An ad is currently trending on TikTok promoting a clearance sale of a ghost golf bag for just $29 Is not real but a subscription trap designed to make you give away your personal information and credit card details. Don’t be fooled!.
Ghost Golf Bag Scam: How It Works
The scam promises you can get a high-end golf bag, usually worth hundreds of dollars, for just $29. When you click the link, it takes you to a site called codorpe.com, which pretends to offer big discounts. Clicking on that sale then leads you to bellaiy.com, another fake site pretending to sell Ghost Golf bags.
Spotting The Red Flags
Fake Reviews
The reviews about this Ghost Golf bag and its discounted price look like a scam. These reviews have been getting a lot of attention on TikTok over the past few weeks.
Subscription Trap
The ads redirect to bellaiy.com to make a purchase however the whole purpose of these ads is to get you to give up your credit card number so that you could be charged so-called subscription fees for monthly recurring charges for services.
Too-good-to-be-true Discount
A Ghost Golf bag usually costs $459 a far cry from the 92% discount sales advertised. You will never find such deep discounts on popular items. Popular items are often only marked down by a smaller percentage and never by such a high percentage.
What To Do If You Fall For This Scam
Cancel your credit card
Immediately call your financial provider and cancel your credit card. By so doing, the credit card details you used for your transaction would become null and void.
Request for a new card
After the old credit card has been cancelled, ask for a new card, it doesn’t cost much to get one. Your credit card issuer will issue you a new one with different numbers.
Report the Fraud To Relevant Authorities
Report the scam to relevant authorities and organizations. This includes:
- Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): If you are in the United States, you can file a complaint with the IC3 at https://www.ic3.gov/.
- Your Local Consumer Protection Agency: Contact your local consumer protection agency or the equivalent regulatory body in your country.
- Better Business Bureau (BBB): File a complaint with the BBB if the online store is based in the United States.
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