Does this not SCREAM of scam ? Here's what happens when you call someone on it

parisienne on 02/02/2015 - 16:27
Last edited 02/02/2015 - 16:38 by 1 other user

Hi all.This is more of a "watch out" (although i know most,if not ALL of you here would have seen this coming).
I was trying to organise an item from the site "Alibaba" for the most beautiful pram i have ever seen.It was at wholesale price (as Alibaba is primarily a wholesale shipment company,dealing in large scale orders,and it was stipulated in the company t&c's that a minimum order of 1 item WAS allowable,so i proceeded to test them out.
Well,here are some things about how it all went:Lets start with the "company details"

Unverified Supplier - BABY TREND INC
Sri Lanka | Contact Details..YEP,NIL
Experience:0 years OEM.
Contact Supplier Mr. sugath piyasena
Country/Region:
Sri Lanka
Company Contact Information
Company Name: BABY TREND INC
Website on alibaba.com: http://lk1001792611.fm.alibaba.com/

He was all sweet and pleasant…until i asked why only Western Union would be accepted,and why send info here:
Receiver's Names :::: Akeem Musa
Address ::::::::::::: 16 , Homes Avenue
City::::::::::::::::: IKEJA
State:::::::::::::::: LAGOS
County::::::::::::::: NIGERIA
Zip Code::::::::::::: 23401
TEXT QUESTION :: Ok
ANSWER ::::::::: Ok
Amount::::::::::::::: $1000 dollars.

Now,i am not going to put up the email he sent me when i found him out as a true scammer,but let's just say this:he threatened me with death if i posted anytning negative online about this,he said he was of a particular faith that is in the news alot right now and would "have done to me in jail" what happened to some poor souls in the city from where my name here is from.He also said to tell all Australians to intercourse ourselves and that we were faecaes (insert you know what words here).SWEET HUH?
JUST A WARNING TO YOU ALL….deal with Alibaba at your own risk (and be prepared for an onslaught if they don't like it when you show them their true colours.

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  • DavoX on 02/02/2015 - 16:57
    +1

    So, you naturally reported him to Alibaba right?

    • parisienne on 04/02/2015 - 00:10

      DavoX…you bet i did.I didn't think twice about that.I have had no reply as yet though.

  • Jay43 on 02/02/2015 - 16:58
    +3

    I haven't heard anything bad about Alibaba before. Sounds like you might have run into a nut. I personally wouldn't antagonise someone like that as I have seen some weird behaviour on the internet before.

    Thanks for giving us a heads up. I plan to use the term "intercourse yourself" in future :)

    • Denaz on 02/02/2015 - 17:36
      +2

      Hard to take an insult seriously when they give it to us like that lol

    • parisienne on 04/02/2015 - 00:12

      HAHAHA Jay43.That was my term (not his,he used the REAL term to me,i just cleaned it up for here).Funny you say that…that's what he called me (a nut).

  • Denaz on 02/02/2015 - 17:34

    I've always thought Alibaba looked suss, have never ordered from them and never will. Just screams scam to me… they could well be legit, but just too many red flags are raised when I visit their site

    OT: I'd report it, and even take it further to the police. Might seem extreme, but in those types of cases I don't think you can take it too far.

    • ilikeradiohead on 02/02/2015 - 19:15

      It's listed on the NYSE and has a $200bn market cap, so the website is legit. But like Feebay you need to be cautious with some sellers.

      • Denaz on 02/02/2015 - 19:37
        +1

        Agreed :) Not saying it is dodgey, just that the times I've visited, it 'felt' dodgey lol

        My scammey senses were tingling :P

        I might give them a second chance knowing that though, probably dimissed them too early out of paranoia

        • parisienne on 04/02/2015 - 00:16
          +1

          I don't think it's paranoia….i think it's your entire being TELLING YOU to RUN.Just watch out for sellers like i ran into (no verification,no feedback available,no contact details and sellers all over Asia….but no Paypal allowed and payment to be made to Nigeria….yep,nothing fishy there).

  • mskeggs on 02/02/2015 - 17:35
    +3

    All my Alibaba dealings have been fine, similar to ebay really.
    This seems like a very strange aberration.
    Considering Alibaba is a $100 billion company now, you should definitely report the issue to them.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/02/2015 - 18:09

    lol western union to Nigeria, no definitely not a scam you should send him as much money as possible :)

    • altomic on 02/02/2015 - 18:18
      +1

      I'm going to Nigeria next week. Send it to me and I'll hand deliver it. Just send it to : altomic, c/o Brisbane Gpo. Brisbane. Cheers

    • parisienne on 04/02/2015 - 00:18

      I was actually thinking of saving myself the bother and just giving out my CC details (you know,saves me having to type in all those pesky numbers each time).HAHAHA.

  • scrimshaw on 02/02/2015 - 19:36
    +1

    Somewhat related news:

    Hangzhou, China – The Chinese regulatory agency State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has reportedly criticized Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. for not making enough effort to prevent the sale of counterfeit items on its e-commerce platform. According to the Wall Street Journal, the SAIC issued a report starting Alibaba offers insufficient product information and does not use an effective system to rank sellers.

    “Alibaba Group hasn’t been paying enough attention to the mismanagement of the Alibaba Internet transaction platforms for a long time, and hasn’t implemented effective controls to solve the problems,” the SAIC stated in the report.

    Chinese government officials dissing Ali Baba. Hah. Like a pot calling the kettle black…

    I lol'ed at this, as if their own netizens don't already know that China is chock full of shonky traders ready to ripoff anyone regardless of their nationality or race.

  • GourmetFoodie on 03/02/2015 - 14:21

    From research I've done, here are a LOT more scammers on Alibaba than on eBay. And from what I understand, much less buyer protection, so far I've decided to avoid as just can't be bothered dealing with the higher risk of transactions. Id be interested as to other people's experiences though since the prices on things seem a lot cheaper than eBay.

    • parisienne on 04/02/2015 - 00:24

      GourmetFoodie,i would love to hear some feedback from anyone here as well about transactions that have in fact gone well.I know that a couple of dodgy sellers do not make up the entire site (much like Ebay),but as you mentioned,unless the sellers take up Alibaba's protection policy (which is not compulsory),allow Paypal or have reasonable verification (again,seems to be voluntary),you have no recourse if something goes awry.At least with Ebay,Paypal is compulsory.

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