A B.C.-based company with a worldwide customer base says Meta鈥檚 fraud and scam policy is failing after potential customers were duped.
Those at Cobble Hill Puzzle Company and Outset Media Games are out to warn customers 鈥� and plead for them to be hyper vigilant 鈥� about deals that appear too good to be true.
鈥淲e reported hundreds of ads to Meta. They still have not been removed. Their advertising policy states they 鈥榩rotect people from frauds or scams鈥� but clearly their algorithms are failing big time and need more manual scrutinizing,鈥� the company said in an online warning. 鈥淯nfortunately, these scam companies place ads faster than we can demand them to be removed. And they run for short periods of time under several identities. 鈥� They change their website and identities faster than burning paper.鈥�
The scams aren鈥檛 new, taking a popular and respected business and creating an ad that looks like the business is celebrating an anniversary or going out of business and offering deeply discounted products.
While based from an office on Commerce Circle, the company鈥檚 reach and impact is worldwide and customers of the popular Cobble Hill Puzzles in particular are frequent targets.
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Since flagging it for followers weeks ago 鈥� with an ever-growing list of scam websites to watch out for 鈥� potential customers have inundated the puzzle company with comments such as 鈥渇ell for this one today鈥� along with near misses.
Several report noticing signs of a scam 鈥� for example, receiving a 鈥渞eceipt鈥� with an unusual company name attached 鈥� not remotely Cobble Hill Puzzles 鈥� or random website, email address, or fake Facebook profile.
鈥淚f you want to shop online, we recommend buying direct from retailers that are established or direct from the company/brand. 鈥� Please support them. If they have a mailing list, get on it so you can find out about real deals, not these fake ones that steal your information and cheat you out of your money while Facebook and the con artists get rich,鈥� the online warning reads.
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