Paradox London: Overpriced at Mall vs. Online Discount

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Why is the same product priced differently at the mall and online?

Today, I went to Paradox London at Dolmen Mall, Karachi. The first thing I noticed was that the saleslady was talking excessively and trying to forcefully sell items by claiming that they would give me an extra discoun. Anyway, I purchased a sandal there for Rs. 16,799, but as soon as I reached home and checked the price on their official website, it was listed as Rs. 14,249. The lady said she gave me a discount on an already discounted item, but she didn’t. It was such a confusing experience.

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

Body Shop Pakistan:

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I ordered some products online from a body shop a few days back and look what they sent, an expired smelly foundation whose picture tells it’s condition, the other two product batches showing manufacturing of 2022 and January 2023, and the jars were already opened means expired bottles, no one is replying on email now and no exchange policy at store. Can someone guide me now on how to exchange these products from them and tag Body Shop here?

sending us expired products at this high price, and with this international name, Body Shop Pakistan should be ashamed of themselves—the Bodyshop.

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

Preet Pret Fraud: Defective Dress & Ignored Complaints

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I received a damaged dress from Preet Pret. The dress is misprinted and wholes are in the dupatta not pico as well, so I complained about my dress to exchange or refund my money, but no one took response. Then I did comments on their page with the dress photos, but they deleted all my comments. Such a shame and fraud. Please don’t waste money, very bad experience. They remove all the bad comments from their side to make people fool. Shame shame shame

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

Pezwaan Scam: Poor Quality & No Customer Support

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I have ordered this viral article from #pezwaan today, and it comes out like this, costing me around 6k, and it’s not worthy of 3k..dopta is burnt at the corner, trousers have some sticky marks, very light stuff, and even no overlock in the trousers and very bad quality.. Kindly all report their page as much as u can. Because they’re not replying, also their helpline number is off… It’s a total scam. They send original products only to the influencer to make us fool.

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

Sastaticket.pk Refund Delay:

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Sastaticket.pk booked a ticket on sastaticket which I had to cancel due to visa problem. My ticket was refundable. I cancelled my ticket on the 10th March Monday. Sastaticket has advertised on their app that refund is issued within 48 hours(a screenshot attached) but when I asked them to refund my ticket, they gave me different timelines from 7 to 10 days and in one msg even up to 25 days for refund. How fair is that? If they cannot refund within 48 hours, then why have they mentioned it in their app.? Very unprofessional and misleading. Through this noble forum of VOC I request higher authorities in the static ticket to plz look into this and issue refund asap.

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for;
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

Received Faulty Light-Up Shoes

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I ordered a pair of shoe from bata and they delivered it after a week and the problem is that one shoe is lightening but the other shoe is not lightening . I complain to bata by email about this issue but no reply and also no one is picking call on given number. How can I wear shoe like this .

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

The Lavender Town Scam:

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My friend ordered a deal for me, including a cake bouquet and a basket worth 6000. Upon changing the from milky mat cake to the lotus and including 3 chocolates, he made a total of 7500 which was completely advance. And also the delivery charges were separated.

1. Their account was disabled a day before and all chats disappeared

2. Cake remained the same, after charging more, he sent the same cake Milky Mat instead of Lotus

3. Basket items were totally different and did not include chocolates for which he charged extra

4. After reaching out, he started ignoring messages

5. Helium balloon 1x, a candle, and 2 cards were also missing

I searched them on voc and also saw their posts related to them where they also ruined the things, but the thing was my friend had sent him advance a month before which was totally not refundable, whereas all businesses cut 10% when customer cancels the order.

I do not have old chats as their account was disabled.

Mainly, I got to know from the rider that they are literally the scammers. As the basket was the only thing they sent from Lahore, and the cake, the bouquet was purchased from my own city, Gujranwala

Delivery charges were 550, and the total cost of the order was 7500. Anyone please tell me if this is worth it in 7500 [Milky Mat cake, bouquet, 2 helium balloons, basket including 3 layers of 30rs. 2x you chocolate a small cake and small juice of fruita vitals]

Their Insta Profile link:- https://www.instagram.com/thelavendertown_?igsh=MXgxZDJxc2gweWhtNQ==

Username :- thelavendertown_

He can reply to me anywhere in this post or in his story, if I’m wrong.

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!

Overseas Client Duped

How an Overseas Client Duped Me for an Assignment”

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I got scammed in Ramadan.

A person from Australia texted me on Messenger, saying that he needed an assignment done and had to submit it on Monday. On Friday, he sent Rs. 1,080 to my account as an advance, while the total amount was Rs. 10,000.

I will hide his name and number in the post because I have heard that in this group, no one can reveal anyone’s identity.

Continuing the story-I took the Rs. 1,080 and told him that I thought he would send half the amount as an advance, but he only sent Rs. 1,080. He said he would send the rest after the assignment was completed.

The assignment was very lengthy, so I worked on it for three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), more than 15 hours in total. Finally, on Sunday, I completed the assignment and sent it to him on WhatsApp.

When I asked for the remaining amount, he blocked me on WhatsApp and stopped replying on Messenger. You can see the screenshots. This is the state of people-even while sitting in Australia, they still scam others. Really, really disappointed.

How to Identify Fake Shopping Websites?

If you’re planning to buy something online, here are a few warning signs to look out for:
✔ Unverified Website – Always check if the website is official by visiting the brand’s social media pages or official website.
✔ Too-Good-To-Be-True Discounts – If the price seems too low, it’s likely a scam.
✔ No Customer Support – Fake websites often do not have a working phone number or email.
✔ Poor Website Design – Look for spelling mistakes, poor-quality images, and an unprofessional layout.
✔ Check Reviews – Search for customer feedback on Facebook groups, Google Reviews, or Trustpilot.

What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed?

🔹 Report the Website – If you come across a scam website, report it to consumer protection authorities in your country.
🔹 Warn Others – Share your experience in online forums or Facebook groups to alert potential victims.
🔹 Dispute the Payment – If you paid via credit/debit card, contact your bank to dispute the transaction.
🔹 Avoid Shopping Without Research – Always buy from trusted retailers and verify authenticity before making payments.

Final Thoughts

This case is a reminder that online shoppers need to be extra cautious. Fake shopping websites are on the rise, and scammers are getting more sophisticated. Always double-check before placing an order to avoid disappointment and financial loss.

Have you ever experienced an online shopping scam? Share your story in the comments!