GWR free travel card

theCake

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« on: January 12, 2025, 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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Re: GWR free travel card - Scam?

« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2025, 21:02:54 »

This smells very strongly of fish. But do check with GWR^▸ to confirm this! You can usually get a quick response on X via @GWRhelp


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Re: GWR free travel card - Scam?

« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2025, 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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Re: GWR free travel card - Scam?

« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2025, 06:25:25 »

GWR^▸ 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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Re: GWR free travel card - Scam?

« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2025, 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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Re: GWR free travel card - Scam?

« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2025, 09:23:20 »

Almost laughably bad (grammar, terminology, the survey itself, the fake comments and then the change in price to £2.50 - I couldn't resist a cautious look!), but I presume that's at least partly to filter out people less likely to be taken in.


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Re: GWR free travel card - Scam?

« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2025, 09:56:40 »

Quote from: old original on January 13, 2025, 08:07:54

Given FB are now abandoning their fact checking, that doesn’t surprise me.


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