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I've just finished a post on electronic cigarette free trial scams. Most of you wised up UK Vapers probably already already know about it, but if I have left out any tips on avoiding scams for those new to vaping please let me know!
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The Great Electronic Cigarette Free Trial Scam
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inijames
, Jan 16 2012 09:05 AM
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:05 AM
inijames
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I've just finished a post on electronic cigarette free trial scams. Most of you wised up UK Vapers probably already already know about it, but if I have left out any tips on avoiding scams for those new to vaping please let me know!
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:22 AM
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Have to admit never seen such a scam?
Are they commonly advertised because I have never come across one?
(Possibly though the reason is because I am not in the market for such kits?)
Are they commonly advertised because I have never come across one?
(Possibly though the reason is because I am not in the market for such kits?)
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:37 AM
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These scams have been around quite some time now i remember hearing about them a long time ago.
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 09:41 AM
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They're more common on the other side of the Atlantic but I've seen a couple on these shores...
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 10:30 AM
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I've not heard of it but if something " free" asks for my card info I don't bother
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 11:26 AM
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Just noticed the name on the credit card 
inijames, on 16 January 2012 - 09:05 AM, said:
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 11:40 AM
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Spose that's exactly what you'd need to be to sign up 
Hello everyone, my name is Tam & I am a vapoholic. But I have not had a vape since.....
what's the time now?
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 06:38 PM
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Funnily enough we had someone ring up only this morning. One of the companies is called directecig, and we are called ecigarettedirect, so we get people ringing up and shouting at us even though we have never done business with them 
Must be fairly common as we have several phone calls a month.
Quite a sad story left on the comments on the blog post too, a chap in his eighties was stung for hundreds of pounds, and was too ashamed of being taken in to tell his son.
Must be fairly common as we have several phone calls a month.Quite a sad story left on the comments on the blog post too, a chap in his eighties was stung for hundreds of pounds, and was too ashamed of being taken in to tell his son.
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 06:49 PM
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you may wish to include something on continuous payment authority, which can't be cancelled by the bank, nor by cancelling the card. I wouldn't put it past these ppl to start using that.
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 06:48 AM
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Thanks, Ukric, I hadn't heard of the continuous payment authority - will look it up.
