Bargain hunters have been cautioned to steer clear of a raft of counterfeit Wilko websites that are trying to deceive shoppers by falsely presenting significantly discounted products from the collapsed retailer.
Wilko has stopped selling online after calling in administrators earlier this month with good only available to buy in its 400 stores.
According to The Guardian, at least 10 fake websites claiming to offer Wilko products at reduced rates have emerged since the retailer’s closure.
Wilko’s administrators at PwC are trying to get the sites shut down.
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Some shoppers on Facebook claim they had spent £100 on goods from fake websites and were concerned they would not get their money back or receive the items they had ordered.
One of the scam sites was attempting to lure shoppers with a social media post offering a sofa – a category that Wilko does not sell – for £4.99 and discounts of “up to 90%”, telling consumers that “because there are still a lot of goods piled up in the warehouse, we are going to sell at a super low price”.
Some shoppers said they had received emails confirming their orders but Wilko warned these were likely to be fake.
A PwC spokesperson told the newspaper: “We have been made aware of a number of fake Wilko websites which are offering Wilko products at heavily discounted prices. These websites are not genuine and have been set up to scam users, the only legitimate Wilko website is www.wilko.com.
“We are in the process of working with the relevant authorities to have these websites removed. We would like to remind our customers that all Wilko sales are now in-store and you are unable to purchase items online.”
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17 Comments. Leave new
I was stupid to buy some stuff don’t believe I was so so stupid to fall for it xoxo
The old saying about too good to be true. If Wilko HAD sold sofas… I wouldn’t have bought one from there, and I loved Wilko. I am very cross the company allowed itself to get like this.
In all honesty the high rents and business rates are not helping neither, So let’s just keep giving more n more to the greedy landlords and more n more to the governments, it’s getting ridiculous but I really hope they can bounce back from all of this, It’s bad enough we lost Woolworths
Only lost about £30
From what I can see in my local Wilko it’s business as usual. All items on sale price are items which have already previously been on a sale price for months on end. A pack of 5 dolls has never had its priced dropped down any further in the months passed, which is the best part of 2023. This big sign they have put up is misleading, just to get you inside and when you are, it’s hunt for 1000s of items which you already know about! No wonder they are in trouble.
Not misleading, there’s a sale across most sections of the stores. 20% off kitchens and home wares, 30% off garden and 10% off pets.
Obviously you haven’t been in a store since Friday when the big sale started.
The exact same discounts that were on before the huge banners proclaiming “aDmInIsTrAtIoN SaLe” went up almost a week before the sale you mention actually began. So very much misleading in the sense the banners were up before any prices changed at all, furthermore, rightly or wrongly, when people see “Administration Sale” (or similar type banner messaging) they think 50, 60, 70% or more off. The odd 10% here, the odd 20% there isn’t what the general populous would be expecting. I’m not defending the expectation, it just is what it is.
I thought it was to good to be true a mean a chest freezer for £8 and garden furniture that was £200 now £20 you got to laugh at these scams pmsl
So sorry for all the people at Wilko lossing there jobs it’s a brilliant shop I’m in there 3 or 4 times a week buys thing’s
Yes, a typical sale item to me looks like something which was £13 reduced to £11. Not much of an incentive to buy.
Yes I fell for this scam ,
I feel a fool and hope the sites are taken down quickly as they prey on people who don’t have much money
I bought things from Wilko and it is a Scam just had my money back from bank thankgod
Did you jus ring and advise and they gave money back? Which bank was it I’ve fell for it and didn’t take notice like usual or web address seem saw wilko logo
It’s not wilko sale
I too fell for this scam luckily it was only a small amount of money so please DO NOT buy from these sites
I work for Wilko and all I will say is only go instore as nothing can be ordered online at present. Please be aware and be careful
I can’t believe people still fall for all this nonsense still with these fake sites and as for the sofa if it wasn’t so serious it’d be very laughable, Either the scammer is someone in another country or completely hasn’t got a clue about what Wilko actually sells, What’s next? 4.99 Fridge Freezer LOL