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Fifa 15 coins purchase

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  • 14-02-2015 4:54pm
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    tommartyn
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    Just a warning for parents in particular. My teenage son asked me to use my card to buy him Fifa15 coins through a website. Not sure I should name it but I can if necessary. I was suspicious as the site looks amateurish and the English in it is appalling.

    He assured me his pals had used it so I went ahead. The site has a paypal payment system thankfully and I used paypal to pay. I got confirmation from Paypal that payment had been made. The site promised these coins on his XBOX account within minutes.

    Of course nothing arrived and instead the following morning I got an email from the site asking me to send them a copy of my passport and driving licence so they could "verify" to Paypal that it was the correct person who had made payment. Again the English was appalling.

    I contacted Paypal and got a refund. But I think people should be careful. This is to me a very clear hamfisted attempt to fool people into giving out details.


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    #2
    TimeToShine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭TimeToShine


    Actually FIFA have their own website for selling coins. Your son tried to use a third party site to get them which is apparently illegal. They cost a small fortune legitimately so I see the point but if you aren't relatively tech savvy I wouldn't go near them.


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    Liamalone
    Registered Users Posts: 4,960 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    I'm nearly sure that there is no legitimate coin selling website. I've never heard of any.


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