Parents Warned About New Bluey Scam

What appears to be a kind-hearted gesture from a Bluey fan has been revealed as a scam targeting vulnerable parents on social media.

A Facebook post doing the rounds on social media features a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe that’s been transformed into a Bluey-themed car. The photos are accompanied by a caption claiming that the poster’s son is no longer using it and she wants to give it away – as long as the shipping is paid.

Bluey Scam

And that’s where the scam comes in. The person asks that the postage be paid via PayPal’s ‘friends and family’ option, rather than goods and services. Personal, or friends and family payments, aren’t covered by PayPal Purchase protection.

A warning about the scam has been shared in several Facebook groups which include hundreds of thousands of Bluey fans, with some mums coming close to parting with their cash.

“When she asked to be sent money I told her “send me a photo with todays date written on it with dry erase marker” and they never responded.”

“I almost fell for this!”

Bluey Scam

The best advice to follow is, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is. Social media is awash with scams, as are email inboxes, so make sure you look at everything as a possible scam. Don’t click on any links you don’t recognise, or give any of your details without verifying who is asking for them.

You can find out more about spotting scams via SCAMWATCH.

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25 Comments

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 18 Apr 2024
    12:12 am
Scammers are so annoying and usually pretty obvious. I hate the more sophisticated ones.

- - tessie said
  - 17 Apr 2024
    10:44 am
Scammers are the lowest scum on this earth if you ask me. Preying on people who just want to get something not too expensive for their child. I hope they get caught and punished to the max for breaking peoples hearts and trust.

- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Apr 2024
    6:12 pm
It is a pity these scammers can’t be caught and made to repay the money they ‘steal’.

- - cassy26 said
  - 12 Apr 2024
    9:49 am
People can be really horrible

- - mom265671 said
  - 10 Apr 2024
    11:27 pm
So ridiculous these scammers are constantly finding every way to scam people.

- - mom488690 said
  - 10 Apr 2024
    2:31 pm
Wow Scammers are such scum. Have no empathy for these low lives. Unfortunately they get away with so much and so many vulnerable people get affected.

- - MandaMags said
  - 10 Apr 2024
    11:33 am
How horrible, some people are just greedy and nasty. More needs to be done to scammers. Slap on the wrist and a fine doesn’t cut it for these minor scammers. They need to be Jailed from the first offence and hopefully lessen the amount of scammers out there.

- - Frankiielot said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    8:29 pm
Honestly what is the world coming to!

- - wonder_mum said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    8:20 pm
You can even tell by the way the seller is writing messages! They always tend to use Hun so speak to you
- mom93821 replied
  
  10 Apr 2024 , 4:57 am
  The grammar and language is ordinary and one of the many red flags.
- - rovermum said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    7:44 pm
How dare they? Scammers are the scum of the earth. I can only imagine how many people would have been excited for this.

- - mom465683 said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    7:31 pm
So many scammers. It’s really annoying. This one does sound weird. If she would be giving it away, why not just give it away in the town where she lives.

- - BellaB said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    6:35 pm
You just can’t trust anything these days.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    4:50 pm
So many scammers out there. They’re just scum. I don’t understand how people can do this!

- - mom486197 said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    12:53 pm
I was nearly scammed once but as i work for a company that talks about cyber crime a lot I was thankfully well informed and recognised the signs but not everyone does and it is sad to see the amount of people who get scammed so often.

- - ChiWren said
  - 09 Apr 2024
    12:05 pm
The amount of times my MIL has been scammed on Facebook is wild. I only deal with cash at exchange on marketplace, then I’m messaging husband and sister the address and time of the meet up. Always gotta be careful.