11-11-2013, 03:15 PM
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First Line Centre
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Armani Coat Scam going around
I was parked at south Center this afternoon when these two guys with thick Italian accents pulled beside me asking for directions to get to the airport, so I helped them out and we made some small talk. They went onto tell me they were with a company that designs coats for Armani and they had some samples they didn't want to take back to Italy.
Instant alarm bells....
So they showed me these "great leather coats" and told me I could buy 4 "samples" for $700. They showed them to me and honestly they were actually nice but all I could hear was "white van scam" in my head. I knocked the guy down to $250 for 3 of them and told him I needed to transfer money on my ipad and would go to the ATM at the willow park shell.
So I Googled Fake Leather jacket scam with the guy right there, sure enough the same AE Emporio a Collezione scam popped up and I asked him to come over and showed him that someone else bought all 5 coats for $200 and asked him to match the price...while a YouTube video of the same scam going down was playing for him
Hey just went quiet and left.....
But tell everyone you know, someone somewhere will fall for this.
Last edited by Gundo; 11-11-2013 at 08:08 PM.
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11-11-2013, 03:18 PM
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The fact that you tried to price match made me chuckle. Is that standard white van policy?
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11-11-2013, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The fact that you tried to price match made me chuckle. Is that standard white van policy?
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Some vans will even beat the difference by 10%
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11-11-2013, 03:32 PM
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I never feel sorry for people who get scammed.
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11-11-2013, 03:35 PM
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Location: Vancouver
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Look out Peter_12, that Armani deal IS too good to be true!
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11-11-2013, 03:35 PM
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One of the Nine
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Doesn't really seem like a scam if you're getting goods for money, and they're not selling you fake Armani jackets, they're claiming to be samples. There's something greasy about it, but it's not a scam. Probably stolen goods.
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11-11-2013, 03:36 PM
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LOL, had you been successful at the PM, I would have posted this to RFD.
I kept waiting for the part of the story when they jumped you for the iPad. 
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11-11-2013, 03:36 PM
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There's a couple of ladies who go around Stephen Avenue with flyers for orphans in China. Total scam, the materials they have look so cheap and I just saw them at Chinook yesterday. I imagine these people cast a wide net.
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11-11-2013, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
I never feel sorry for people who get scammed.
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More often than not scam artists aren't your "Nigerian prince" type scammers. They don't wake up one day and say "I am going to try and go screw someone out of cash". They generally are professionals that put a great deal of time and effort into what they do and try and scam the innocent (seniors or vulnerable individuals).
I hate hearing stories of people getting scammed as I do feel for them. It would suck getting scammed and having your hard earned money taken from you.
-FoB.
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11-11-2013, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
Armani is so yesterday. It's all about the hobo look now.
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You mean Mugatu's Derelict collection?
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11-11-2013, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fobulous
More often than not scam artists aren't your "Nigerian prince" type scammers. They don't wake up one day and say "I am going to try and go screw someone out of cash". They generally are professionals that put a great deal of time and effort into what they do and try and scam the innocent (seniors or vulnerable individuals).
I hate hearing stories of people getting scammed as I do feel for them. It would suck getting scammed and having your hard earned money taken from you.
-FoB.
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Nah, it's pretty funny.
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11-11-2013, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
Nah, it's pretty funny.
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So edgy.
Scammers are scum and prey on the vulnerable. It's funny once in awhile when you hear of a teen buying a bunch of oregano, it's sickening when a grandma loses her pension.
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11-11-2013, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce
Armani is so yesterday. It's all about the hobo look now.
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I saw some sort of photoshoot for clothes of this nature in the Husky building. Looked like a bunch of full grown Dickensian orphans posing in front of Starbucks. Probably one of the funnier things I've ever seen in a normally super bland building.
Last edited by Kybosh; 11-11-2013 at 04:55 PM.
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11-11-2013, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
So edgy.
Scammers are scum and prey on the vulnerable. It's funny once in awhile when you hear of a teen buying a bunch of oregano, it's sickening when a grandma loses her pension.
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Not trying to be edgy, but thanks for your vote of confidence all the same.
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11-11-2013, 06:09 PM
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Did you even see /feel the coats?
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11-11-2013, 06:22 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
Did you even see /feel the coats?
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Yes he showed me 1 leather and 2 suede coats with removable chinchilla collars. They look the part and feel the part however they are high quality imitation leather.
Even gave me a business card with company name, address in Italy, phone number and an email address.
The email address is armanirep@yahoo.com...... Seems legit.
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11-11-2013, 06:37 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Gundo
Yes he showed me 1 leather and 2 suede coats with removable chinchilla collars. They look the part and feel the part however they are high quality imitation leather.
Even gave me a business card with company name, address in Italy, phone number and an email address.
The email address is armanirep@yahoo.com...... Seems legit. |
Having built a number of websites over the years and having set up dozens of email addresses let me assure you, many, many international companies rely on free email services online.
Have you priced out the cost of a legit corporate domain recently? Upwards of $15/year!
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11-11-2013, 07:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gundo
Yes he showed me 1 leather and 2 suede coats with removable chinchilla collars. They look the part and feel the part however they are high quality imitation leather.
Even gave me a business card with company name, address in Italy, phone number and an email address.
The email address is armanirep@yahoo.com...... Seems legit. |
So were the 5 coats worth $200. I mean at some point if you know you are buying crap there is a value that the crap is worth.
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11-11-2013, 08:08 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by GGG
So were the 5 coats worth $200. I mean at some point if you know you are buying crap there is a value that the crap is worth.
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Perhaps they were, in my mind they were not. Im not worried about the person that is able to knock these shysters down in price and walk away happy with the purchase. Im more concerned about the people that jump all over the initial offer and get taken to the cleaners and end up going home with a misrepresentation of what they believe they were sold and grossly over playing for it.
Some people say good for them and the deserve it if they fall for it. I don't feel that way and think dirtbags that try to capitalize off of people with smoke and mirrors should get kicked in the balls and spit on.
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