Cheap kayak sale websites that are actually scams

There are several websites advertising very low prices for new kayaks; they are scams.  I had posted a couple of links in another thread; I won't repost here. 

Their price is like $300 for something that is typically $800-900, then when you enter credit card to buy, nothing happens.  In reality, the scammer already harvested the credit card number and attempts to put charges on the card.

Be very careful.

Separate note - Citibank is very good at detecting unusual activities and they stopped all fraudulent charges attempted on my card, while letting my real charges through.  Wells Fargo on the other hand......

So many scam sites, they are just too easy to make these days.  Even ads on reputable platforms can be complete scams.  Worse yet is what happens to seniors time and time again being scammed by phone or mail.  Glad they didn't get anything from you.  I just always believe if it's too good to be true, it's definitely a scam. 

Thank you for the tip and reminder

Scammer payback is a fun YouTube channel to waste some time…

Scammer payback is a fun YouTube channel to waste some time…

I always wonder if those are real.

It’s a scammer’s paradise!

We used to have ridiculous things show up on our credit card statements, like purchases of laptops shipped to Russia. It was easy to dispute those charges, and we never lost any money. Credit card companies are a lot better at spotting those kinds of things today. Even really small charges sometimes get flagged, as thieves will use those just to verify that the card will work.

The most brazen fraud I’ve ever had to deal with was when someone submitted a tax return in my name, claiming a big refund. The IRS rejected it. Shortly thereafter, I got a call from an FBI agent in Omaha who works on such fraud cases. Ironically, he knew of my sister, who is a CPA at a large midwestern accounting firm based in Omaha…

I got a charge once on credit card, like $3.73 for black lace panties from China.  Bank deleted no problem.  Four months later guess what arrived at the house?  Yup, black lace panties.

TMI...they were way too small for me.

Bouché

Guy's,
 I'm retired now but when i was in Tech I worked for mostly security companies. One way to tell if a site is a scam for sure is when you look at your browser title up where it makes the connection look to see if it says https:// in the header if it does it's a secure site and they have to have the DNS credentials on file. If it simply say http: then it's not legit, the S is the key indicating it's a secured site.

I got a charge once on credit card, like $3.73 for black lace panties from China.  Bank deleted no problem.  Four months later guess what arrived at the house?  Yup, black lace panties.

TMI...they were way too small for me.

Bouché

Hey no judgement here ….live and let live…

Should have tried um on and sold them as used on ebay with a signed pic of yourself. Im interested. 

Guy's,
 I'm retired now but when i was in Tech I worked for mostly security companies. One way to tell if a site is a scam for sure is when you look at your browser title up where it makes the connection look to see if it says https:// in the header if it does it's a secure site and they have to have the DNS credentials on file. If it simply say http: then it's not legit, the S is the key indicating it's a secured site.

Yes, pay close attention on http sites.  Definitely don't put any personal info in there. On the flip side, https doesn't necessarily  mean it's a legitimate site. It's too easy for scammers to get a certificate to put up a https site, these days.

Honestly, I didn't want to say anything back then but you were posting a lot of questionable websites.  I mean, it really doesn't take much to figure out that a suspicious website is offering you a deal of a lifetime, and you go ahead and put in your credit number?  Did it really take all this to figure out there are scam sites out there?

You sound old enough to know the old saying, if its too good to be true, it usually is.  If you keep scraping the internet for deals that no other shop is able to offer, you only end finding these scam sites.  Them stealing your CC info is the least of your worries, imagine what could be on your computer/phone, continuing to steal info without you even knowing.