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« on: Yesterday at 20:48:09 »

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
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« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 21:02:54 »

This smells very strongly of fish. But do check with GWR (Great Western Railway) to confirm this! You can usually get a quick response on X via @GWRhelp
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« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 21:35:51 »

Over strong smell I'm afraid. Do NOT click on the link or better, even leave that link alone in the 1st post.
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« Reply #3 on: Today at 06:25:25 »

GWR (Great Western Railway) 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.
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« Reply #4 on: Today at 08:07:54 »

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"
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