Scam Site - MTB Warehouse

[Shebeen]

13 hours ago, Nick said:

As HenryS said, checkout links you to WhatsApp Web for payment. Avoid! 

Opens a chat to 0835197762. Also avoid.

pretty sure Gary doesn't live there.

[Nick]

8 minutes ago, Quagga said:

@Nick if you sure it is a scam site, why not report it to https://ispa.org.za/tdn/ with a take down notice?

Could do but I'm much more focussed on keeping my own site up than taking others down.

Facebook takes their money. For those who see it, it might be worth reporting it there too.

[Nick]

8 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

pretty sure Gary doesn't live there.

The name came to mind. In hindsight, I do feel bad throwing him under the bus.

[Quagga]

2 minutes ago, Nick said:

Could do but I'm much more focussed on keeping my own site up than taking others down.

Understand

 

But are you 100% sure it is a scam site? I mean you are saying publicly that it is.

[CraigCCW]

 

R60 000 bike for half price.........and the wrong picture.

Edited February 2, 2022 by CraigCCW

[Nick]

6 minutes ago, Quagga said:

Understand

 

But are you 100% sure it is a scam site? I mean you are saying publicly that it is.

There is general consensus that it is a scam. That is enough for me to make an attempt to remove any ambiguity should someone come looking with the same question.

I'll deal with the defamation suit when it comes.

[Matt]

2 hours ago, Quagga said:

I called the number. 

Guy answered and said I am welcome to go the warehouse where one can view the bikes and buy if you like

How can scott say it is a scam site? 

The guy did not sound like a scammer at all, maybe there spelling mistakes on their website but it seems fixed now.

@Matt maybe you want to look into these aligations on bikehub, just now it is not a scam site?

Not sure how much sarcasm was injected here, but as @Nick has expressed there are just too many red flags on this one and we're happy to take the risk of calling this a scam outright. 

Don't be too trusting of a "guy on the phone". 99% of the scams reported on Bike Hub are for a deal that's a little too good to be true, but the seller (a newbie on Bike Hub), "sounded like a lekker oke on the phone". Social engineering is all part of their game now. 

[Headshot]

I see a few sales have reduced stock to only 97 or 98 in the case of some models 🙂 

[Trashy]

1 minute ago, Headshot said:

I see a few sales have reduced stock to only 97 or 98 in the case of some models 🙂 

Better act now, before you lose out!

[OVERDRIVE]

6 hours ago, TheoG said:

Or maybe it is and he rob you of your wallet, car etc when you meet him there ....  ?

Edit:  Anyone living in Pta brave enough to go check it out?

 

 

Bit far to see UDs? 

  

 

[Robbie Stewart]

7 hours ago, fanievb said:

👆, 👇

I dunno what your post is about. All I see is this and some blurred out of focus bits . . .

[ChrisF]

34 minutes ago, OVERDRIVE said:

 

 

Bit far to see UDs? 

  

 

 

Has anybody contacted this company and asked if they know anything about this ?

 

It is most probably a scam ..... BUT, maybe the bosses son is doing a start-up .....  (OKAY, the wrong pics, absurd stock levels etc all screams SCAM)

 

THIS owner may well take exception to his site being linked to a potential scam and get all over Afrihost .....

[ChrisF]

5 hours ago, CraigCCW said:

 

R60 000 bike for half price.........and the wrong picture.

 

MERIDA's new offering looks remarkably similar to the new SCOTT .... 

[Skubarra]

3 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

Has anybody contacted this company and asked if they know anything about this ?

 

It is most probably a scam ..... BUT, maybe the bosses son is doing a start-up .....  (OKAY, the wrong pics, absurd stock levels etc all screams SCAM)

 

THIS owner may well take exception to his site being linked to a potential scam and get all over Afrihost .....

Maybe call or send them an email, point them to this thread and ask for comment?

As admin pointed out, there are more than enough red flags here, don't think we need to wait for someone to be scammed to raise the alarm

Edited February 2, 2022 by Skubarra

[HenryS]

Someone has done something to the site and it's no longer accessible. It may have been Afrihost responding to reports of it being a scam.

[BaGearA]

7 hours ago, Quagga said:

Understand

 

But are you 100% sure it is a scam site? I mean you are saying publicly that it is.

are you preparing A case or something ?