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Another day, another SCAM

Witchy Woman — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:49:53 GMT

Last night I did a search for Clorax wipes even though I knew they were sold out in all the logical stores.

Up pops a lot of hits for a site called Jocasta, in Ft. Lee, NJ. I checked and they had all the items that are sold out everywhere. Hmmmmm, seemed suspicious.

This morning when I had more time I did another search and, no surprise, this is what I found.

I'm glad I am leery of almost anything anymore.

"Jocasta located at jocasta.site is a fake online store claiming to sell Charmin toilet papers, hand sanitizers, and personal protective equipment(PPE). Online shoppers run the risk of receiving counterfeit goods or nothing at all from the same store. Unsatisfied online users who have shopped on the untrustworthy website are asked to contact their bank or financial institution to have their transactions canceled and money refunded."

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Love my grandkids — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:28:52 GMT

@Witchy Woman Good thing you are smart about this kind of nonsense. I actually found Clorox wipes at Safeway this week!

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Witchy Woman — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:34:45 GMT

@Love my grandkids

I normally don't use them for anything other than quick wipes, so I still have some. However, I wouldn't mind replinishing my supply.

I'll buy them locally when they start showing up again. I just forget to look at the store on my weekly trip.

Just so much craziness going on, so I only trust places where I've shopped.

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Love my grandkids — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:36:16 GMT

@Witchy Woman I agree. I do like to wipe down things every few days and only buy from retailers I know.

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Imaoldhippie — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:41:47 GMT

I know I sound like a broken record but at home you do NOT have to use disinfectants, unless some one is ill. Hot water and your regular cleaner is sufficient to kill and get rid of CO19 and other germs and viruses. Save your disinfectants for use when leaving home.

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Trinity11 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:47:54 GMT

@Witchy Woman...you need to be careful of some of the 3rd party sellers on Amazon as well. I got scammed with what I thought was going to be toilet paper (ordered in beginning of March). I just received it for $48.00 and it was just a few rolls of cardboard with 10 sheets on each roll. I told Amazon about it but they told me to first complain to the vendor, who of course, has not emailed me back. Sigh..

Re: Another day, another SCAM

Witchy Woman — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:53:57 GMT

@Imaoldhippie

Yes, I know this.

As I said, I only use them occasionally, so the containers I already have are several YEARS old.

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KKJ — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:55:20 GMT

I too was scammed by a bogus seller selling TP online but fortunately Paypal refunded my money.

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Nightowlz — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:55:28 GMT

Good thing you checked it out. There are a lot of those sites going on today. You have to check it out before making a purchase. You knew they had everything we cannot find so yes to good to be true.

There are all kinds of pop ups online selling items like hand sanitizer, clorox wipes, masks, toilet paper etc. Don't click on them. They are scammers after your money.

Hope they get some clorox wipes around here soon. I remove everything from my kitchen counters weekly to wipe down counters. I used to use them daily in the kitchen but not right now. I have been using a bleach mixture.

I aslo use the clorox wipes to clean the outside of the toilets & vanities in the bathrooms weekly.

Re: Another day, another SCAM

Witchy Woman — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:56:31 GMT

@Trinity11

That's one reason I rarely order from Amazon! So sorry this happened to you, but I would continue to pursue it if I were you.

I have Amazon Prime and have found some things there that were difficult to find elsewhere, but I hate that they are not more vigilent with who sells what on their site.

Hope you recover your $$!

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deeva — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:04:22 GMT

@Imaoldhippie

The same is true for people who haven't left their homes in weeks, but continue to use hand sanitizer throughout the day.

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Witchy Woman — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:27:50 GMT

@deeva

Before all this started, I had never used hand sanitizer in my life. Ever. But, I've always washed my hands a lot. My sister is a nurse and she impressed that upon me years ago.

However, I've recently made some for my husband to use on the job using aloe gel and alcohol. He's a builder and cannot always find water to wash up.

I think people just hear so much and get nervous and feel the MUST use it constantly.

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fthunt — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:25:18 GMT

Have read many reviews about Amazon fake products - I try to avoid them now. Picture of what you want and think you're buying........may be something unacceptable upon on delivery. Too many fake vendors...and "A" is aware of it. burns me.

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Spurt — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:54:17 GMT

@Witchy Woman wrote:
@Love my grandkids

I normally don't use them for anything other than quick wipes, so I still have some. However, I wouldn't mind replinishing my supply.

I'll buy them locally when they start showing up again. I just forget to look at the store on my weekly trip.

Just so much craziness going on, so I only trust places where I've shopped.

@Witchy Woman @fthunt

Yep, thats a good plan to get them from local trusted stores....with all the scams I wouldnt trust an unknown vendor on Amazon or Ebay either look what happened with price gouging on these sites too......

@fthunt @Trinity11

I had a bad experience awhile back with an Amazon vendor....and a "bait & switch" scheme....He pictures and describes named brand items and what you get is cheap knockoffs that the Dollar Store wouldnt even sell....And I complained to Amazon and the guy is still selling there to this day, my negative review was deleted, ... thankfully I did get a refund. And I just dont shop at Amazon anymore...couple of other incidents too---hacking of credit card (never store your credit cared on Amazon),,,,,

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coffee drinker — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:47:53 GMT

@Witchy Woman you can Google or You Tube "homemade Clorox wipes" and will find "recipes" for them. I made them, and while not as good as the real thing, they're decent. Just be sure you use the best paper towels such as Bounty. Cheap one won't do.

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MalteseMomma — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:44:25 GMT

I use regular plain cheapo wipes and pour a bit of bleach into the container. (or any cleaner you prefer)

@Witchy Woman

I live in Ft Lee and am curious about where that place is located.

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Witchy Woman — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:55:19 GMT

@MalteseMomma

I didn't note an specific address, but I only spent a few minutes on the site.

You can check it out on line and see if they show a location.

I was looking at "contact us" I think when I saw Ft. Lee.

Likely, it does not exist!

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BN MI — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:00:48 GMT

I have had really good luck ordering toliet paper, lysol products, paper towels, hair coloring, all the items that are out of stock in my area. The only sites I am dealing with: Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Target.com and Walgreens.com. I have been able to send my kids packages to Wisc. and Mich. supplies direct from Walmart. com. to their homes. Thank you to all the truck drivers, warehouse workers, grocery workers, healthcare workers, food service workers. Stay Safe!

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Bri369 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:13:11 GMT

I've been getting paper products and cleaning supplies directly from Target or my grocery store.

I would be very skeptical about ordering from unknown sites

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Lisa now in AZ — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:13:37 GMT

I had the same thing on eBay. I didn't have a thermometer and couldn't find one anywhere, of course, so ended up ordering one on eBay. It specifically said shipped from California and a US product. I did further search and find that ther seller was in China.

When the product finally came, it only gave temperatures in Celcius (my error for not reading the description carefully enough), but the product didn't arrive as quickly as stated (of course not - it was shipping from China!), so always do a deeper dive on the seller on eBay. I guess you have to find out where the seller is - NOT where the product is being mailed from. I also don't think the labels on the pictures that say US Seller mean anything. I did report them to eBay but I don't think anything will be done.