Is this website a real or fraudulant one?

[tamirra]

www.whatdsgame.com

[VHG]

A look on "whois" shows the site was first created in February 2011.

The same compoany has web sites with the same name ending in net, org, biz, info.

But as the games are less than a pound each, and all supplied on one cartridge, and you have to buy a minimum of 30 games, my guess is it is a dodgy site.

http://whois.domaintools.com/whatdsgame.com

[AlBags]

Well I definitely would NOT.

Check the links at bottom of page for contact info .. anything in fact .. they do nothing.
All you will be able to do is pay .. and not get your money back when the crap arrives (if it does arrive at all)

[Buenchico]

The fact that the site claims to use First Class Recorded Delivery implies that they're trading from within the UK, but nowhere on that site can I find a postal address. That's illegal for UK web traders.

UK traders registering .co.uk addresses (and other UK addresses) must make their details available on the Nominet website. (Only non-trading individuals are permitted to hide their name and address). Whoever created that website has got round the rules by using an international (.com) address and also registering it through 'Domains by Proxy' which exists solely to hide the details of site-owners. (A legitimate business would have no reason to use 'Domains by Proxy')

The site was created via GoDaddy. That's unusual for a legitimate trader; most businesses would use a more professional way of creating their websites.

There are loads of links at the foot of the page ('Order Support', 'Store Pickup', 'Returns & refunds', etc) which look like the thing a legitimate site would have but they all go to the same (irrelevant) page. The reference to 'California Privacy Rights' suggests that the entire website has been copied from a US site.

SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!

Chris

[JonnyBoy12]

www.whatdsgame.com

[AlBags]

yes

[tamirra]

Awww, wont be getting my money back then will i, or will i if i paid by paypal??

[Buenchico]

Paypal?
That's another cause for concern! Legitimate traders will normally make arrangements, through their banks, to accept debit and credit cards directly. If a site ONLY accepts PayPal (rather than offering it as well as direct card payments) I'd be extremely wary.

Whether PayPal's Buyer Protection Scheme applies in your case is unclear. Normally, if you purchase a CD or DVD, and it doesn't arrive, you're covered. However 'custom made items' aren't covered.
https://www.paypal.co...p&serverInstance=9002
PayPal could well argue that a compilation disk, with your own selection of software on it, counts as a 'custom made item'.

I suggest opening a dispute with PayPal but keeping quiet about the fact that your purchase was 'custom made':
https://www.paypal.co...nId=163596&isSrch=Yes

Chris

PS: The website is actually hosted on a German server. At least it's not Chinese, which is what I expected!

[tamirra]

I have just opened a disput with Paypal, thank you for your help. tho.