Biciok.com: the mirage of the 199-euro e-bike
Biciok.com sells a €3,000 electric bike for €199. An address in Ávila, Spain, payments to a Belarusian bank and reputation warnings: all the signs of a scam shop.
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Biciok.com: the mirage of the 199-euro e-bike
Biciok.com sells a high-end electric bike for 199 euros. Too good to be true. And it is. The website offers the Trek Powerfly FS+ 4 800 Wh Gen 4, valued at more than 3,000 euros, for 199.99 euros. A 90% discount that, as the analyses point out, is the most obvious red flag.
The registered address, on calle Jesús del Gran Poder in Ávila, Spain, and the fact that payments go to a Belarusian bank complete the profile of a ghost shop. Even GridinSoft, a web fruta platform, has already flagged biciok.com. One user claims to have bought several units, but provides no invoice. Not that it matters.
With this track record, the conclusion speaks for itself. Even if a few unsuspecting buyers fall for it, the most likely outcome is that biciok.com will vanish within days with their money. The next time you see a 90% discount on an electric bike, remember: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Biciok.com sells a high-end electric bike for 199 euros. Too good to be true. And it is. The website offers the Trek Powerfly FS+ 4 800 Wh Gen 4, valued at more than 3,000 euros, for 199.99 euros. A 90% discount that, as the analyses point out, is the most obvious red flag.
The registered address, on calle Jesús del Gran Poder in Ávila, Spain, and the fact that payments go to a Belarusian bank complete the profile of a ghost shop. Even GridinSoft, a web fruta platform, has already flagged biciok.com. One user claims to have bought several units, but provides no invoice. Not that it matters.
With this track record, the conclusion speaks for itself. Even if a few unsuspecting buyers fall for it, the most likely outcome is that biciok.com will vanish within days with their money. The next time you see a 90% discount on an electric bike, remember: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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