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Anyone use this website? Prices are too good to be true

  • 13-09-2010 12:18pm
    #1
    rochefan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    Came across this website, its an Indonesian site and the google description says it’s a wholesaler. The prices are unreal so they could be wholesale prices or a scam, has anyone used it?
    www.gotimai.com


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  • #2
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    You'd have to be pretty gullible to fall for this one...


  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,143 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Mentioned here.

    I'd stay well clear if the weightweenies aren't even chancing it.


  • #4
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,513 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Awful attempt of a website, their contact e-mail address is @gmail.com, they could atleast try to use sales@domain.com

    If something is too good to be true then it is in the vast majority of cases especially when your credit card is involved


  • #5
    neris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,069 ✭✭✭✭neris


    $1250 for a TT bike? Scam.


  • #6
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    neris wrote: »
    $1250 for a TT bike? Scam.

    Their entire front page only has TT bikes (ok, and a couple of DH frames). Is that an implicit suggestion that triathletes are more gullible than roadies?

    I think so.


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  • #7
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,037 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    rochefan wrote: »
    Came across this website, its an Indonesian site and the google description says it’s a wholesaler.
    alarm_bells_small.jpg

    These'd clearly ring out! ;)


  • #8
    Zorba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭Zorba


    And if the deal seems too good to be true well then it probably is.


  • #9
    griffin100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,993 ✭✭✭griffin100


    At those prices I'm thinking of flying over to have a look and bringing a few bikes back with me - anyone else interested? We could make a fortune;)


  • #10
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    Cabaal wrote: »
    If something is too good to be true then it is in the vast majority of cases especially when your credit card is involved

    I'd be surprised if they took CC. I found a similar site recently and as was pointed out, CC payments are fairly secure but I'd say if you went to order here they take bake transfer or Western Union only.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #11
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,143 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Captain Havoc wrote: »
    CC payments are fairly secure but I'd say if you went to order here they take bake transfer or Western Union only.

    Payment by cake?


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  • #12
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    Lumen wrote: »
    Payment by cake?

    I meant bank, I was probably thinking about cake at the time though. I generally think about cake every six seconds.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #13
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    I think about something else every six seconds


  • #14
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,143 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    el tonto wrote: »
    I think about something else every six seconds

    What it would be like to be Mario Cipollini?


  • #15
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    No but Mario probably thinks about it too ;)


  • #16
    BoReenberg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭BoReenberg


    WARNING TO ALL

    I have 2 months ago placed a order and made a money transfer after mailing back and forth for about a month. I was then 95% convinced that they were real.... BUT NO... :-/

    I have heard NOTHING afterwards even though I wrote them several times...not even a short reply and before the money transfer they replied the same day (no I know it was to ¨"convince" me to do the money transfer and after that they have successed and no reason to answer)
    SO DO NOT BE AS STUPID AS ME....... GOTIMAI SPORT IS NOT A SERIOUS COMPANY.!!!!!!

    Regards
    THE STUPID ONE


  • #17
    72hundred
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭72hundred


    How does one go about flagging a fake website? I remember google were running some service like that if you caught a fake website via one of their search results.


  • #18
    anoble66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭anoble66


    To start with, I think the best bet for Ireland is:-

    Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation
    Address:Harcourt Square, Dublin 2

    Telephone:+353 1 666 3776


    You can also report internet fraud to the Met Internet Fraud team and the FBI's Internet Fraud team. I have done that in the past.

    To the guy above - if you come across a website that only accepts western union, alarm bells should be ringing. Western Union will provide no come back against fraud and leave it to the individual to vet the legitimacy of the person they are transferring the money too - hence why a lot of scam websites will use them....not sure how western union get away with this cr@p to be honest.


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