Tag Archives: Buyer

BEWARE OF CAROUSELL SCAMMER, TAKE MONEY BUT FAIL TO DELIVER OR REPLY

A netizen warned Carousell buyers to be careful of a seller who cheated her friend of $200. Her friend had wanted to buy a fish tank from the seller, who asked to pay $150 before the meet up. In subsequent exchanges, the scammer did not reply even though the buyer kept pressing him to deliver the item and to do a refund.

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MORE THAN 40 PPL CHEATED BY PAYPAL SCAM

More than 40 people have been cheated by a PayPal scam which involves fake buyers sending fake emails to pretend that they have paid for the items. The emails reportedly looked legitimate as it seemed to have come from PayPal and other reputable banks. In some cases, they cheated people of fake "admin fees" to activate their PayPal accounts in order for them to receive payment. Victims of the scam did not receive a single cent. The SPF is warning everyone to always seek official verification by logging in to their PayPal accounts first, rather than opening attachments in emails or freely giving out their credit card details.

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RAYA COOKIE MAKCIK RAGES AFTER BEING WRONGLY ACCUSED OF CHEATING

What started out as a simple cookie order has become a thunderstorm this Hari Raya. According to a Facebook post by Hashidah Yusof, a Hari Raya cookie seller had acted dishonestly by delivering her Raya cookies late, forgetting part of her order and then turned unresponsive when she demanded a refund of $38. The post went viral among the community after it was posted on the Halal Food Delivery Facebook group - it has since been taken down.

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