FROM The situation with rising prices and fears of shortages of certain food products in stock exchanges, markets and shops is clearly giving rise to a new type of fraud, reports NOVA.
There are dozens of victims of the scheme with fake ads, it is clear from the forums on social networks. The alleged traders offer oil at attractive prices in groups for sale on social networks and on free classified sites.
However, in order to receive the profitable product – consumers must send a deposit or costs for delivery and transport by bank transfer, it is clear from the signals. After the translations, however, the phantom merchants stopped picking up their phones and the connection was cut off. And consumers were left empty-handed.
Are there no oil in the market?
“Sunflower oil at a low price and delivery to an address throughout the country.” A few days ago, Sofia Georgieva from Zlatograd came across the attractive ad. The offer opens in a shopping group on Facebook.
“We saw an ad for oil at 2.70 – which was a good price for us, as it is currently over BGN 5-6. And we decided to take advantage of this ad,” says Sofia Georgieva.
According to the offer: the oil is available in packs of 1 and 10 liters. And for ordering and delivery a phone number is left.
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“I called the number in the ad, I contacted a woman – I wanted to send me 2 stacks of oil, but she told me that the quantities should be over 100 liters. And I told her – well – I’ll contact you again in a little while – if I can find people. “
Sofia quickly managed to collect orders from other families and called again to buy 136 liters of oil.
“This time a man called me – and I said the liters I want. But he told me that there was one condition – to first transfer BGN 35 for transportation, for delivery to the given place – by bank transfer to another name. And he asked me how long it would take me to transfer the money. I told them – from half to an hour.
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However – the payment of part of the amount in advance, doubts Sofia Georgieva. And he asks for another type of payment to have the oil delivered.
“I asked him if we could pay for the travel with the delivery – and he said, ‘No, no. This is how we work – first to transfer the money and prepare the documents for the oil “. And I told him: “Will I buy a house or just oil – what documents are we talking about” and I closed. “
Basic food prices have risen again
Then he decided to check the dealer of cheap oil in the forums on the Internet. So she understands that she was really just one step away from becoming a victim of fraud. However, dozens of people who had ordered cheap oil had already fallen into the trap of the alleged traders, Sofia says. For days after sending part of the amount or delivery fee, the bargains never came. And the merchant’s phone was already off.
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