RollingJ Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Mr Allen said: The current scam, is scalpers selling the new Xbox and PS5 on eBay for overly inflated prices because nowhere legit has any stock! Simple to stop that one - don't buy 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Allen Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 minute ago, RollingJ said: Simple to stop that one - don't buy 'em. I don't, but think of people with kids who want the latest consoles and games, the kids nag their Parents to buy them the consoles, so the Parents are forced to pay over the odds to scalpers on eBay because like I said, nowhere legit, such as Argos, Game, PC World etc has any stock. Last year my 13 year old nephew wanted an Xbox Series X for Christmas, my Brother couldn't get one so we ended up giving him my old Xbox One S so that the lad had something for Christmas. He doesn't need a next gen console anyway, he only plays Fortnite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Mr Allen said: I don't, but think of people with kids who want the latest consoles and games, the kids nag their Parents to buy them the consoles, so the Parents are forced to pay over the odds to scalpers on eBay because like I said, nowhere legit, such as Argos, Game, PC World etc has any stock. Last year my 13 year old nephew wanted an Xbox Series X for Christmas, my Brother couldn't get one so we ended up giving him my old Xbox One S so that the lad had something for Christmas. He doesn't need a next gen console anyway, he only plays Fortnite! I get your point about nagging kids, but maybe I'm old and can remember when I was a kid. We were poor, even by the standards of those days, and I and my sisters appreciated and accepted we couldn't have the newest hula-hoop or whatever. These days it's 'I want and if I don't get, I'll throw a massive strop'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just wondered if anyone has opened the Email which keeps cropping up on the forum about having won a prize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, spilldig said: Just wondered if anyone has opened the Email which keeps cropping up on the forum about having won a prize? Not if they've got any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, RollingJ said: Not if they've got any sense. Agreed. Just wondering how it got through, it's been on for quite a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just now, spilldig said: Agreed. Just wondering how it got through, it's been on for quite a while? Has it? And have you reported it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, spilldig said: Just wondered if anyone has opened the Email which keeps cropping up on the forum about having won a prize? Wasn't that something to do with SF forum giving away a prize for summat? I seem to remember a post on it a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 23/03/2021 at 13:58, RollingJ said: Actually, neither do I, but some people don't post enough detail, so duff 'information' is added further down the line - a bit like those old telegraph messages that got more garbled the further they went. 😉 I opened plenty of them you just gt to remember soon as they want bank details log off. Lots off them claiming to be from amozan saying you won a priize and to send £1.99 so they can process it. Latest is Parcel Force tried to deliver a parcel but nobody in . There is a telephone number but when you ring it always says no number existits dead give away never been charged for ringing. Now its you got a parcel coming from currys today wich you know you never ordered. Makes you wonder why they bother as they aint even asking for bank details now.. Think they are trying to find out which bank you use as a starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, spider1 said: I opened plenty of them you just gt to remember soon as they want bank details log off. Lots off them claiming to be from amozan saying you won a priize and to send £1.99 so they can process it. Latest is Parcel Force tried to deliver a parcel but nobody in . There is a telephone number but when you ring it always says no number existits dead give away never been charged for ringing. Now its you got a parcel coming from currys today wich you know you never ordered. Makes you wonder why they bother as they aint even asking for bank details now.. Think they are trying to find out which bank you use as a starter Bolded bit - why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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