No, these bracelets won’t save sea turtles: How online scammers abuse charities

Where exactly do bracelets come from? The products you order from Ocean Club from Ocean love they usually cost between 15 and 40 euros each. But come on Chinese e-commerce sites like Alibaba, AliExpress or Shein, the same bracelets can be found for pennies.

It is usually not the case that the false nature organization first buys a stock and then sells it at a higher price. Most commonly used is ‘drop off delivery‘. When you order and pay for a turtle bracelet from scammers, they’ll send it to you directly through a platform like AliExpress.

This makes it virtually impossible to exercise your right of withdrawal or make a complaint if you do not receive anything in the mail.