Warning, if you go hunting for a low price and find one... you might not actually get the product.

[Linksys120n]

I bought this thinking it was a good deal... it's been 24 hours. No receipt, No emails, No shipping info...

 

Anyones guess if I'll ever actually get this product.

 

BTW. The model number is real, but discontinued. So I thought it was just a sale to get rid of old stock...

 

Why are 10Gig nics still so rare in 2020? 1Gig nics have been around a long time! I remember having one nearly 15 years ago.

[LogicWeasel]

What site?  That makes the biggest difference on whether they honor price mistakes.  Amazon is known to honor it, but others off less repute won't

[Linksys120n]

Just now, LogicWeasel said:

What site?  That makes the biggest difference on whether they honor price mistakes.  Amazon is known to honor it, but others off less repute won't

WARNING this site might be a scam!

https://www.clothsoutlet.com/adaptor-network-with-port--pci-e--4-rj-45--10gbe-gigabyte-gc-aqc107-card

 

I was so happy I found the item at this price, I didn't even notice the site...

[Spotty]

3 minutes ago, Linksys120n said:

WARNING this site might be a scam!

https://www.clothsoutlet.com/adaptor-network-with-port--pci-e--4-rj-45--10gbe-gigabyte-gc-aqc107-card

 

I was so happy I found the item at this price, I didn't even notice the site...

Do you normally buy your 10gig networking gear from the same place you buy your prom dress?

You got scammed. Contact Paypal/your credit card company to report it.

[NeoSk11zle]

2 minutes ago, Linksys120n said:

WARNING this site might be a scam!

https://www.clothsoutlet.com/adaptor-network-with-port--pci-e--4-rj-45--10gbe-gigabyte-gc-aqc107-card

 

I was so happy I found the item at this price, I didn't even notice the site...

https://www.scamdoc.com/view/155174. Um I think its a scam...

[Linksys120n]

Hey before you freak on me... yes I just now saw the faq says tracking info takes 48 hours, not 24.

[Linksys120n]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

You got scammed. Contact Paypal/your credit card company to report it.

As per the site FAQ I will wait the full 48 hours. To be sure.

[kirashi]

37 minutes ago, Linksys120n said:

WARNING this site might be a scam!

https://www.clothsoutlet.com/adaptor-network-with-port--pci-e--4-rj-45--10gbe-gigabyte-gc-aqc107-card

 

I was so happy I found the item at this price, I didn't even notice the site...

um yeah, that's definitely a scam site.

 

notice the email is some random mail.ru address, and not a more professional looking on. (yes, i'm fully aware that just because an email looks professional doesn't make it so, but like, if you're going to scam people, at least make it look legit, yeah?)

 

also, upon pushing Place Order, the site does a redirect to the following URL before directing you to PayPal to pay an invoice... phishy.

https://www.collsxe.com/index.php?main_page=checkout_paypal_pay&order_number=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

visiting collsxe.com reveals what appears to be some kind of scented candle website... riddle me this: why would one site redirect you to another site before sending you to paypal for payment? (again, there are legitimate cases for this, but most sites either take payment on the site directly, or at least don't redirect you.)

 

furthermore, both the clothsoutlet.com and collsxe.com domain names were registered on November of 2019, 4 days apart. also, the privacy policy on collsxe.com appears to have been directly stolen from a Shopify store by the name of

https://www.collsxe.com/index.php?main_page=privacy

https://www.animeheroshop.com/pages/terms-and-conditions

https://animeherostore.com/policies/terms-of-service

 

 

 

assume any information you've provided to the site has been compromised

• if you directly entered your credit card on the site, cancel your card immediately
• if you gave them a real email, ensure your password is strong and you have 2FA setup
• if you gave them your home address, you might want to look at moving
• if you used a phone number you care about (or a number you use for 2FA security of certain accounts)... oh boy
  • i'd be contacting your cellular provider to lock it down, else you risk having your number ported out without your permission
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swap_scam

[Linksys120n]

15 minutes ago, kirashi said:

assume any information you've provided to the site has been compromised

• if you directly entered your credit card on the site, cancel your card immediately
• if you gave them a real email, ensure your password is strong and you have 2FA setup
• if you gave them your home address, you might want to look at moving
• if you used a phone number you care about (or a number you use for 2FA security of certain accounts)... oh boy
  • i'd be contacting your cellular provider to lock it down, else you risk having your number ported out without your permission
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swap_scam

if you gave them a real email, ensure your password is strong and you have 2FA setup. YES both.

if you directly entered your credit card on the site, cancel your card immediately. NO. and they used the REAL Paypal.

if you gave them your home address, you might want to look at moving... Really? that seems a bit extreme...

if you used a phone number you care about. Nope a cheap straight talk pay as you go.

 

However you left out one more detail... man 2020 hindsight hurts like fuck.

 

 

Yet they are using a Russian email and an american web host.

[kirashi]

3 minutes ago, Linksys120n said:

if you directly entered your credit card on the site, cancel your card immediately. NO. and they used the REAL Paypal.

 

However you left out one more detail... man 2020 hindsight hurts like fuck.

 

 

Yet they are using a Russian email and an american web host.

Mhm they used real paypal, but since you're making a payment to an email address and not a business account with a stores' name, there may be little that paypal will do for you if the funds have already been taken from your account. (i'd still absolutely open a dispute with paypal to see what they can do, giving them all the details from this thread.)

 

And yeah, I saw the "Company Info" bit but forgot to include it... le sigh at least you know to steer clear of these fake sites in the future though  

[Linksys120n]

1 minute ago, kirashi said:

 le sigh at least you know to steer clear of these fake sites in the future though  

that's the thing... I already knew... but in the heat of the moment after literally days of searching (including an earlier thread right here in these forums)

 

I really only checked 2 things: I checked the product existed and wasn't a knock off brand... and that the price wasn't too far into the "this can't be real" zone.

 

upon seeing the real paypal, I thought I was safe...

[Alex Atkin UK]

Honestly, I would not be surprised if this is a "legitimate" (using the word kinda loosely here) Chinese reseller.

 

Many times I've bought things off eBay they have then sent a link to their very dodgy looking website, suggesting I could save 10% or get various offers for buying directly (no thanks).

 

I've even bought from sellers (on both eBay and Amazon) whose name seems to be completely at odds to what they were selling, as above.  Because these Chinese sellers just deal with so much junk then might split off into other things they can make a quick buck off.

 

The trick is to only do so using platforms like eBay and Amazon where they will step in and refund if they try any shenanigans.