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I got ripped off by.......

NjsKillingme — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:04:23 GMT

Shop LC!!!!!!!! So on my FB page an ad popped up from Shop LC, it was for a strand of ( so called ) Akoya pearls for $150.00, "WOW", I thought, this is a great deal! So off I go to the website to order this treasure, but first I looked for any kind of coupon or promo code, which I found for 25% off. So I ordered this strand of Akoya pearls and was excited to get them because they are so beautiful....buuuuuuut, when they finally came almost 2 weeks later, they arrived in a regular plastic popper bag without even being in a box to protect them, they were just in a pretty silky bag which subjected them to being crushed during shipment. When I open the pretty bag and took the strand out, I was shocked to see how bad these "pearls" were, they had so many dings and the drill holes were horrible. The coating was coming off some of the "pearls" so bad that I doubt these are even real pearls. Now I know good jewelry and jewelry in general because I have been a collector of jewelry for over 50 years, these "pearls" were nothing but 9mm plastic beads with an irridescent fake coating!!! I had noticed that there was no return label, and the invoice said that clearance items aren't returnable, the problem is that the order page never said it was a clearance item or non returnable. So the next day I called the 800 number which is centered in Jaipur India....( scam capital of the world where most of the scam calls come from ). So I explained the situation to the "call center guy", he said that he understood and would send me a return label, well that was 3 weeks ago and it still isn't here, and I guess it well never be here....So I'm chalking this up to experience as a loss, but let me tell you I will NEVER order from this company again, it was the first time and the last time!!! Has anyone else had a bad experience with this shopping channel before?

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Flatbush — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:14:52 GMT

Well I've never ordered from this "company" but I am sorry you were the victim of this scammer.

With each mishap, we come more suspicious of the world in general and that is also a sad part of this miserable mishap.

Stay safe.

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elated — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:16:52 GMT

It would be my guess it never was Shop LC. I would have ordered directly from their website. I would never think a pop up on Facebook was legit. There are a lot of scammers and you have to be careful. Have you called Shop.LC to check if that was even their item that was offered? You are correct in thinking you were scammed but it was from.someone else.

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Venezia — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:41:16 GMT

The old adage: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't."

I am another who would never buy anything from these pop-up ads. On any site!

@NjsKillingme - Did you pay by credit card? If so, you may be able to reclaim the amount through them, by disputing the transaction.

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cindyNC — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:12:36 GMT

I have only responded once to a FB ad and it was for a coupon for a new grocery product. Pretty much, I think most of these advertisements are scams.

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NjsKillingme — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:15:09 GMT

It used to be called the "Liquidation Channel", Chuck Clemency from Shop HQ works there now.

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NjsKillingme — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:19:10 GMT

I did go to their website, but after I researched the company, I saw where the headquarters is...jaipur...these are the scam centers that call you and ask about your Medicare or say they are from Amazon..etc. Go to YouTube and pull up a page called "Scammer Payback"...this guy digs deep into the rabbit hole of scammers.

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BalletBabe — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:58:15 GMT

@Flatbush wrote:
Well I've never ordered from this "company" but I am sorry you were the victim of this scammer.
With each mishap, we come more suspicious of the world in general and that is also a sad part of this miserable mishap.
Stay safe.

@Flatbush I don't want to scare you, but clicking on any ad is dangerous on face book. I would highly suggest changing your passwords. If you do not have a VPN on your computer then definitly change your password to Face Book and the card that you used to make the purchase.

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skatting44 — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:27:48 GMT

@NjsKillingme

contact your credit card as you describe damaged goods .

go back and file claim through Post Office as damaged good

Doubt it was actually SHOPLC who you ordered from

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:13:15 GMT

Don't give up yet @NjsKillingme . Call back for the return receipt. Tell them you never received it. Then, if you still don't receive it, dispute it with your credit card company. Good luck.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:01:33 GMT

It definitely was a scammer. The scammers will duplicate a well known company and advertise on FB. I have seen this with Clark Shoes, LL Bean for example.

FB will put a member in FB jail for several days for posting something that "they" deem not true. However, allow these scam companies to run rampant on there.

Do not trust any of the FB ads!

@NjsKillingme

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Auntie CC — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:03:13 GMT

When a deal seems to good to be true.....you know the rest. When that kind of thing happens to me I chalk it up to a learning lesson.

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Jaspertimes — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:11:58 GMT

@NjsKillingme wrote:
Shop LC!!!!!!!! So on my FB page an ad popped up from Shop LC, it was for a strand of ( so called ) Akoya pearls for $150.00, "WOW", I thought, this is a great deal! So off I go to the website to order this treasure, but first I looked for any kind of coupon or promo code, which I found for 25% off. So I ordered this strand of Akoya pearls and was excited to get them because they are so beautiful....buuuuuuut, when they finally came almost 2 weeks later, they arrived in a regular plastic popper bag without even being in a box to protect them, they were just in a pretty silky bag which subjected them to being crushed during shipment. When I open the pretty bag and took the strand out, I was shocked to see how bad these "pearls" were, they had so many dings and the drill holes were horrible. The coating was coming off some of the "pearls" so bad that I doubt these are even real pearls. Now I know good jewelry and jewelry in general because I have been a collector of jewelry for over 50 years, these "pearls" were nothing but 9mm plastic beads with an irridescent fake coating!!! I had noticed that there was no return label, and the invoice said that clearance items aren't returnable, the problem is that the order page never said it was a clearance item or non returnable. So the next day I called the 800 number which is centered in Jaipur India....( scam capital of the world where most of the scam calls come from ). So I explained the situation to the "call center guy", he said that he understood and would send me a return label, well that was 3 weeks ago and it still isn't here, and I guess it well never be here....So I'm chalking this up to experience as a loss, but let me tell you I will NEVER order from this company again, it was the first time and the last time!!! Has anyone else had a bad experience with this shopping channel before?

if it was a pop up on Facebook it probably wasn't even LC. Contact LC with the info on their own website. Do not go through a pop up. But you have probably been scammed by someone saying they were LC, especially if your internet history shows you looking at jewelry. If you get a pop up in the future, don't click it ... go directly to the website and search for the item yourself.

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RespectLife — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:16:00 GMT

@NjsKillingme

Call your credit card immediately and start a dispute.

DO IT FAST! You received damaged and defective goods, and have already done your part by trying to resolve it directly.

Don't let them get away with it!!! Dispute the charge!

I know Discover stands behind their customers and won't let you get ripped off.

They will put a HOLD on any disputed charge and start an investigation.

Your CC company should charge back what ever vendor that was.

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drizzellla — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:48:24 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
It definitely was a scammer. The scammers will duplicate a well known company and advertise on FB. I have seen this with Clark Shoes, LL Bean for example.

FB will put a member in FB jail for several days for posting something that "they" deem not true. However, allow these scam companies to run rampant on there.

Do not trust any of the FB ads!

@NjsKillingme

@Imaoldhippie You got that right. I do not trust any of the Facebook ads.

I have received numerous "scam" ads on Facebook. I got the one from supposedly LL Bean. And I even clicked on it. Then I noticed that the email address was not LL Bean.

I no longer order or look at any ads on Facebook. I accidentally was passing over an ad and somehow clicked on it. I later got pop up notices that my Norton and Mcafee was expired and I was to send them $79. So they would bring my "security" up to date. It took forever to stop the pop up notices.

I rarely go on Facebook anymore because I don't know what mess it will cause.

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kitcat51 — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:02:30 GMT

Another who believes you weren't buying from ShopLC...if you gave the bogus company your CC information cancel your CC immediately. Good Luck @NjsKillingme.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:08:49 GMT

@NjsKillingme Why don't you file a complaint online the Federal Trade Commission?

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Icegoddess — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:16:14 GMT

I have bought something that showed up as a Sponsored ad in my FB feed, but I did a search on the company and product before buying and then went directly to the site rather than through the ad to buy. I don't get the pop-up ads, but was never tempted by those. Didn't trust them at all.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:47:53 GMT

@NjsKillingme THAT must really tick you off! So sorry you got ripped off.... I know how that feels... probably most of us have had this happen one way or another... Thank fully it was not for more money and you can move on and take it as a learned experience PLUS you helped others to know to BE CAREFUL OUT THERE IN THAT WILD WEST OF THE INTERNET... Thank you for letting me know what happened to you.... take care...

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Frenchlop — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:13:23 GMT

@NjsKillingme About 4 years ago I ordered Ugg boots from what I thought was the Ugg website. I never received them and called Ugg. They had no record of my order. Thankfully I had paid with PayPal and they refunded my money. I'm sorry this happened to you.