| GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by theCake at 20:48, 12th January 2025 |     |
https://dexcon.scam..info/products/bachmann-31-129-oo-gauge-gwr-green-rod-2-8-0-3031/?utm_campaign=QnhqHsk34q&utm_medium=%7B%7Bcampaign.name%7D%7D&utm_content=%7B%7Badset.name%7D%7D&utm_term=Link&fbclid=.scam.IwY2xjawHxCI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZPuNNxCHt41zN-PT6quqlCGvyDfFiNblI3VIBPrl7WB2DW3iX1kHSR34g_aem_kZIq5gSp851y-cfDEomMkg
EDIT - I have intentionally damaged the URL because, yes, I believe it is a scam and I want to avoid any risk to members who accidentally click through - Grahame
| Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by Red Squirrel at 21:02, 12th January 2025 | |
This smells very strongly of fish. But do check with GWR to confirm this! You can usually get a quick response on X via @GWRhelp
| Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by ChrisB at 21:35, 12th January 2025 | |
Over strong smell I'm afraid. Do NOT click on the link or better, even leave that link alone in the 1st post.
| Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by Timmer at 06:25, 13th January 2025 | |
GWR are regularly advising people on social media not to fall for these £3 travel for a year travel cards adverts. Many reply to say they report them but they don’t get taken down.
A little bit of personal responsibility does help. If you think rail companies/government can give a years travel for just £3, you might need to give you head a bit of a wobble.
| Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by old original at 08:07, 13th January 2025 | |
I had a post pop up on Facebook with the £3 card offer which I immediately reported as a scam but FB said it was ok!
So just remember "if it seems too good to be true, it probably (most certainly) is"
| Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by Ralph Ayres at 09:23, 13th January 2025 | |
Almost laughably bad (grammar, terminology, the survey itself, the fake comments and then the change in price to £2.50 - I couldn't resist a cautious look!), but I presume that's at least partly to filter out people less likely to be taken in.
| Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? Posted by IndustryInsider at 09:56, 13th January 2025 | |
I had a post pop up on Facebook with the £3 card offer which I immediately reported as a scam but FB said it was ok!
So just remember "if it seems too good to be true, it probably (most certainly) is"
So just remember "if it seems too good to be true, it probably (most certainly) is"
Given FB are now abandoning their fact checking, that doesn’t surprise me.
