D&D General I know it's not Christmas yet, but this D&D advent calendar...

[Urriak Uruk]

@Morrus, you might want to edit this to note the concerns this is a scam before too many people jump on it.

Yeah @Morrus , you really should edit the title. There may be folks who just read it and the first post, see the thing get excited and buy.

We all know not everyone reads the comments! Plus, they may think because you posted it that it must be legit and overlook the fishiness of it.

 

[CleverNickName]

Well that's disappointing. For a hot second there, I was thinking that it would be a great gift for one of my nephews.

 

[John R Davis]

Yeah had to block it about 8 times in Facebook as it just kept popping up with a different sponsor

 

[Sacrosanct]

Yeah had to block it about 8 times in Facebook as it just kept popping up with a different sponsor

Yep. I'm seeing a ton of ads, all with slightly different variations (and obviously stolen IP from many other companies, not just WOTC)

Well, I shouldn't say obviously stolen, but I am extremely dubious this is licensed. So many red flags about this.

 

[jgsugden]

Yep. I'm seeing a ton of ads, all with slightly different variations (and obviously stolen IP from many other companies, not just WOTC)

Well, I shouldn't say obviously stolen, but I am extremely dubious this is licensed. So many red flags about this.

Those red flags include:

1.) Time pressure giveaways on the sale page (buy now and get this $100 value gift as well if you're one of the next 100 customers).
2.) Misspellings.
3.) Fabricated contact information.
4.) Showing IP from several unconnected sources as examples of what will be given.
5.) Poor quality photoshop.
6.) Repeated offers with slight changes on a variety of sites (reversing images, changing names, etc...) to avoid having them all caught and removed at the same time.

This is absolutely a scam. So much so that if I paid for one, I'd contact the credit card company and request a replacement card right now.

 

[J.Quondam]

7.) Company's social media accounts don't exist.
8.) The company / brand URL doesn't link to an active website.
9.) Extremely low score on fraud detection site, Scam-Detector.

 

[Bagpuss]

We can but hope this prompts Wizards to actually make one.

 

[CleverNickName]

We can but hope this prompts Wizards to actually make one.

I think there are some D&D-themed Advent calendars on Etsy. And D&D-themed Christmas crackers, too.

 

[jgsugden]

Yeah had to block it about 8 times in Facebook as it just kept popping up with a different sponsor

I've reported about 20 versions of it as scams. Facebook is dropping the ball on not blocking all of these. They are pretty formulaic.

 

[ElizabethHair]

... looks pretty cool!

(Edit - looks like it might be a scam or something)

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Be extremely careful where you buy this from, I bought this online (going for the Deluxe edition) for my little brother, only to now see I've probably been scammed. After purchasing the Advent, I received an email with my Order ID thanking me for my purchase, only I've heard nothing since and when I try connecting to the site I ordered from, the Tracking ID given etc, I just get Error Pages. I'm not so sorry about the money I've been tricked out of which does suck, I really want to get this for my brother but there are alot of sites offering it - be sensible, try buying it direct from D & D themselves.