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AIBU to think I've been scammed?

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Musicthegreatcommunicator · 11/08/2023 21:46

Husband and I have been talking about getting a small shed for the garden. Lo and behold, ads started appearing on my FB feed. There was one for a 6x4 plastic one for £40 including delivery. There were a couple of hundred comments all saying they'd received them and were happy, so I ordered one & paid for it. This was a few weeks ago.

Today I got a delivery. It was a gold coloured chain with a sun on it which opens up and inside it says "you are my sunshine".

I certainly haven't ordered it! Nothing on it to say where its from. Did an image search on it & saw a few results saying "ordered a shed got a necklace".

Please tell me I haven't been really daft/gullible! Have any of you lovely MNers received a £40 shed from FB??

OP posts:
FatCatBum · 11/08/2023 23:02

Motorcycleemptyness · 11/08/2023 22:10

This is very funny. I don’t understand why you would be sent a necklace though? Why wouldn’t they just send nothing at all? Can anyone explain?

love the idea of ‘you are my sunshine!’ from the scammers.

I ordered an expensive pillow and got a random crap belt, followed by half a ripped up notebook. It was only when I started commenting every time I saw the advert that a pillow finally arrived!

Thoughtful2355 · 11/08/2023 23:03

yes scammed, go to the bank. its a pretty usual scam

User63847484848 · 11/08/2023 23:05

Sadly you should never buy anything from a Facebook ad as the likelihood of a scam is so high.
disappointing that Facebook let it happen.

Soapyspuds · 11/08/2023 23:08

A 6x4 shed delivered for £40?

You thought that was genuine?

My brain is actually hurting right now.

Radiodread · 11/08/2023 23:11

This is really odd, as I have also seen lots of scam ads for sheds recently. Also other seasonal products like paddle boards and boats. In winter it is firewood. I think these scammers just fake advertise whatever they think people with money might be buying this month.

hope you get your money back :(

Daphnis156 · 11/08/2023 23:13

£40 for a shed?

Was it for a child?

If so you could give her the chain.

Amybelle88 · 11/08/2023 23:17

Soapyspuds · 11/08/2023 23:08

A 6x4 shed delivered for £40?

You thought that was genuine?

My brain is actually hurting right now.

Right?!

Yellowflower47 · 11/08/2023 23:17

It seems like you’ve been scammed unfortunately. A similar thing happened to my dad when he ordered something off a dodgy seller on eBay a few years back. He ordered a set of ladders and a little trinket worth about 20p turned up. Luckily he paid via PayPal so got a refund.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 11/08/2023 23:21

I'm not feeling much sympathy I'm afraid as thinking you could get a shed for £40 was ridiculous.

Pjmasksonrepeat · 11/08/2023 23:23

I was victim of a similar scam (though not for a shed). Got sent a fake gold ring instead of my item and paypal wouldn't refund as they had proof of shipping. Was also off an advert on facebook.

PriamFarrl · 11/08/2023 23:38

I don’t understand why they send anything at all though.

Soapyspuds · 12/08/2023 00:33

I don’t understand why they send anything at all though

Proof
of
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TimeToMoveIt · 12/08/2023 00:55

I've got one of those, my ds bought a load of them because he liked some if the other ones , well he thought his room mates would like the others and they came in a package.

Unless it's through PayPal I wouldn't buy off fb. That's stupidly cheap foe a shed though

ohsuzannah · 12/08/2023 00:55

Someone sent me the link. It was identical to a shed I'd been looking at on Wilko for £600!

TimeToMoveIt · 12/08/2023 00:57

Pjmasksonrepeat · 11/08/2023 23:23

I was victim of a similar scam (though not for a shed). Got sent a fake gold ring instead of my item and paypal wouldn't refund as they had proof of shipping. Was also off an advert on facebook.

Ahh so ypu can't even do it through PayPal then . What happens if you refuse delivery I wonder

Original poster
Musicthegreatcommunicator · 12/08/2023 07:07

Thanks for all the replies. Thinking about it now, I'm really amazed that I fell for it. When I hear others telling stories of similar scams I've always felt a bit smug that I wouldn't fall for it. They had so many comments saying that they'd received theirs. I clicked on a couple of the names & they seemed to be genuine FB accounts with a couple of hundred friends.

I paid by debit card, so I'm going to contact my bank right now. I'm worried that they now have my card details. I feel such a fool!

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PriamFarrl · 12/08/2023 08:10

Soapyspuds · 12/08/2023 00:33

I don’t understand why they send anything at all though

Proof
of
shipping

So why not send an empty box? They have proof of shipping but that will show the weight which is far too light to be a shed. So why bother sending anything?

PurpleGreenandWhiteAreTheNewPrimaryColours · 12/08/2023 08:14

Netaporter · 11/08/2023 22:26

@Musicthegreatcommunicator you won’t be able to claim under s75 as the amount is too low even if you paid on a credit card. These scammers aren’t daft ;-)

However thinking you were gonna get a brand new non-Barbie dream house-sized shed for £40 is another matter. Chalk it up to experience.

Is that the same as a chargeback? I recently successfully claimed for non delivery of goods around £30.

It wasn't a scam it was a well known company they just didn't send my item or respond to my emails.

Jifmicroliquid · 12/08/2023 08:17

Did you not think £40 for a shed was a bit, er, strange?

Yes you’ve been scammed.

thetimeisnow · 12/08/2023 08:19

Hi Op, I fell for it, too.
I did do a trust pilot check before, and it was positive. But it may be that the name and logo was very similar.

I don't usually fall for these things, but I was busy and rushed and didn't think about it.
Received a necklace.
They did reply to my emails, and I have asked for a refund, which they say are processing.

JustAnotherUsey · 12/08/2023 08:20

Similar happened to me. Ordered Xmas PJ's which were pretty cheap for whole family. I got a ring delivered instead. Cheap metal thing. Didn't bother trying to get money back as probably no chance of getting a refund!

xyz111 · 12/08/2023 09:12

Never buy anything from "companies" on Facebook! £40 for a shed was never going to materialise.

Netaporter · 12/08/2023 09:23

@PurpleGreenandWhiteAreTheNewPrimaryColours no. S75 claims are for Credit Cards not debit cards. The amount must be between £100 and £30,000. You don’t have to have put the whole sum on the cc, a part payment for something protects the whole cost of the goods/service but it must be a minimum of £100 paid.

Charge backs relate to bank Debit Cards.

Soapyspuds · 12/08/2023 14:29

So why not send an empty box? They have proof of shipping but that will show the weight which is far too light to be a shed. So why bother sending anything?

I do not know the details of the scam but at a guess given that there is no formal invoice, the seller will claim that the transaction was for whatever little trinket that they posted.

thetimeisnow · 16/08/2023 08:37

An update on my 'shed'

I have had a complete refund.

Lesson learnt!

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