Heathrow unclaimed luggage, genuine or scam???

knightstyle

I got this on Facebook so probably too good to be true, If it is true what am I signing up for? NO I haven't given them my details!

la531983

Of course its a scam. Look at the account name its come from, for starters.

And thats even before you mention the email address (Gmail, really?) and the Cyrillic script in the physical address down the left.

Its a bit scary that you had to ask for confirmation, makes you think some people will actually fall for it.

TheMilkmansDad

so many red flags I cant even be bothered to list them. Complete sham. You can always email this multinational company on their GMAIL account if you want confirmation, but I wouldn't advise it.....

Wonka_2

Yes its a scam

The attached post is old but gives you some of the places to look (and Greasbys still exists) Lost Luggage Auctions guide discussion — MoneySavingExpert Forum

Brie

I love the first line of the whole thing - We offer our service not only with responsibility but with great joy and excitement!

Marvellous!!!  Yes. Scam.  

soolin

I’m very jealous 😀 when I first saw that scam post in my Facebook feed I was being charged over £6 a case, why do the scammers want more from me? 

mr_stripey

More red flags than Anfield on match day

knightstyle

Yes! Now I have looked closely it is so obvious.   I think a friend fell for it so I will ask them what happened.

la531983

They have even generated fake FB profiles to post happy customer stories on that page. 

DullGreyGuy

knightstyle said:

I got this on Facebook so probably too good to be true, If it is true what am I signing up for? NO I haven't given them my details!

The bags are actually auctioned here https://greasbys.co.uk/catalogue/ 

The suitcases only contain clothes, other things are taken out and auctioned seperately, and are only described as men, women or mixed. You don't get to see the content before bidding. By all accounts they go for nearer £15 each than £1.50. Obvious designer clothing is taken out too but some can slip through by all accounts.

Wonka_2

DullGreyGuy said:

knightstyle said:

I got this on Facebook so probably too good to be true, If it is true what am I signing up for? NO I haven't given them my details!

The bags are actually auctioned here https://greasbys.co.uk/catalogue/ 

The suitcases only contain clothes, other things are taken out and auctioned seperately, and are only described as men, women or mixed. You don't get to see the content before bidding. By all accounts they go for nearer £15 each than £1.50. Obvious designer clothing is taken out too but some can slip through by all accounts.

We used to frequent it in the mid 2000's - there was a knack to recognising the bags belonging to people at the beginning, rather than end, of their trips (i,e, new, clean clothing). Bidding used to start at £5 and we could often clear £50 on a bag and it gave some fun, and some clothing for neighbours/friends etc together with a mornings entertainment watching the local 'characters' who subsequently featured in the TV programme.

Since then t'interweb has changed the dynamic so I'm not sure there's any bargains to be had there