Pawnbroker warns of online scam

4:00pm Thursday 17th January 2013 in News By James Cox

Cash-In-Hand staff warn of fake Facebook account Cash-In-Hand staff warn of fake Facebook account

A PAWNBROKER has warned of a fake Facebook account trading under its name.

The spoof site pretends to belong to Cash-In-Hand, which has shop branches in Queen Street Colchester, and New Street, Braintree.

It has been advertising iPhones and Xboxes, taking payment by PayPal but never sending out the goods.

Branch manager, Kevin Fisher, has warned customers to be vigilant after receiving complaints from seven people conned by the scam.

The firm’s genuine Facebook site can be found at facebook.com/colchester.cashinhand

Comments(4)

Feisty CBC says...
10:23pm Thu 17 Jan 13

Quite laughable really considering the high percentge they charge on pawned items. No better than a pay day loan company.

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jammin says...
10:03am Fri 18 Jan 13

From the cash in hand website:

"Message of the day:

Nappy New Year to all our customers old & new."

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romantic says...
3:14pm Fri 18 Jan 13

Like most hustles and scams, the thing to watch for is something that seems too good to be true. There are endless scams which play on people thinking they´re getting a bargain, but alarm bells should ring if anything is cheaper than it should realistically be.

Sometimes it pays to be a little bit cynical and do a few checks before patring with your money.

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Boris says...
3:45pm Fri 18 Jan 13

Anyone buying goods on line needs to check very carefully the authenticity of the seller.

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