Scam or Not

[magicman]

Hi all,
I bought a Blackberry 8520 on Friday from VC.

Now, I suppose like all newbies, I google all Blackberries to check out deals ect,.. ( ok maybe not everyone does this )

I came across this advert for Blackberry phones, seems to good to be true.

Blackberry Bold 9700, new, sealed box, 2year warranty, open to all networks........R2900.00 plus R215.00 DHL courier fee to your door. Can this be true, or is it a scam

If you google Salvin Trading, you will get to the adverts,..............has anyone had any dealings with these guys.

Thanks

 

[Ockie]

Be very careful. If a phone is not bought from Vodacom Service Provider Company, then we will not even look @ that phone if something goes wrong with it. You will have to find a guy @ the flea market to fix it, and most of those guys look very dodge to me. Your call.

PS: That is way way way below our cost. If it sounds to good to be true, it normally is.

 

[oronte]

Scam. Only buy Blackberry's from MTN or Vodacom. And if it's less than half the retail price then you know it's a scam.

 

[Moederloos]

If you have to ask, the rule of thumb is: it is a scam.

 

[RichardG]

This is definetly some Scam,you cannot even get the phone in the uk with exchange for the same price. If you really want to get the 9700, save up for 5months, put a R1000 aside every month. I would never ever fall prey to internet advertising like that ever again - learnt once.

 

[news24]

Hi all,
I bought a Blackberry 8520 on Friday from VC.

Now, I suppose like all newbies, I google all Blackberries to check out deals ect,.. ( ok maybe not everyone does this )

I came across this advert for Blackberry phones, seems to good to be true.

Blackberry Bold 9700, new, sealed box, 2year warranty, open to all networks........R2900.00 plus R215.00 DHL courier fee to your door. Can this be true, or is it a scam

If you google Salvin Trading, you will get to the adverts,..............has anyone had any dealings with these guys.

Thanks

It's probably a Chinese clone, so do yourself a favour, run! Its a scam

 

[NeonNinja]

If you think it's a scam; then it is.

 

[Romito]

Steer clear!

 

[Gerbodin]

This sounds like a scam. Junk Mail has posted warnings about scams on their blog. Remember, if something sounds to good to be true, it usually isn't
http://www.junkmail.co.za/blog/safety/security