big pictureWhat goes around-comes around0
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I don't do share comps full stop, and any scam/spam pages are likely to have that as a condition of entry.0
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