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Cheap stamps website - looks like a scam

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  • NBLondon
    NBLondon Posts: 5,735 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Here's someone who fell for it...  https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1855424/brits-scam-stamps
    I need to think of something new here...
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 36,058 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Savvy Shopper!
    NBLondon said:
    Here's someone who fell for it...  https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1855424/brits-scam-stamps
    Yet another Facebook scam.
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,359 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    They say it's been taken down. Well I reported it on 20th November, I wonder how long it took for them to remove it.
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £841.95, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £456.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £52.74, Everup £95.64 Zopa CB £30
    Total (1/11/25) £1954.45/£2025 96%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024 70%

    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%




  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,478 Forumite
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    edited 17 January 2024 at 12:36PM
    Facebook ad  = Scam (lesson learnt how clever they are).
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,359 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Not everything is, but it's a lesson that you need to be cautious.
    Make £2025 in 2025
    Prolific £841.95, Octopoints £6.64, TCB £456.58, Tesco Clubcard challenges £89.90, Misc Sales £321, Airtime £60, Shopmium £52.74, Everup £95.64 Zopa CB £30
    Total (1/11/25) £1954.45/£2025 96%

    Make £2024 in 2024
    Prolific £907.37, Chase Int £59.97, Chase roundup int £3.55, Chase CB £122.88, Roadkill £1.30, Octopus ref £50, Octopoints £70.46, TCB £112.03, Shopmium £3, Iceland £4, Ipsos £20, Misc Sales £55.44
    Total £1410/£2024 70%

    Make £2023 in 2023 Total: £2606.33/£2023 128.8%




  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,285 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Don't teach the stammer how to improve their website?
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
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