help! is this a scam? i want a handbag :-P

Hello every one, i easily found this website on google, was one of the first sites to come up on my search, i browsed thru, not believing my eyes... these things were incredibly cheap and i started adding things to cart, it looks safe but before i put my details in i had second thoughts.... then i got this email:

Hi friend,

Thanks for you place an order from my website:www.ioffer.cc

Your order's order id is:201178016860

Total is:115.5 USD

Can you please pay for it now,You can pay by credit card,western union,moneygram or paypal.

Pay by paypal,my paypal e-mail is:

[email protected]


( Please don't put my website or order id in the payment.This is very important.
Please don't put any information on the payment,only put your shipping address.after you pay,we will send the order directly.)



Order over 190usd,Free shipping!

Best regards.


iiii know! wierd ay... is there some one that can check it out if its legit ill get a hanbag, if its not, i think they should be reported to prevent others from being scammed....

the web site is: www.ioffer.cc

they have thier names and addresses on the site when you click the about us link, im not too clued up with the net and he has spelling errors but that could just be cause he might not speak good english which is ok, i understand the stuff will be cheap knock-offs not too worried about that but i dont want to pay by paypal and never see my stuff or money as i work hard and get f'all money as it is lol
please help!!

Mandy

Hi mandy,
I had a quick look at the website. It has been around since 2008 which does not point to a scam.

However, on the "About us" page they say you can pay by bank transfer which the email you got didn't mention.

They give a hotmail contact email address - which is very strange. A legitimate business should have an address linked to their own site. And the PayPal email address is private and different again.

Worst of all, Western Union and Moneygram are not supposed to be used by businesses, it is for friends and relatives only.

Best case: You get faked brand goods which is illegal in many countries. Suppose the post office decides to check the content of your parcel?
Worst case: You are out of your money. I wouldn't take that risk.

Chinese website + Western Union/Moneygram = Counterfeit stuff. Definately stay away. I know people that got problems with customs when (unknowingly) purchasing fake items. You could be sued for importing counterfeit brand items, even if it is just one.

Hi mandy. Any online purchase is fraught with risk. May I suggest you purchase the item from your local hand bag shop/ shopping centre. A quick internet search shows too many scam hits for the above mentioned company. If I were to list all the warnings, my poor old computer would have a meltdown.
Because of your report, it will make it so easy for others to view and hopefully no-one has their fingers burnt.