Online Lidl Ad for Fitness Equipment

[losttheplot]

This was advertised on Facebook (won't post the link, it's LIDL Fitness shop). It's selling fitness equipment from LIDL at amazing prices.
According to LIDL Irelands twitter account, LIDL don't sell on line. I've sent them the link. I believe it's a scam.

 

[CorkHome2022]

This was advertised on Facebook (won't post the link, it's LIDL Fitness shop). It's selling fitness equipment from LIDL at amazing prices.
According to LIDL Irelands twitter account, LIDL don't sell on line. I've sent them the link. I believe it's a scam.

I saw the same add , and reported same , it really was too good to be true , just out of interest I loaded up the cart and went to check out and my browser asked me to translate all from Chinese , a sure sign the site was fake . It was very convincing and you can see how the willing are caught out .

 

[losttheplot]

Looks very authentic, all the equipment is brands from Lidl too. The About section keeps referring to ONLINE SHOP instead of Lidl.

I've seen another add on Facebook, slightly different URL but the same site. Have reported both.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Related but unrelated - if anybody wants to buy fitness stuff I highly recommend RPM Fitness in Tipperary.
Irish company, great product range and prices etc, have bought some stuff from them over the years, they offer Klarna finance too

 

[elcato]

Your name suggests you're related

 

[losttheplot]

Related but unrelated - if anybody wants to buy fitness stuff I highly recommend RPM Fitness in Tipperary.
Irish company, great product range and prices etc, have bought some stuff from them over the years, they offer Klarna finance too

Not related but can relate, have bought from RPM, good to deal with.

 

[Sarah Ryan]

Your name suggests you're related

Absolutely not related, just a returning customer. I meant related to fitness but not scam Lidl posts, not related to the business.

 

[losttheplot]

Facebook have removed the original ad I reported. New one up straight away with a different URL.

 

[CorkHome2022]

Checks and Balances getting removed from Facebook in the USA , it will be like the Wild West for scammers , hope our EU Data Protection Watchdogs are taking note

Meta shelves fact-checking programme in US

Meta is ending its fact-checking programme in the US and replacing it with a "Community Notes" system similar to that on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said today.

www.rte.ie

 

[Leo]

hope our EU Data Protection Watchdogs are taking note

Why would they? Their remit does not cover misinformation.

 

[T McGibney]

Checks and Balances getting removed from Facebook in the USA , it will be like the Wild West for scammers , hope our EU Data Protection Watchdogs are taking note

Meta shelves fact-checking programme in US

Meta is ending its fact-checking programme in the US and replacing it with a "Community Notes" system similar to that on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said today.

www.rte.ie

This entire thread confirms that this is already the case and that so-called "fact checkers" are poorly equipped at countering social media scammers.