Welcome to our 2023 Child-Friendly Warwickshire advent Calendar!
For day 7 of our advent calendar, we are helping you to avoid Christmas present scams, where the goods ordered never arrive! Online marketplaces can be a great place to grab a bargain, but buyers need to be vigilant. Fraudsters will often try and move you off the online marketplace, communicate with you via email and ask you to pay by bank transfer.
So always:
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Stay on the website and use their official/recommended payment method. By doing so it’s more likely that problems can be resolved if they arise.
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If possible, pay with a credit card. You may benefit from Section 75 protections, if for example, your goods arrive damaged, or don’t arrive at all!
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Try to examine the goods before you buy. This may mean that you need to visit the seller and buy the items face-to-face, so take someone with you for safety. In these circumstances, you may wish to pay in cash.
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Finally, some online marketplaces provide feedback on their sellers, so it’s always worth looking at their star ratings and seeing what other buyers have had to say about them.
We’ll see you tomorrow for day 8 of our Child friendly advent calendar! And make sure you follow us on social media - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - and share your own Child friendly experiences using the hashtags #KindWarwickshire #ChildFriendlyWarwickshire