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Fraud rife on secondhand marketplaces Depop, Preloved, and Shpock
Survey of 1,300 buyers found 32% scammed on secondhand marketplace in two years, highlighting scale of APP fraud
Consumers have been encouraged to be vigilant when shopping online after research showed fraud was rife on secondhand marketplaces, with Depop, Shpock and Preloved named the worst sites, and problems also discovered with industry giants Amazon and eBay.
A survey of 1,300 buyers by Which?, the consumer champion, found that 32% had been scammed on a secondhand marketplace in the two years to January. The most common ruse involved consumers receiving incorrect goods or nothing at all, while others were delivered an empty package or counterfeit goods.
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