Gerry was thinking about getting some new Ecco golf shoes when an advert popped up on Facebook offering sale price Ecco shoes.

The ad listed his shoe size as in stock and they seemed ideal.

Now, you might suspect someone you’ve never heard of approaching you on Facebook, but it’s easy to believe that adverts on Facebook are legitimate.

That isn’t always true – Facebook do some work to weed out scam adverts, but a lot get through.

Gerry clicked the link and purchased the pair of golf shoes he wanted from the website.

Everything seemed fine, but then he noticed on his credit card statement that two charges had been made to his account and they were both much more than the price he should have paid.

What had happened?

A simple mistake by the supplier?

NO.

Gerry contacted Ecco who told him that the website was fake and their legal department would be getting it shutdown.

Gerry had been careful to pay by credit card and the credit card company refunded his money.

Don’t trust adverts on Facebook and do be careful buying anything online especially from a website you haven’t bought from previously.

If you have any experiences with these scams do let me know, by email.