Be warned - instagram scammer "manchester_replica_products" selling fake goods

forgotmyname

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Do they sell stuff on Instangram?

Nope but they will take your money anyway :eek:?

DomRavioli

If your child thought that a Rolex was £45, you did an awful job bringing them up - you can't even buy a part for that.

George_Michael

RFW wrote: »

You're welcome. I'm not sure how many young people on Instagram are willing to break the law and knowingly buy counterfeit or stolen goods.

I'd be wary of informing the police, you might want to check your son wasn't also breaking the law by knowingly buying a counterfeit item.

Buying or owning a counterfeit item in the UK isn't illegal.
It only becomes illegal if you sell or try to sell it.

bxboards

There seem to be a lot of people attacking the poster, in a way that makes me feel very uncomfortable.

Children do stupid things - it's part of growing up. Presumably the son has learnt a valuable life lesson. Not everyone who has been scammed is honest enough to admit it, and many are too embarrassed to post about it. That embarrassment is part of the reason fraud remains. Hounding someone posting a warning is beyond the pale.

I see no reason to personally attack the poster, or bring the upbringing of the child into question. Would you speak to this person in real life as you are on here?

theonlywayisup

bxboards wrote: »

There seem to be a lot of people attacking the poster, in a way that makes me feel very uncomfortable.

No one has 'attacked' the OP. The OP has posted a completely inane statement. Perhaps you need to read it again?

bxboards wrote: »

Children do stupid things - it's part of growing up.

Indeed, but blaming other people when you break the law isn't a good step forward.

bxboards wrote: »

Presumably the son has learnt a valuable life lesson.

We don't know anything about the son. Not even his age. My grandmother has a son who is 70.....;)

bxboards wrote: »

Hounding someone posting a warning is beyond the pale.

Google 'hounding'.

RFW

George_Michael wrote: »

Buying or owning a counterfeit item in the UK isn't illegal.
It only becomes illegal if you sell or try to sell it.

I wasn't sure which is why I suggested to check first.

susyq41

Sadly too many Internet Trolls on this site

theonlywayisup

susyq41 wrote: »

BXBoards
Thank you for being pretty much the only one to support the post.
To the other responders :-
My son is 16, of course he knew he would be handing over £45 in the hope of receiving a watch that looks very much one that he will likely never be able to afford.
Yes he has learnt his lesson, I have closed his Paypal account and tipped off the authorities.

You do realise he should not have a Paypal account until he's 18. In opening it 'under age' it is quite likely he has committed something far more serious than you think.

susyq41 wrote: »

Hopefully even if 1 person reads this post for what it was intended for, they can help educate their children who begin to take ownership of their own finances/bank accounts, to not be fooled into attempting to transact business on the internet in this way.
Regards.

Is that irony?

soolin

susyq41 wrote: »

BXBoards
Thank you for being pretty much the only one to support the post.
To the other responders :-
My son is 16, of course he knew he would be handing over £45 in the hope of receiving a watch that looks very much like one he may never be able to afford.
Yes he has learnt his lesson, I have closed his Paypal account and tipped off the authorities.
Hopefully even if 1 person reads this post for what it was intended for, they can help educate their children who begin to take ownership of their own finances/bank accounts, to not be fooled into attempting to transact business on the internet in this way.
Regards.

Just as an aside, your idea of speaking to your son might be a good one. A user must be 18 or over to open a paypal account in the UK, so to have one at 16 suggests a fraudulent statement was made when it was opened.

Dealing with crooks is never a good idea, and perhaps it is worth reflecting that losing money is a much better outcome than some other scenarios. Criminals are by their very nature, out to cheat.

eljones351

Username - MANCHESTERPRODUCTS0161
He ripped my friend off too