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    • 11
      Nov
      2024
    • Posted by
      Anita Wright
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      No Comments on How I got scammed on a fake fashion website and what you need to do to avoid doing the same thing
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    How I got scammed on a fake fashion website and what you need to do to avoid doing the same thing

    An ad for a gorgeous cashmere jumper flashed up on my Facebook feed…apparently there was a closing down sale for Velora London in Covent Garden which was run by two sisters – and I fell for this fake scam sob story as did many others: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/velora-london.com

    Beware that these sites are scam sites: https://velora-london.co.uk/ and https://velora-london.com and check the bottom of my post for more from the same family of scammers!

    What they do is:

    1. Show gorgeous items, eg made of cashmere. Say they are closing down, so you feel that you will miss out. You are sucked in, and they take your order

    2. They won’t let you cancel once you realise it’s a scam site – in my case 2 hours, so there is no way, they couldn’t cancel that!

    3. They …

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