POLICE in Derry have been giving out free advice about the dangers of buying drugs online which turn out to be a scam.
Fake accounts have been set up on the internet promising local drug users the chance to buy drugs through the post.
But police say that when the drugs don’t arrive, there is no point ringing PSNI Foyle on the 101 number as they will get little sympathy and no justice for being swindled.
An officer posted on PSNI Foyle’s Facebook page:
“Don’t know if I should be really sharing this but here goes.
“We get lots of reports about this. The best and quickest thing to do is report it to Facebook who can get it removed and delete other fake accounts linked to the same user.
“To the best of my knowledge if you contact these numbers a man from Cameroon replies.
2You can place an order with him and they then request payment by unrecordable Western Union transfer (at this point I would get suspicious).
“They keep you on board by sending you screenshots of mail with your address on. You then send your money/
“Guess what happens next: 1. You don’t get that happy package. 2. You don’t see your cash again.
“What you gonna do then? Ring 101: “good evening Officer I placed a hefty order for £1,000 of ecstasy but it has not arrived! I demand justice” – yeah good luck with that mate #ReportToFB #PleaseOrderAwayAndLoseYourDrugCash
#KeepingPeopleSafe
