To think I have been conned!

[Fiona4545]

I brought some (very cheap) Ralph Lauren clothing from a website that said it was an outlet. I paid then on my statement it shows as Beijing and I have had no shipping info (only ordered 40 hours ago). I had a confirmation email from some place called "win". Have I been stupidly conned?!

[DoctorFunkenstein]

Oh FFS

the OP didn't realise it was fake at the time. She realised it might be on examining her statement later and on receiving no shipping information, plus a strange order confirmation.

What has she done to deserve being called 'dishonest'?

[DoctorFunkenstein]

Now I remember why I had AIBU hidden...damn 'trending' for sending me here

[FeelsLikeHome123]

Flag it with your credit card company as a fraud query so they can investigate. My bank ring me to confirm transactions if there is any 'strange' transaction on my account.

[mileend2bermondsey]

Must say I also agree with Constance

OP was presumably not buying from a reputable Ralph Lauren retailer, getting the goods at a heavily discounted price and didnt for a second think - hang on, is this counterfeit? If it seems too good to be true . . .

[DoctorFunkenstein]

So you wouldn't buy anything from a site saying it was a Smeg, or Barbour outlet? Such sites do exist and among them are the genuine article.

It can be hard to discriminate.

[choccywoccywoowah]

Constance you sound awful. Especially with the spelling /grammar correction at the end. Does that make you feel really superior that you know the correct words to use? Clever girl!

[sportinguista]

I got conned with a similar sort of thing, cheap converse. Ordered 2 pairs, took ages to get anything arrived from China. Not even the styles I ordered and random sizes. I was able to claim via chargeback as I used debit card. If you did the same you'll need to wait, prove you've made reasonable steps to ask for refunds and ask for goods to be collected (if you've received them at all!), then ask your bank for the relevant forms, submit evidence such as emails etc and then they approach the recipients bank and ask for the money back.

I am very tech savvy but the website was very believeable. If in doubt use scamadviser to find risk factors etc.

Hope you get your money back.

[Fiona4545]

This escalated quickly
I didn't realise (and don't know if they are still) counterfeit.
This is the link www.ralphlaurenpololine.com/
It claims its 100% genuine but who knows till/if it arrives.

[MistressMia]

Classy site.......Clearly genuine.

Don't worry at all OP. I'm sure Ralph himself will be delivering your goods personally.

[MatildaTheCat]

I bought some boots recently which turned out to be shipped from abroad ( very, very hidden in the small print). I was pleased with the boots but less pleased with the fact that I had to pay a customs fee before they were released for delivery to me.

Hope you don't have that in addition to crap fakes, OP.

[Casimir]

Bought lots of stuff from China. Good value and arrives faster than local.
Amazed at the world we live in.

[Fiona4545]

No need to be bitchy about it. I'm not a Ralph Lauren fan it's for teenage DD the top looked the same when I compared on line.

[Fiona4545]

Thanks for the advice regarding getting refunds if needed (which I'm still hoping I won't !).

[lifesalongsong]

I think this sentence from the link you posted is a bit of a giveaway tbh

"Welcome To Our Ralph Lauren Online Outlet Store. For lawful rights and interests of extensive consumer of guarantee, our company ensures that what be sold a product is genuine quality products without exception. Please Enjoy Your Shopping . 100% Imported cotton."

Unless maybe they are speaking pirate - what be sold ooh arr

[nancy75]

this bit at the bottom of the home page is a bit of a giveaway
Welcome To Our Ralph Lauren Online Outlet Store. For lawful rights and interests of extensive consumer of guarantee, our company ensures that what be sold a product is genuine quality products without exception. Please Enjoy Your Shopping . 100% Imported cotton.

I think the real Ralph Lauren site probably has a slightly better standard of English

[Fiona4545]

Yep think I got over excited and acted a bit foolishly .

[nancy75]

x post!

[Fluffy24]

I think the old adage 'if it seems to good to be true it probably is' applies...

[MistressMia]

the top looked the same when I compared on line

Because stealing photo's from genuine sites is not really a thing.

And screen & photo resolution is of course sharp enough to be able to say for certain that its definitely the real deal.

Its just the English that's a bit dodgy but what's the big deal about that ?

After all brought/ bought, sentence construction, grammar all unimportant. What really matters is having a logo.

[ConstanceMarkYaBitch]

It's not hard to discriminate, really. That site is riddled with poor spelling, and badly translated language. (Welcome To Our Ralph Lauren Online Outlet Store. For lawful rights and interests of extensive consumer of guarantee, our company ensures that what be sold a product is genuine quality products without exception.) It's hard not to notice.

Never mind that it's selling so called designer items for less than 1/10th of the regular price, and its a free-site built page, and the first person language "If you're unhappy for any reason contact ME etc", "I never disclose your private information".

Also, pretty sure Ralph Lauren or other legit retailers don't accept payments via Western Union!

Lesson learned, anyway. For OP, and anyone else looking at this, have a closer look at a site before you give them any details. Scammers aren't generally very good at the details and give themselves away a hundred times over. If in doubt, don't pay.

[ChazsBrilliantAttitude]

Here are some details I found when I looked up the web address on whois

Domain Name: RALPHLAURENPOLOLINE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1969841334DOMAINCOM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar URL: //www.publicdomainregistry.com
Updated Date: 2015-10-19T03:41:51Z
Creation Date: 2015-10-19T03:41:50Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2016-10-19T03:41:50Z
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar IANA ID: 303
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: wangcheng
Registrant Organization: wang cheng
Registrant Street: Beijing City, Shijingshan District
Registrant City: Beijing
Registrant State/Province: Beijing
Registrant Postal Code: 100053
Registrant Country: CN
Registrant Phone: +86.01068881351
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: @qq.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: wangcheng
Admin Organization: wang cheng
Admin Street: Beijing City, Shijingshan District
Admin City: Beijing
Admin State/Province: Beijing
Admin Postal Code: 100053
Admin Country: CN
Admin Phone: +86.01068881351
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: @qq.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: wangcheng
Tech Organization: wang cheng
Tech Street: Beijing City, Shijingshan District
Tech City: Beijing
Tech State/Province: Beijing
Tech Postal Code: 100053
Tech Country: CN
Tech Phone: +86.01068881351
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: @qq.com
Name Server: f1g1ns1.dnspod.net
Name Server: f1g1ns2.dnspod.net
DNSSEC:Unsigned
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: @publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1-2013775952
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: wdprs.internic.net/

Last update of WHOIS database: 2015-11-05T21:35:52+0000Z

[Fiona4545]

Wow what does all that mean ?!

I might contact bank and ask them to cancel. Lesson learnt

[Fiona4545]

I am quite severely dyslexic spelling is not a strength of mine , as others have noted!

[ChazsBrilliantAttitude]

What it means is that the website is owned by someone in the Shijingshan District of Beijing. It is not likely to be a genuine outlet of Ralph Lauren.

If you type whois i.e. who is into Google you will find websites where you can search to see who owns a domain name / website. If you get a website address you don't know or are suspicious about its another route to check out the site. If you'd known that the site was based in China I assume you wouldn't have made the purchase.