Be aware .. complete scam PLUGINBOUTIQUE Site popping up on social media

[aidan o driscoll]

Just be aware of this guys. Popped up on my facebook feed as a sponsored link. Most of the comments on the post recognised it as scam at least

 

[cclarry]

Yep...that's been going on for over a year...

[Niky Serrano]

The common sense always...

Nobody gives much for little

[user905133]

Gearspace has a thread "Is this site a fake? - pluginboutique.SHOP" from mid March 2022!!!!

[aidan o driscoll]

You would have to ask WHY Facebook isnt policing this particularly as there advert got elevated to Sponsored which they would have had to pay for.

[Hillmy]

I ALWAYS ignore EVERY "Sponsored" post on any social media! Easy way to avoid scams. 

[Guest Heath Row]

What's social media please?

Edited March 28, 2024 by Heath Row

[cclarry]

3 hours ago, aidan o driscoll said:

You would have to ask WHY Facebook isnt policing this particularly as there advert got elevated to Sponsored which they would have had to pay for.

I have reported it multiple times...Fakebook doesn't care.  It's not their preferred censorship target, and they're being paid.

[Lamia6]

They were also impersonating Audio Deluxe and some other plugin shops a couple years ago. Back when they couldn't even spell the word "Plugin" correctly. I too reported them, even to PB and they we're gonna report them to Stripe and get their payment processor account taken away.

[Richard Dixon]

So, what is the scam they are running?  That is a honest question.  I am not so sure it is a scam.  First, I bought a plugin from Plugin Boutique two nights ago, and then used their redeem code at Universal Audio and the code worked.  I downloaded the plugin from UA, and I am using it..  Secondly, they are recognized by other retail outlets as a site they will price match.  Just saying…

edit: I will report back if anything goes wrong.

Edited April 16 by Richard Dixon

[cclarry]

15 minutes ago, Richard Dixon said:

So, what is the scam they are running?  That is a honest question.  I am not so sure it is a scam.  First, I bought a plugin from Plugin Boutique two nights ago, and then used their redeem code at Universal Audio and the code worked.  I downloaded the plugin from UA, and I am using it..  Secondly, they are recognized by other retail outlets as a site they will price match.  Just saying…

edit: I will report back if anything goes wrong.

They were listing EXPENSIVE plugins for ridiculously low price...completely unbelievable prices.

[solema]

24 minutes ago, Richard Dixon said:

So, what is the scam they are running?  That is a honest question.  I am not so sure it is a scam.  First, I bought a plugin from Plugin Boutique two nights ago, and then used their redeem code at Universal Audio and the code worked.  I downloaded the plugin from UA, and I am using it..  Secondly, they are recognized by other retail outlets as a site they will price match.  Just saying…

edit: I will report back if anything goes wrong.

You're talking about legit Plugin Boutique site which has a good reputation. Read more carefully, this one seems to use their name with a slight domain alteration to mislead people. 100% of the time they're selling cracked software so stay away and don't even bother to click on any of those. It's not the first and not the last fake "vendor" that does that.

Edited April 16 by solema

[Richard Dixon]

Hi Larry, I understand and there still may be a scam, but it would have to be a long game at this point.  They accepted PayPal and Apple Pay, so I was not too worried about my credit card being scammed.  

[Richard Dixon]

Thanks for the heads up, Solema.  I appreciate you telling me the distinction.  I guess I lucked out and picked the right site.