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The first person to say the other consoles suck gets slapped.
I want to know why I should spend my hard earned student loan on a Gamecube. I've got a grand burning a hole in my pocket, and I'm not wasting it on an Xbox, so why should I buy a Gamecube??
I want to know why I should spend my hard earned student loan on a Gamecube. I've got a grand burning a hole in my pocket, and I'm not wasting it on an Xbox, so why should I buy a Gamecube??
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We are getting reports of a lot of these. They are an easy way to get parted from your money.
Offers of large sums of money via an unsolicited email or a web site seem to be ‘too good to be true’.
They are ‘too good to be true’.
These scams are often initiated by either an email or a telephone call from someone you do not know personally. Always start by being suspicious and keep this attitude throughout. Why should someone you don’t know want to give you money?
Look for the obvious :-
•Do they have a company address? This is compulsory on emails and web sites.
•Do they have a company registration number? This is compulsory on emails and web sites.
•Are they based in this country? Remember you have no rights outside your own country.
•Do they want money? Is it so urgent that they want it today?
•Are they FCA registered?
You can see if a company in the UK is genuine if you check them up on the free search at Companies House. At least you will know if they exist, but they can still try to scam you. There is an app you can download from Companies House for both the iPad and Android which will give you company information for free.
If they have a website then look the site registration details up. You can do this using Whois or many of the ISP’s, such as Freeola. If the website is registered outside the UK then this should sound alarm bells.
Often these people want you to ‘jump in now’ as the offer will not be available later. If an offer is that good then why are they making it to you in the first place? Shouldn’t they be wanting to keep it secret?
A flash web site can give an impression of a successful large business but the reality is that it could have been created in a back bedroom.
If someone is trying to scam you then they will be trying it with many others. Decent companies will not mind you asking questions about their integrity and will be pleased to give answers.
Scam incidents are normally investigated by Trading Standards and the Police.
Offers of large sums of money via an unsolicited email or a web site seem to be ‘too good to be true’.
They are ‘too good to be true’.
These scams are often initiated by either an email or a telephone call from someone you do not know personally. Always start by being suspicious and keep this attitude throughout. Why should someone you don’t know want to give you money?
Look for the obvious :-
•Do they have a company address? This is compulsory on emails and web sites.
•Do they have a company registration number? This is compulsory on emails and web sites.
•Are they based in this country? Remember you have no rights outside your own country.
•Do they want money? Is it so urgent that they want it today?
•Are they FCA registered?
You can see if a company in the UK is genuine if you check them up on the free search at Companies House. At least you will know if they exist, but they can still try to scam you. There is an app you can download from Companies House for both the iPad and Android which will give you company information for free.
If they have a website then look the site registration details up. You can do this using Whois or many of the ISP’s, such as Freeola. If the website is registered outside the UK then this should sound alarm bells.
Often these people want you to ‘jump in now’ as the offer will not be available later. If an offer is that good then why are they making it to you in the first place? Shouldn’t they be wanting to keep it secret?
A flash web site can give an impression of a successful large business but the reality is that it could have been created in a back bedroom.
If someone is trying to scam you then they will be trying it with many others. Decent companies will not mind you asking questions about their integrity and will be pleased to give answers.
Scam incidents are normally investigated by Trading Standards and the Police.
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