Hundreds of scammers flogging FAKE poppies online as Royal British Legion slam ‘fraudsters’
THE Royal British Legion has slammed a fresh wave of fake poppy scammers ahead of Remembrance Day.
Hundreds of lowlifes have flooded sites like eBay and Amazon with false listings for red poppies to "actively defraud" patriotic Brits.
Meanwhile on Amazon, "poppy badges and pins 2021" has 762 results.
Just one of the badges featured in the first four listings is from RBL.
And one scammer even advertises their wares with keywords like "Hero," "Veterans," "Memorial Day" and "Remembrance".
It is not clear if sellers from unofficial channels make a personal donation.
But lowlife scammers have even launched their own version - a blue enamel NHS pin inlaid with a red poppy - but none of the money is thought to go to either the NHS or the Poppy Appeal.
You can purchase poppies from the RBL's , as well as and through their and eBay accounts.
There are appeal boxes across the country and 40,000 collectors will be working to raise cash for a good cause.
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"EBay works with the Royal British Legion as part of our Verified Rights Owner Programme (VeRO) to give intellectual property owners like the Royal British Legion an easy way to report and remove listings that infringe on their rights."
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