I ordered the same TV just to see how they will attempt the scam and here is how:
- The TV was priced at Php26T+ which is around 1/3rd the SRP. At this point alarm bells should ring out that this is too good to be true.
- After Ordering online and set it up COD I received a call from this number: 09156950667.
- The person that i spoke to introduced himself as a rep from Lazada and he called to confirm my order
- 24 hours later I got another call from the same number. This time around same person told me that the order was out of stock BUT they would push through in the delivery of the order since they managed to get stock from SM appliances and they will be delivering the TV as soon as I make a FULL PAYMENT within the day via LBC or Cebuana. He told me that instead of Php26T+ I only need to pay Php23T for customer satisfaction.. He told me that he will send an email with pictures of the boxed TV ready for delivery which he did.
This is the email. Note the dubious email address (a big company like Lazada uses a Yahoo email?):
Needless to say this scam victimized a lot of people already (search for it using JULIET OLIVEROS LAZADA as key words). These people should be punished. Gives a bad name for Lazada as a business entity.