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by BojanI Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:23 am
Hey guys, yesterday I made a thread at Yahoo answers, asking is this website scam or not and one member gave me a link to this website and also said to me that the website I'm asking for is fake. So I just wanted to get some more answers and decided to post my question here.

Quote from Yahoo answers:

Hey guys,

I'm looking to buy some Adidas trainers, and I found this website which has the shoes I'm looking for + they offer free shipping. Has anyone of you got experience with this website, and would you recommend to use it or not?

Website link:
http://www.sale-adidas-shoes.com/

Also, do you know any other shops that offer free shipping worldwide?


Greetings,
Bojan
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by Arnold Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:04 am
Welcome to Scamwarners. It's a typical Chinese site, and you'll get cheap goods at best. Nothing at all at worst. Avoid.
Domain name: sale-adidas-shoes.com

Registrant Contact:
Caroline Cook
Caroline Cook
+86.01085802799 fax: +86.01085802799
Haidian HuangZhuang
Beijing beijing 100000
CN

Created: 2010-09-25
Expires: 2011-09-25

And the site makes this totally false statement.
Western Union is often faster, easier and more secure than conventional payment methods.

by BojanI Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:27 am
Thanks a lot, they told me to avoid this website on some other forums too, so I'll listen to your advice and try to find other shop :)

Greetings.
by GomerPyle Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:15 am
The major clue is that they're using the name of Adidas in their domain name, claiming to offer Adidas goods for sale whilst undercutting their prices.

What are the chances of that happening ? - never in a million years.

It does appear that they accept card purchases but I'd be very wary of handing card details to unknown companies out in the Far East, and the website is only a few months old. It's quite possible that they'll come back with a reason why they can't handle card payments and substitute Western Union, but supplying your card details to companies you are unsure of will lead to disaster.

Advice - run screaming.

Buying online from companies you know nothing about, is risky as there are so many fake and scam sites about. If you do that with a company in the Far East you're sunk if it all goes wrong.

Non-EU citizens should go here to find out about obtaining a visa to work as an au pair in the UK
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Whenever payment is requested by Western Union you're dealing with a scammer
by Harolde Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:10 am
They are not stuck with adidas brand but they have other brands also.
Just a little concentration will indicates you either they are scamers or not.
Avoid any credit transaction through internet on such sites.

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