As we count the weeks before the holiday shopping season begins, most of us have already began preparing our Christmas wish list (and bracing our wallets in the process) for that very special LEGO set that we’re eyeing on for so long. We naturally love LEGO, and because we know that our LEGO collection is varied only as far as our budget will allow us, it is only normal that we take advantage of any promotions or discounts that either LEGO (through Double or Triple VIP points) or other legitimate online selling platforms such as Amazon, are offering. However, this also means that unscrupulous individuals will also be equally aggressive in trying to scam you for your hard-earned cash, and they will do so in very clever and ingenious means. Such as the case of these fake LEGO shopping websites that were brought to our attention by concerned LEGO community member Hoth Bricks. Star quest game.
According to their report, there are now a handful of fake LEGO shopping websites that actively seek to deceive LEGO fans in buying from their site. Ted casino game. Their site is even made to look very much the same as that of shop.LEGO.com, with its layout and design closely resembling the real thing. Take a look at this screenshot from legovipclub.com.
I found a company called Peddle and they made an offer of $750. They sent it out to another company to pick it up named Vehicle Purchasing Solutions which confirmed the offer of $750 and set up a time to pick up the car for free tomorrow. Has anyone heard of these companies or is this too good to be true? Just want to be safe, thanks everyone. After several times of getting no where with them I gave up and went with someone else. Peddle is legit. We have sold through WeBuyAnyCar and now Peddle. Read my review to understand why it's imperfect, but a top dollar way to sell your vehicle.
This site offers outrageously low prices that will make you spill your coffee out of excitement. However, as other LEGO fans will attest, some of their orders (and after paying in the process) never arrived on their doorsteps. Worse, even if a particular set do arrive, what they eventually received was a fake, Lepin set – this is raw, shameless, marketing deception at the highest levels. Online, they peddle their items as genuine LEGO sets complete with lifted official images and product descriptions, and will even advertise on social media sites like Facebook just to land a sale.
Other than the legovipclub, other sites to watch out for are legoeu.com, legoengland.com or legoca.com. The general rule of thumb is, if the advert or offer is too-good-to-be-true then it is exactly what is: a dubious scam that you better avoid. Remember to shop only at legitimate sites like shop.LEGO.com and Amazon. Yes, authentic LEGO sets may be hard on the wallet, but an excellent and well-made toy that will last for a life time is with a doubt, a worthy investment.
Thanks once again to Hoth Bricks for alerting us about these fake LEGO shopping websites. Be safe and stay tuned here on the Brick Show for more LEGO news and updates.
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Several prominent Twitter accounts were apparently hacked today in a widespread attempt to spread a cryptocurrency scam. It’s unclear the full scope of the security breach, but at least several accounts, including ones belonging to Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple, Uber, Coinbase, and Bitcoin, were used to publish tweets containing a link to a crypto scam website encouraging the public to donate digital currency to the scammer’s wallet.
The full scope of this hack — which is ongoing at the time of publication of this article — is unclear at this time. Multiple types of messages are being used as part of the scam; some of the tweets have already been deleted. Major accounts were targeted. In addition to the ones listed above, the hackers appear to have breached accounts belonging to Kanye West, CoinDesk, Cash App, Justin Sun, Charlie Lee, and Ripple.
The messages largely state that followers should send Bitcoins to a crypto address included in the tweets, claiming that the person who owns the account (who did not publish or authorize the tweets) will then give back double what they received. This, of course, is not true — if you send Bitcoins to that address, you will lose the digital money forever.
Spin games for money. Many of the tweets have already been deleted, but some of them remain live on major accounts as of approximately 5PM on July 15. A second message is also making the rounds, claiming that the account holders are raising 5,000 Bitcoins for “CryptoForHealth.” Any digital funds sent to this address likewise ends up going to the scammers.
Though it’s nothing new to see a Twitter account compromised by hackers or scammers — even major ones — it is quite surprising to see so many prominent people and companies successfully targeted at the same time. According to the Blockchain website, whoever is behind this digital wallet has thus far received more than 11 Bitcoins from victims. The domain used in the tweets has already been taken down.