ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) urges southwest Virginia consumers to be cautious when shopping online amid a recent spike in complaints about a fake toy business targeting Facebook users.
The BBB recently issued a scam alert about the fraudulent sales of kids’ toys through www.littletikes.hidiscount.club, also known as littletikes.savealot.store.
According to the bureau, the company has operated under several different names, including Little Tikes Whole Sale Club, Little Tikes Save A Lot Store, Little Tikes Discount Online Store, and Little Tikes Save Money Store. They’ve also used email addresses such as dobetterservice@gmail.com, service@happytime.club, and service@whole-sale.club.
The BBB tells WFXR News that the address on the company’s website is actually an empty lot in Roanoke. In addition, the site is registered in Panama, but all other information is private.
Based on this information, the BBB says it can confirm that www.littletikes.hidiscount.club is a fraudulent website.
The bureau says people from all over the country have fallen victim to the scam, earning the company an “F” rating with the BBB due to the 28 complaints filed since the business started operating in 2019, none of which have been answered.
Examples of the complaints include customers being charged twice for their purchases, as well as customers receiving fake shipment tracking numbers and then not getting refunds when the items…
