Beware of this case of credit card fraud.

[seasick]

I am pretty careful with security but I had my credit card info stolen and used for fraudulent charges.
I should have known better.
I was looking for some boat parts and I stumbled upon two websites that had the parts heavily discounted. That was the first red flag.
When I checked out of the site, i used a credit card but when I hit the Place Order, the site locked up. Like a dope, I tried again; same lockup.
I sent a message to the '24 hour sales support" team but didn't hear back. That was 4 days ago.
One of the sites I used was Tackle Harbor
I don't know if the site was a scam of if the site got hacked. Regardless, they got my credit card info.
The credit card company called me to alert me to suspicious activity. Account closed, fraud case opened.

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[family affair]

Thanks for the tip.
In my life, I have never seen it as bad as it is today with the number of scammers out there. I can't help but think this could easily be shut down, but the scam "industry" seems to not be a priority for anyone to stop. Sad times.

 

[seasick]

Scamming and hacking are big businesses, large scale well organized operations based in in foreign countries. Of course there are many US based small scale operations in the US and I suppose we do as much hacking of foreign infrastructure.

 

[Mustang65fbk]

A few things to look for, or at least things that I look for, when on a website I've not used before would be whether they have the basics like phone numbers, addresses, email addresses and so forth for contact information. Most scam websites won't have things like that because they obviously don't want to be contacted, especially after a fraudulent transaction, or if you have product information/questions about other things before doing a potential fraudulent transaction. Other things would be the "too goo to be true" aspect of it, where something is worth almost $1k like some of their batteries they have posted, but are being listed on their site for less than $200. I went to their site and yes, pretty obvious it's a scam when almost everything on their website is being sold at a substantially lower price/or on sale. Other things like their main picture on their homepage showing what appears to be the ocean, when they're located in Colorado, etc. But, the best bit of advice that I have would be to simply do a Google search for them and type in something to the effect of "is tackleharbor.com legit?" and you'll very quickly get an AI overview showing "Based on available search results, tackleharbor.com appears to be a highly suspicious, likely fraudulent website. It should be avoided. Here is a breakdown of why it is likely not a legitimate retailer:

• No Verifiable Reputation: A search for user reviews, company history, or third-party ratings for "tackleharbor.com" reveals no credible information.
• Suspicious Content & Copyright: The site lists a copyright for the year 2026, which is in the future, a common tactic used on auto-generated scam sites.
• "Too Good to Be True" Listings: The site lists highly specialized marine and fishing products (e.g., DUO lures, Hella marine lights), but there is no evidence that this site actually fulfills orders or possesses this inventory.
• Lack of Contact/Business Info: The search results do not provide a physical address, phone number, or company ownership information for the website. "

A quick 30 second search can save you quite a bit of headaches in the long run, especially since unfortunately you're likely not the only one who has been scammed by the website. If it happened to you, then there are likely several other "reviews" out there from other people that have done the same thing, and posted it online so that it doesn't happen to others as well. Good luck.

 

[family affair]

Last week I decided to use Flakebook/Fakebook to shop for a pool table. Went to the address provided to check it out. Homeowner answered the door. She knew nothing about a pool table and never owned one.
My wife reported the seller to Flakebook control HQ (sarcasm). The response was that the seller did nothing to violate Flakebook Marketplace policy and the post was not removed. Unreal.
I had hoped to swing by Zuck's house when I was out in Silicon Valley last week to let him know what was up, but I ran out of time. Maybe Lucky Dude or someone else on the west coast can let him know what has become of his product?

 

[Mustang65fbk]

Last week I decided to use Flakebook/Fakebook to shop for a pool table. Went to the address provided to check it out. Homeowner answered the door. She knew nothing about a pool table and never owned one.
My wife reported the seller to Flakebook control HQ (sarcasm). The response was that the seller did nothing to violate Flakebook Marketplace policy and the post was not removed. Unreal.
I had hoped to swing by Zuck's house when I was out in Silicon Valley last week to let him know what was up, but I ran out of time. Maybe Lucky Dude or someone else on the west coast can let him know what has become of his product?

The number of AI/fake posts and so forth on there has become absurd to the point where it's essentially become almost unusable.

 

[Fishtales]

Agree. The web is quickly becoming the dark scamming web.

 

[luckydude]

Last week I decided to use Flakebook/Fakebook to shop for a pool table. Went to the address provided to check it out. Homeowner answered the door. She knew nothing about a pool table and never owned one.
My wife reported the seller to Flakebook control HQ (sarcasm). The response was that the seller did nothing to violate Flakebook Marketplace policy and the post was not removed. Unreal.
I had hoped to swing by Zuck's house when I was out in Silicon Valley last week to let him know what was up, but I ran out of time. Maybe Lucky Dude or someone else on the west coast can let him know what has become of his product?

Normally I like to be helpful but I hate going to that side of the hill. I put in my 30 years and I am so done. Someone else needs to hassle Zucky.