With the rise of digital media and technology, the number of online scams using innovative techniques such as romance scams as well as commission-based part-time jobs has increased.
Recently, a Malaysian woman shared how she got scammed after unknowingly buying a pair of branded sandals on a fake website.
In her tweet, Sueanna explained that she believes the website is legit. “It was too good to be true.”
“There were a lot of RED FLAGS that I didn’t notice. I was just being too stupid.
She allegedly bought a pair of Dr Marten sandals for Raya from a website that she first thought it was legit.
⚠️ I just got scammed. I wanted to buy a pair of Dr Marten sandals for Raya. I thought the website was legit. It was too good to be true.
DO NOT BUY from
martensmalaysla(.)comThere were a lot of 🚩RED FLAGS🚩 that I didn’t notice. I was just too stupid. pic.twitter.com/gEO4p96ZwG
— ꜱᴜᴇᴀɴɴᴀᴊᴏᴇ 〄 🏴☠️️ (@sueannajoe_) March 22, 2022
She then listed all the ‘red flags’ she didn’t realize at first but didn’t find out until later.
She explained that the email she received was weird and that the website name, wasn’t even Malaysia but Malaysla with a lowercase letter L.
1. The email I received was weird
2. The name of the website, not even Malaysia but MalaysIa with a lowercase L 🤦🏻♀️
3. The links refer to the site when it is supposed to be other sites
4. Social media links just go to the login page
5. Website SMS to Approve Transaction Goes Elsewhere pic.twitter.com/cR4wVlhzc0— ꜱᴜᴇᴀɴɴᴀᴊᴏᴇ 〄 🏴☠️️ (@sueannajoe_) March 22, 2022
In addition, the links to which were supposed to refer to other sites were does not work and only links to the original site.
“The social media links just go to the login page and the website SMS to approve the transaction goes somewhere else,” she said.
How did it happen
Sueanna explained that she actually visited the physical store when she was in London. “Then at that point my card was rejected because the system was down. I had to go back, so whatever,” she said.
She then checked the online store and found the website that sold the shoes very cheaply. “In my head, oh maybe an online promo. Why the whyyyy,” she added.
She urged netizens not to be reckless and stupid like her. “The website seemed pretty darn legit. But yeah, so many red flags. I don’t usually buy clothes online, I prefer physical stores. I guess it’s not my rezeki. Eh. Bye, I want to go cry about my stupidity.
Similar websites
In a follow-up tweet, Sueanna explained that she found a Reddit page from 2 years ago of users complaining about fake websites “sell” Dr Martens shoes.
Read this on Reddit. Similar, but this one was tricky because the website name sounded legit. I didn’t realize the I and L
I tried to contact them through the website, enter and error. So here is. 🙃 pic.twitter.com/8MB8P3rxyc
— ꜱᴜᴇᴀɴɴᴀᴊᴏᴇ 〄 🏴☠️️ (@sueannajoe_) March 22, 2022
What’s worse is that the scam doesn’t seem to be restricted to Dr Martens products. Netizens shared that there are many more fraudulent websites claiming to be major international brands.
“Be careful. Looks like there are more and more fake websites like this. They target famous brands that don’t have an official store in Malaysia,” one user commented.
Have you ever been the victim of such a scam? Let us know in the comments.
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