(Part 2) Top products from r/Scams
We found 23 product mentions on r/Scams. We ranked the 46 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. Webcam Cover, 6 Pack Trobing Laptop Camera Cover Slide Blocker for Computer Tablet Phone MacBook Mini/Air Pro iPhone iMac Echo Show Spot iPad Video Camera Desktop, Ultra Thin Privacy Protector
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
PRIVACY PROTECTOR: Cover overs your webcam when not in use, and prevents web hackers from Spying on you. It is perfect to provide privacy, security and peace of mind to individuals, groups, organizations, companies and governments.EXTREMELY SLIM: Measuring only 0.03 inches thick, therefore allowing ...
22. $50 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
The PlayStation Store wallet has a limit of $150Download the latest games and add-ons: Discover and download tons of great PS4, PS3, and PS Vita games and DLC content to give you moreAccess your favorite movies and TV shows: Rent or purchase the newest and biggest movies and TV shows available, and ...
23. Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitor Headphones with CCAW Voice Coil
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Connectivity Technology: WiredNeodymium magnets and 40mm drivers for powerful, detailed soundOver-ear design provides comfort and outstanding reduction of external noises10-foot oxygen free copper cord ends in 3.5mm plug; 1/4-inch adapter includedCopper-clad aluminum voice coil wire for improved pow...
24. Gemmy Dancing Hamster - Kung Fu Hamster
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
I dance to "Kung Fu Fighting"Ages 3+
25. Jacobs Ladder Step Machine - Step Climber Exercise Machine for A Great Climbing Exercise and Workout - Vertical Climber and Stair Stepper - Perfect Climbing Exercise Equipment for Gym Or Home
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
BUILT TOUGH - Jacobs Ladder Is A Versatile Workout Machine, Expertly Designed Strong To Exercise Both Arms & Legs, Giving You A Superb Full Body Cardio Workout. Ideal For High Intensity Interval Training.CERTIFIED USA-MADE PRODUCT - The Jacob's Ladder Step Climber Exercise Machine Is Exclusively Man...
26. STERILITE Medium Plastic Basket, White, 1-Pack
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Medium, white, plastic storage basket , 11-1/4L x 8W x 4-1/4HAdds Extra shine to your productManufactured in United States
28. Lasko 1843 18″ Remote Control Cyclone Pedestal Fan with Built-in Timer, Black Features Oscillating Movement and Adjustable Height
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Adjustable Height & Tilt-back Head - gives you the ability to direct the cooling air right where you need it. The fan's stand or pedestal, adjusts up or down changing the fan's height while the tilt-back head lets you aim the air towards the floor, ceiling, or anywhere in between.Widespread Oscillat...
29. 1 Grow Taller Height Pill Supplement-Peak Height 6 Month Supply-Height Supplement-Doctor Recommended, 90 tablets( pack of 6)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
6 Month Supply. This package gives you 6 months of Peak Height grow taller pills#1 Grow Taller Pill on the market today. Peak Height is the only grow taller pill designed by a US Doctor100% Guaranteed to maximizer your height. Simply put, the science behind Peak Height works.Only Height Supplement D...
30. Baby Banana - Yellow Banana Toothbrush, Training Teether Tooth Brush for Infant, Baby, and Toddler
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
GENTLE MASSAGING - Baby Banana toothbrushes gently massage teeth and gums. The soft, flexible brush helps protect young mouths that are still learning the habits of oral care. The peel handles make it easy to clean and prevent choking.SOFT SILICONE - The flexible silicone material used to make these...
31. Amazon eGift Card
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Amazon.com Gift Cards never expire and carry no fees.Multiple gift card designs and denominations to choose from.Redeemable towards millions of items store-wide at Amazon.com or certain affiliated websites.Available for immediate delivery. Gift cards sent by email can be scheduled up to a year in ad...
32. The Ladies of the Wednesday Investment Club
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
34. MUJI Aluminum Body Fountain Pen - Fine Nib - with 2 Refill Ink Cartridge
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
MUJI Aluminum Body Fountain Pen - Fine Nib - with 2 Refill Ink Cartridge1 set
35. Check O Matic Computer Check Paper – Pack of 100 Blank Stock Payroll Sheets with Check on Top and Stub on Bottom – Security Features & Laser Printer Compatible for Home and Business – Blue Diamond
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
BULK COMPUTER CHECK PAPER – Supply Includes 100 Individual Blank Checks & Pay Stubs for a Variety of Small & Large Business Banking & Payroll ApplicationsADVANCED SECURITY FEATURES – Details Include Marble Blue Color Background, Micro Printed Border, Watermark & Signature Line for Maximum Fraud ...
36. Wireless GSM Desktop Phone - Desktop Style Phone with SIM Card Slot by The Emperor of Gadgets
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
37. Fanmis Military Multi Function Digital LED Quartz Watch Water Resistant Electronic Sport Watches Red
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL (WEEK DAY IS AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATED ACCORDING TO YEAR-MONTH-DATE SETTING) : Calendar Month / Day / Date, Alarm, Water Resistant, LED Display, Back Light, Shock Resistant, Stop Watch. What you waiting for? This a great value watch you don't want to miss.Solid stainless steel back c...
38. Toro 51621 UltraPlus Leaf Blower Vacuum, Variable-Speed (up to 250 mph) with Metal Impeller, 12 amp,Red
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Superior blowing and mulching proven by controlled laboratory testingPowerful up to 250 mph degree. 350 CFM blow mode and 410 CFM Vac modeVacuum tube, bottom-zip bag, cord storage hook, shred-all shred ring and time-saving oscillating tube included; Extension cord Sold separatelyVariable speed contr...
39. Lexar Professional 633x 512GB SDXC UHS-I Card (LSD512CBNL633)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
High-speed, Class 10 performance—leverages UHS-I (U1 or U3 depending on capacity) technology for a read transfer speed up to 95MB/s (633x).Capture high quality images of stunning 1080p full-HD, 3D, and 4K videoEnjoy shooting longer without changing cards—large capacity options up to 1TBHigh-spee...
40. Therm-a-Rest Quadra Chair, Poseidon
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Composite tripod base with non-skid feet7000-Series aluminum poles and 600D polyester SlingMesh side pocket keeps books, phones and beverages handy13 inch seat height makes getting in and out easy with 300 lb capacityIntegrated closure/carry handle secures package for easy transport
Based on what you wrote, this doesn't sound like a scam to me. They may not have been as forgiving as they could have been and got as much extra as was possible, but going off the letter of the contract is not a scam.
Was everything able to be fit into the truck they brought? How much did the items weigh? Did the extra items impact the time it took to pack and unpack the truck (you probably cannot answer this one yourself)?
What is the total volume of all the items added? A quick search says a medium moving box is about 3 cubic feet (https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Home-Depot-18-in-L-x-18-in-W-x-16-in-D-Medium-Moving-Box-1001005/202029360). So that's 36 cubic feet.
For the miscellaneous items and floor fans, draw an imaginary box around each one and figure out what the volume of that box is. Make sure to leave space around each one (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001V8Y64Q/ref=psdc_3737621_t2_B00X9LYVWA this would add at least 13 cubic ft). Add all of that up and figure out the total volume of extra items. If they were not in boxes then that limits what you could stack on top of them which may increase the updated estimate as well. A 13 cubic foot fan may be much higher in last minute calculations because nothing can go on top of it. Your friends best bet is to take that number and argue she should owe that number * $7. It probably won't go anywhere, but it's your best bet. It also doesn't help that she signed the new updated estimate.
Very sketchy. For one I couldn't find a website for the organization, just a bunch of little groups on meetup.com, although I did find a connection to an organization/company/not sure, really, that seems to be the backer: Private Financial Club.
Hell, someone even wrote a book parodying it.
All in all, the group looks like it's more of a club than anything, getting speakers to come and talk to them (like Anthony Robbins) and to exchange investing tips/advice/etc that they have come across since then. Almost like an investing support group.
Good for your wife for not joining. As for preserving the friendship, don't be hostile to her friend about this investment thing. Be polite, etc etc and quickly try to move onto another topic. Don't say anything to the effect of "I told you so" if her friend loses her money.
More evidence that this is a scam: I Googled “USABRANDNEWBOX”. There was only one result, an Amazon listing for an exercise machine (Jacob’s Ladder Total Body Exerciser). This offer no longer appears on the live page, but it’s still available in Google’s cache of the page.
The cached page doesn’t work 100%, since it’s a cache. But checking the source code to get some additional info, we can see:
The scammer isn’t being very creative here. It looks like they’re finding low-availability, high-priced items, then posting too-good-to-be-true “new in box” offers of $1,500 with instructions to email them rather than just do a normal purchase.
Wow, good instincts, this is hilarious. They'll even bring a movie crew right to your home!
First, let's look at that sketchy book cover. It lists two quotes which claim to be "praise for LHH True Life Adventures", but are actually from other sources (surprise!). The quote from the Miami Herald appears to be for a novel called The Sorrows of an American, while the quote from Fox News looks like some random internet comment for the movie Unbroken. Furthermore, unless this dude works for Sony-Universal, he's not allowed to describe his story as a "James Bond/Harry Potter adventure story". He could say that it's like those franchises, but the wording here is copyright infringement at its finest. Finally, the cover was made with "Cover Creator", which is described as "a free online tool for building great-looking cover artwork for your book, CD or DVD". A self-described "millionaire playboy" can't use Photoshop to design his own book cover?
There's a video featuring "Actress in the movie" who makes the same crazy pitch. The same video appears in the "Video Gallery", along with several random youtube clips of natural disasters. For some reason.
This guy's bio reads like the plot of The Mosquito Coast, which makes me think this might not actually be a scam. It might just be a schizophrenic with a website and a big unstable dream. No matter what, though, it's not real. Even auteurs don't make movies by themselves.
Here is the amazon link, and here is an Amazon review quality report.
For the actual contents of the bottle, here are the listed ingredients. It just seems little more than a multivitamin to me.
Here is a link to their website and a Truth in Advertising article about it which notes some of its shadiness although I think it would be great to hear some insight maybe on how this probably does not really impact growth at all.
Thanks!
A pair of Sony's (MDR-V6) is the way to go. This model is the reference headphone you will find in virtually every recording studio. Amazon has them for $73. These are definitely the best sounding headphones I have ever heard, and the range is 5Hz-30kHz, ensuring that the response is flat within the audible human range.
hahah that would be pretty cool but no. (i do have an alexa but they can only rebuy things youve already bought)
i checked my order history for the last month.
the only thing that even looks close is that a few days before this order was "placed" i ordered a ShopVac from amazon. but that is finally arriving today from fedex.
but like i said this blower came from UPS and also direct from the retailer website, not from amazon.
their business hours open soon, so i can call them and find out. but looking at it over night, i kind of want to keep it. its a 410cfm vacuum too... which would work great in my shop as a dust collector.
https://www.amazon.com/Toro-51621-UltraPlus-Variable-Speed-Impeller/dp/B00TNCJU3E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495202346&sr=8-2&keywords=toro+blower+51621
Hmm. I remember the phone cord definitely being from Amazon itself. I usually only get stuff that’s either straight from Amazon or “fulfilled by Amazon”, since I like the free shipping. (I know that “fulfilled by Amazon” is different, though.) I almost bought a baby toothbrush that was “shipped and sold by Amazon” recently, but found in the reviews that some people were getting the made in the USA version, and others were getting the made in Taiwan version, which appears to be a knock-off.
I believe some of the clothes may have been third-party though, since I remember them taking forever to get to me. Don’t know the details about what my friends/family/coworkers ordered, I’m afraid.
You can also just redeem the PSN gift card yourself if you have a Playstation/PSN Account etc. I know Amazon will not help you if you give the scammers the code and they redeem it, because Amazon's stance is "we sold you a card and you received the digital code, it's not our fault you gave it to a third party" which really makes it sting. Pretty much every 1-star review of the PSN $50 gift card at Amazon is complaining about fraud using that item.
Link: http://www.amazon.com/50-PlayStation-Store-Gift-Card/product-reviews/B004RMK4P8/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
"This was a scam! Ordered a coffeepot from another supplier and was given instructions to use this PlayStation Gift Card to complete purchase. Bottom line .. no coffeepot .. no card .. no response from supplier."
Here is the link they send you to after you check out with something in your cart: http://fsllb.com/payorder.html (text below):
"We have received your order and after payment is completed we'll process it.
Your sales representative is: Kelly M. Patterson
Click on the payment button below and you'll be directed to Amazon to checkout.
Your charge will appear as: Sony Playstation Network Card - $50 [Online Game Code]
This is normal and will allow us to process your order without any taxes and you'll receive an additional 1 cent discount from Amazon.
Click on the [Amazon checkout link here]
Follow the checkout instructions displayed on screen by Amazon and in a few minutes you'll receive an email that contains the PSN code.
Please forward it to: [email protected] .
After your email is received in under 24 hours we'll update your order status and ship your order."
Amazon sells many. If you're looking for a starter pen, I really like the Muji fountain pen (https://www.amazon.com/MUJI-Aluminum-Body-Fountain-Pen/dp/B00K2T9DGG). You can buy ink cartridges, or if you want to really get into it, buy a "ink converter" into which you can load your own ink.
Get a strong version of this. Then you won’t have to ever remove it and still have access to the camera if you ever need it.
it's a knock-off, I bought one of those G-Shock knockoff watches on amazon a few years ago. It's a watch and it worked. This is the watch I bought https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QAY0O10/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This It folds up and looks sort of like a can or container.
Or C: Your job will be “in the payroll department”. You will be asked to use your printer (or purchase a new printer) along with some blank check paper https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L3NC8A8.
Then you will need to print out checks of various amounts using a template sent to you by the scammer. And you will then FedEx them to other marks.
You're right, feedback is super important! It only took once for me to learn how important it was to read other buyer's feedback before purchasing an item. Usually I do when comparing products, but with a laundry basket I didn't think there could be any surprises. BOY WAS I WRONG. http://avidlebon.tumblr.com/post/130947232817/so-i-was-shopping-on-amazon-because-i-needed-a#notes
A lot of people made the same mistake.
Damn. https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B004LLIKVU/ref=acr_search_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&showViewpoints=0
If you're paying $45 for it and not really getting a bargain, why not get it somewhere more reputable? Fuck, amazon has it for $39.99. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CX7FMDS/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00CD90R4K&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0JEMPG2YTBHXWNPRGYN3
Someone is impersonating her. Identity theft and all that. But I'm sure you know that.
As for call fowarding, there could a cordless phone hidden inside the house. With a cordless someone can approach from the outside, forward the number, and walk out of range again.
If your MIL can learn how to use a cellphone I'd say disconnect the landline altogether. You can get "desktop" mobile phones that uses a SIM card and all that. No need to make her deal with a tiny screen.
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-GSM-Desktop-Phone-Gadgets%C2%AE/dp/B00MWJS6HQ <<== example only, not an endorsement
Oh, and get a Wifi security cam or three, if the house is already setup on Wifi. At least two visible and one HIDDEN. One at front door, one at backdoor, and a hidden one aimed at the phone itself. You know, one of those disguised as a book or a AC plug or light fixture, or something. Those can be set to motion sensing only and upload to the cloud or a small PC hidden in a closet somewhere. Your aunt may have visitors she trusted and completely forgot about, but who may be cheating her behind her back.
Was this stolen from your idea as well?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000630KK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_FyjJBb2CAR4WH
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like a martial art hamster is very "original" :/ sorry, jmho
I’ve seen the same as well just yesterday on a fake 512 GB SD card. The overall rating shows 4,5 stars but if you scroll down to the reviews, they’re all 1 star. Why would Amazon hide those when it’s obviously a scam?
https://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Professional-633x-512GB-UHS-I/dp/B012PLFAAG/ref=pd_aw_sbs_147_1/143-5621459-0945458?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B012PLFAAG&amp;pd_rd_r=8649f4f3-ae9d-4c7b-aca1-d9200b01ed46&amp;pd_rd_w=syCiv&amp;pd_rd_wg=QegMJ&amp;pf_rd_p=16a3a774-9fd5-41d3-a732-44ce67519c28&amp;pf_rd_r=GF438CGAMY3X5V914RC1&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=GF438CGAMY3X5V914RC1