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Mar 2, 2023 9:25:19 GMT -6
Post by kingkevzilla on Mar 2, 2023 9:25:19 GMT -6
The scammers behind the American candy shops in London got raided by the police again.
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/police-raid-oxford-street-american-candy-stores-after-tip-off-from-shopper-charged-25-but-found-100-gone-from-account/ar-AA1868UN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0720c8eec49c4672b12264289d6c1caf&ei=26
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/police-raid-oxford-street-american-candy-stores-after-tip-off-from-shopper-charged-25-but-found-100-gone-from-account/ar-AA1868UN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0720c8eec49c4672b12264289d6c1caf&ei=26
Officers have seized £140,000 worth of fake Gucci and Apple products after raiding two candy stores on Oxford Street yesterday. They also found illegal vapes, charging banks and cables that are being sold to customers at "extortionate" prices.
An officer told the BBC’s Local Democracy Reporting Service they were tipped off by customers who had been overcharged for goods. They said: “In terms of vapes, we received complaints from customers who said they bought one for £25 but when they checked their bank statement, they realised they were charged £100.”
In one store alone, the team also confiscated 286 illegal vapes - some 15 times over the legal tank size, 300 counterfeit phone covers and 991 unsafe charging leads, according to the council. Elux and RandM Tornado vapes were among the popular brands confiscated by officers.In the second store, the team seized £96k worth of fake power banks, sunglasses, phone covers, ear pods, travel adaptors as well as hats and scarves. They also found nearly 3,000 illegal disposable vapes which contained excessive levels of nicotine. Much of the seized kit had no safety labelling.
An officer told the BBC’s Local Democracy Reporting Service they were tipped off by customers who had been overcharged for goods. They said: “In terms of vapes, we received complaints from customers who said they bought one for £25 but when they checked their bank statement, they realised they were charged £100.”
In one store alone, the team also confiscated 286 illegal vapes - some 15 times over the legal tank size, 300 counterfeit phone covers and 991 unsafe charging leads, according to the council. Elux and RandM Tornado vapes were among the popular brands confiscated by officers.In the second store, the team seized £96k worth of fake power banks, sunglasses, phone covers, ear pods, travel adaptors as well as hats and scarves. They also found nearly 3,000 illegal disposable vapes which contained excessive levels of nicotine. Much of the seized kit had no safety labelling.