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lindysalsagal

(22,999 posts) Mon Nov 6, 2023, 11:55 AM Nov 2023

Beware of a facebook scam: Coldwatercreek clearance sale

You can still go to the real site and it's perfectly safe, but there's a facebook clearance sale that is fake and yet totally convincing. Full catalogue of all the regular images and colors and sizes and even the email replies and shipping stuff. Except that none of it is real and it's out of hong kong.

If you fell for it, go to your credit card immediately and dispute it. Mine refunded me instantly. They know all about it.

Now I know to go to the real site and not follow a link.....

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Beware of a facebook scam: Coldwatercreek clearance sale (Original Post) lindysalsagal Nov 2023 OP

Good advice. I don't trust ads on Facebook; if I see something interesting Ocelot II Nov 2023 #1

I get a similar vibe from Bed, Bath, and Beyond "clearance sales" on FB Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2023 #2

Same here. BBB scam ad. I got a refund pretty quickly CurtEastPoint Nov 2023 #4

Yeah, I got that one in my feed, as well. GoCubsGo Nov 2023 #5

I lost only $35 dollars when I ordered a surplus laptop from facebook, when they sent me a link for tracking kimbutgar Nov 2023 #3

I've seen several of these Bayard Nov 2023 #6

The Coldwater Creek store at Tacoma Mall closed down a few years ago. Aristus Nov 2023 #7

Ocelot II

(131,252 posts)

1. Good advice. I don't trust ads on Facebook; if I see something interesting

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 12:02 PM

Nov 2023

I go directly to the advertiser's web site. Even if the Facebook ad is real, if you buy anything through that ad Facebook makes money and you end up besieged with even more ads.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

2. I get a similar vibe from Bed, Bath, and Beyond "clearance sales" on FB

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 12:05 PM

Nov 2023

CurtEastPoint

(20,098 posts)

4. Same here. BBB scam ad. I got a refund pretty quickly

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 12:40 PM

Nov 2023

GoCubsGo

(35,006 posts)

5. Yeah, I got that one in my feed, as well.

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 12:50 PM

Nov 2023

It seemed kind of hinkey, so I googled it separately from FB. One of the first things that showed up was "BBB is now at Overstock.com." That's all I needed to know about whoever put up this ad. They weren't Overstock.com.

I got the Coldwater Creek one, as well. I hit the "X" on that one.

kimbutgar

(27,560 posts)

3. I lost only $35 dollars when I ordered a surplus laptop from facebook, when they sent me a link for tracking

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 12:22 PM

Nov 2023

It was a bogus link. I will never buy from a Facebook ad again, that said if I see an interesting item I’ll go to eBay and buy it a lot more cheaply!

Bayard

(30,295 posts)

6. I've seen several of these

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 01:22 PM

Nov 2023

You know its a scam when they're advertising outrageously low prices.

Aristus

(72,528 posts)

7. The Coldwater Creek store at Tacoma Mall closed down a few years ago.

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 01:25 PM

Nov 2023

I think it was because Mrs. Aristus had bought their entire stock.

It sure seemed that way. We had to turn a spare bedroom into a walk-in closet for all of her clothes.

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