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PB Tech Scam Watch

Posted in Articles (updated on 27/8/2020)

Hi guys,

Please find below the latest updates on scams.

Do not trust any websites that claim to be PB Tech unless it's directly from us at pbtech.co.nz

This is our only Facebook page for PB Tech - you'll know by the blue tick next to our name.

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Do not click on any links provided by fake pages and feel free to report them to us immediately so we can let others know :)

Thank you!

UPDATE: 27/08/20 - Fake PB Tech Facebook Page doing iPhone 11 Giveaway.

There has been a fake PB Tech Christchurch Facebook page doing an iPhone giveaway.

https://www.facebook.com/PB-Tech-Christchurch-104631451369073/

UPDATE: 25/08/20 - Fake PB Tech Facebook Page doing Vacuum Giveaway

There has been a fake PB Tech Facebook page doing a vacuum cleaner giveaway. 

https://www.facebook.com/PB-Tech-117899330032164/

UPDATE: 28/07/20 - Fake PB Tech Websites doing Giveaways

There has been PB Tech scam websites offering giveaways, please be careful, our only website is pbtech.co.nz :)

UPDATE: 05/06/2020 - Fake PB Tech Page & Scooter Giveaway

https://www.facebook.com/PBTech-NZ-111114930626345

UPDATE: 21/05/2020 - Fake PB Tech Page & Robot Vacuum Cleaner Giveaway

https://www.facebook.com/Pb-Tech-101190581613991

https://www.facebook.com/PB-Tech-105904381137991/

UPDATE: 06/05/2020 - Samsung Galaxy Scam

There have been reports of a Samsung Galaxy Scam going around where they are being sold for $2. Please be careful and stay away from anything like this. 

UPDATE: 28/04/2020 - Fake PB Tech Tauranga page and Apple Giveaway

https://www.facebook.com/PB-Tech-Tauranga-103148474716082/

 

UPDATE: 21/04/2020 - Fake Scooter Giveaway

https://www.facebook.com/PB-Tech-NZ-103151858045911/

UPDATE: 18/03/2020 - Fake Instax Mini 9 Giveaway

https://www.facebook.com/PBTech-NZ-108381274125325/

UPDATE: 04/03/2020 - Fake Scooter Giveaway & Messages

https://www.facebook.com/PBTech-NZ-100511948235337/

UPDATE: 28/02/2020 - Fake Facebook page & Giveaway

https://www.facebook.com/pg/PBTech-NZ-102263901384120/

UPDATE: 14/01/2020 - Fake Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/PB-Tech-New-Zealand-108363697367044/

 

 

UPDATE: 14/01/2020 - Fake iPhone 11 / iPad Pro / Macbook Pro contest

 

UPDATE: 26/12/2019 - Email scam

 

UPDATE 19/12/2019 - Christmas offer email scam

 

UPDATE 17/12/2019 - iPhone 11 Pro survey scam

 

UPDATE 25/10/2019 - Fake Facebook page impersonating PB Tech

 

UPDATE 21/10/2019 - Samsung Galaxy S10/S9 / Apple iPhone 11 scam

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