ZavviDirect under investigation for scam
Photo by: Iain Farrell
Sussex Police’s economic crime unit and trading standards officials are investigating Zavvi Direct Ltd., which owns and manages the website zavvidirect.co.uk, and charge it of being a scam. The Brighton based firm was offering the latest Nintendo Wii fitness game online. Law enforcement officials believe the company may have scammed hundreds of people across the country by not delivering the game and by pocketing their money collected as payment.
Investigating officials believe the website might have netted tens of thousands of pounds. It started selling Wii when the game started picking up sales and soon emerged as a hot-selling item in the market. It offered the game for £69.99 and within no time had orders by the hundreds. Customers who bought into the offer, however, initially received an email explaining that due overwhelming demand the firm was short of stock of the game. Their sets would be sent in four or five days, it promised.
When there was still no sign of their sets, customers went inquiring at the website and were greeted with the following message:
Zavvi Entertainment Ltd have no involvement with this website. Due to copyright laws we have had to remove this website.
Zavvi Entertainment Ltd, a popular chain of retail stores, had received calls from the website’s customers anxious about the fate of their orders. They had purchased the game from zavvidirect thinking it was affiliated to the famous retail chain. Zavvi Entertainment Ltd initiated legal proceedings against Zavvi Direct Ltd, and also arranged for their dubious website to be shut down.
Source: TheArgus.co.uk
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July 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 am
I too have been waiting for my order, what can be done about this??
July 10th, 2008 at 8:46 am
@ Caroline…
I think your best bet is complaining to the Sussex Police and the nearest Trading Standards Office…
Best Wishes!
July 10th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I warned people about this just before they went offline - http://www.wii-consoles.co.uk/zavvidirect.asp
Oddly, I’m now getting complaints asking me why I recommended ZavviDirect our site visitors?! There’s no hope for some people
July 14th, 2008 at 3:22 am
I ordered a WII Fit for my Grandsons birthday, so I hope they feel very proud for stealing a childs present. What is this world coming to. Never again will I order from the internet.
July 24th, 2008 at 11:46 am
I too ordered wii fit for my daughter’s birthday, so hope these scumbags are proud of themselves!!!!!