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Halocarpfishing (14 posts / 5,532 views)
leelittlelegs leelittlelegs
Posts: 1,486
Post #1 8 Feb 2025 16:00
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Guys
Need a bit of help.
Was looking for an item that was out of stock everywhere else but found it with these guys.
Everything looked genuine so placed my order.
Got a payment confirmation but nothing from them.
I've tried to locate a phone number but to no avail,I've sent several emails but also no reply.
Is this a genuine site ??? Has anybody ordered stuff off them before??
Thanks
scar
Posts: 6,095
Post #2 8 Feb 2025 16:43
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In reply to Post #1
Is the website still up and running as I cannot get on it ?
leelittlelegs leelittlelegs
Posts: 1,486
Post #3 8 Feb 2025 17:21
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In reply to Post #2
Anton
Up until last night it was still live.
I've just tried again and won't connect so looks like it was a moody one.
Thankfully it wasn't for a lot of money but I'm normally pretty tuned in to these type of things but guess we can't always be right.
Be careful out there 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
kells kells
Posts: 6,017
Post #4 8 Feb 2025 17:44
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In reply to Post #3
Not sure how you paid for your transaction Lee.And I'm not trying to teach you how to suck eggs. Hopefully you used a credit card or PayPal as you would of been covered

As long as there money there will be people thinking up more and more ingenious ways to scam you out of it. Don't think there's a person out there who hasn't had a bad experience with a transaction online. Hope you get it sorted.

charlesrl charlesrl
Posts: 101
Post #5 8 Feb 2025 19:54
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In reply to Post #1
I think it's a dodgey one.
Funny enough i too saw it last night after looking for an item. Cheaper than anywhere. Something put me off so didnt bother.

Website is still live though from what i can see - LINKY POO™ https://halocarpfishing.co.uk/

Took this from their terms too....
We are Halo Group, doing business as halo carp fishing (‘Company‘, ‘we‘, ‘us‘, or ‘our‘), a company registered in the United Kingdom at Unit 143215 Courier Point, 13 Freeland Park, Poole, Dorset BH16 6FH

Not sure there is a unit 143215

Hope you get your item or your money back
framey framey
Posts: 5,319
Post #6 8 Feb 2025 20:13
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In reply to Post #5
It's a P.O. Box number when you dive deeper so possibly will be a few in that unit
leelittlelegs leelittlelegs
Posts: 1,486
Post #7 8 Feb 2025 20:40
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Thanks Guys
Hopefully this gets the word out before anybody else gets scammed.
It was advertised as a discontinued item which was very clever as nobody else had it in stock but was half price.
As the old saying goes if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
What a mobey 🤣🤣
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #8 8 Feb 2025 22:11
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In reply to Post #4
If your normal bank card has got Visa written on it you're covered too.Just contact your bank and they can see where your money has gone and do a charge back.I got my money back for a £650 piece of gym equipment that never got delivered
Tinhead Tinhead
Posts: 17,089
Post #9 8 Feb 2025 22:51
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According to the website their contact address is
Halo Group
HALO GROUP Unit 143215 Courier Point
13 Freeland Park Wareham Road
Poole, Dorset BH16 6FH
United Kingdom

I checked the postcode and there's no such thing as13 Freeland Park but there are a number of businesses associated with Unit 13 Freeland Park.
As for Unit 143215, wow that would have to be the biggest industrial site in the world!

I'll admit about a year ago I was caught out by a scam website selling womens shoes (not for me you understand)
Fortunately I paid by credit card and was refunded promptly

leelittlelegs leelittlelegs
Posts: 1,486
Post #10 9 Feb 2025 17:38
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Guys
This site has just gone back live again.
Delkims,Korda rods all under RRP
Don't be sucked in!!! AVOID
Bristolsaint40 Bristolsaint40
Posts: 243
Post #11 11 Feb 2025 09:56
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In reply to Post #1
Only 2 reviews on Trustpilot say it's a fraudulent site.
Tinhead Tinhead
Posts: 17,089
Post #12 11 Feb 2025 14:16
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In reply to Post #11
I can see 5 reviews and each one say it's bad
LINKY POO™ https://www.trustpilot.com/review/halocarpfishing.co.uk
JamieNow JamieNow
Posts: 7,471
Post #13 12 Feb 2025 15:47
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seems to be a few other businesses at the address - maybe call one of them & ask whether there is a fishing shop close by? (EbikeTuner, Retail Marketing Group)
964rh 964rh
Posts: 323
Post #14 13 Feb 2025 11:15
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In reply to Post #13
600 odd companies listed at that address, awful lot of them look like dropship companies/offices with not many having any listed accounts/net assets listed -

https://open.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/bh16-6fh/17

No massive warehouses either so I'd air on the side of caution if ordering from them and raise a chargeback/open a paypal dispute now rather than waiting.

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