Makeup Swap WARNINGS: How I got scammed
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I dont get the whole swap thing, like.. I understand if you didnt know what you were getting.. like a whole surprise thing. Sounds fun, but when you actually tell the person to get you something and they are gonna send you something... why not just use that money to get it yourself LOL
My thought exactly!!
People can't always get that brand in their country. Just like i did a makeup swap with somebody from the us and asked her for some specific brand that i couldn't get but love.
Carmen Molema I guess that makes sense, but doesnt always seem to be the case
Nope it doesn't. That's why you should've contact them before
exactly it's not completely something your supposed to know about
***For everyone questioning who the person was, she deleted her RUclips. I have the most amazing subscribers that care about me. LOVE YOU GUYS! XOXO Lauren
I can not belive this happened to you
I did a monster high swap it wasnt a scamer I got 34 dolls and 34 other things so I gave her 68 things
Your really pretty
Is it MegansMakeup101 ?
cupcakepony? :p she uses the same excuse for all the swaps...
Where are you little girls getting $200 from? LOL good god times have changed.
My question too!
a job? lmao
youtube
i wonder if it was megansmakeup101? cuz she scammed alot of people
I was wondering the exact same thing......
It is
It is her
Hey, less of the megansmakeup101 comments; bullying trolls ! Get your facts correct before you throw names about!
Kitty Cat mentioning the channel name of someone who's notorious for scamming via swaps is hardly bullying, and it isn't trolling. They're not here to cause an uproar. They're simply asking if it was the same girl that multiple youtubers have called out and accused of scamming.
If I ever did a swap I would have a budget of like $10
What's the point lol
I would say the first swap, I'd only set a budget of around $20
vanessa ramirez I will swap with you do you have I message or instagram you can set the budget xx
You should have demanded your stuff back and you should have turned her into you-tube and you should have published her name to warn everyone because she probably does that a lot. And she is probably still doing it. I think you should tell us her name so we don't get taken by her. I am sorry this happened to you, you seem really sweet!
And even if she deleted her utbe account she most likely changes her account after every scam. I hate a thief!
MaryAnn VanMeter me too and cute dog
Valentina Zamora Thank you, this cutie is Sophie and she is one of three that I rescued from a very bad situation, they are all three my sweet babies! And they are all little, the smallest is only 2.5 pounds
awe im glad they are in a better home
scammers are great at being friendly ...its their job
+Carl Richardson hahaha
My advice, don't swap with anyone. Do your own swap with yourself. Swap your money directly with a store. Get what you want and it's gaurenteed
I did a very successful swap, our budget was $30. It went great it was simple and sweet, we are still friends. We have sent each other items since then. Your first mistake was doing a swap that expensive. Speaking of scamming, years ago I got scammed by a company you hosted a giveaway for, I won. Never got anything the company never wrote me. I'm fine that's ok, you should definitely be more careful next time.
Im not saying makeup swaps are a bad thing, I recently did a very sucessful one myself. Im very sorry you did not get your giveaway price, Unfortunately, I emailed the company numerous times but I will again. That is not in my control.
YUP
Anyone want to do a swap?
+Summer Borlase No
Rules?
1. You knew your scammer for 2 years apparently.
2. Set a budget... like you did.
3. Setting dates is unimportant to someone who doesn't plan on sending anything.
I understand this video was intended to educate and help other people, but I don't think the effectiveness is there. Personally, I think the "tips" could be altered.
1. Prior to doing a swap, get their phone number. Call them. If they can't afford a few minutes on an international call, how are they going to afford international shipping? Having someone's number is much more personal. It's much more difficult to block someone with a phone.
2. Know who they are. Have they got plenty of RUclips videos? Can you FaceTime/Skype them? If they don't feel comfortable doing this or maybe they have stolen the videos. Get the person to confirm their identity, a copy of a licence (this should also state the address which if you're sending it to them, shouldn't be an issue - they can cover everything else), a picture with a requested hand-drawn note. Something.
3. Make sure they link their name, email address and phone number. This way, denial in saying "that wasn't me" can't happen easily. With that, in writing (email), get them to confirm the budget. I understand someone not wanting to go higher, but why would they want to go higher?
4. In Australia, you can get tracked postage, registered postage or signed postage (they have to sign for it). There are many methods, especially with tracked postage that will allow either party to provide a number (not revealing details of the postage) to ensure that there is a package on the way.
Now, you have their name, address, email address, RUclips account, phone number and proof of identity. If someone still insists on scamming you, it would take only a matter of weeks for you to use this information effectively and regain your loss,
In the end, you have to the risk. Just as you do when donating to charity, buying clothes from certain brands, lending money or gifting money. Once the item/money leaves your hands, be prepared to lose it and have a backup plan. If you can't afford to lose it, don't let it leave you. Simple.
True
True, if I ever do a swap I will have the person send first because I know I can trust myself
There's like 30 seconds (at the most) of information here that takes 7 and a half minutes to explain. Jesus christ. And what kind of accent is that? You should like you have marbles in your mouth, I can barely understand what you're saying. Take a breath in between once in a while.
LOL _"what era you are"_ ROFLMAO
So mean but LMAO
The "like"s are unbearable. You're spot on about the accent too. Awesomely funny comment.
+desudesudesu omg I forgot I made this comment...I am such an asshole. LOL
Hey Sweetie, you do need to share this person's name so that everyone else knows who to look out for or not associate with. It's ok being the way you are nice an all but she wasnt being nice by scamming you so why does she deserve your respect, name and shame i say! to protect others, not for any other reason xx
Kpoppin that's bad, that is, if that's true! terrible how people can scam others and when you name them you can lose your channel, i guess this is a harsh lesson that we all have to learn, not to swap more than say a few £'s or $'s worth, sorry for you and others honey xxx Vick
Yes it is xx
ALWAYS GET A TRACKING NUMBER AT THE POST OFFICE
this happened to me too :( i sent the package and she deleted her channel and i never got anything! the thing is she had almost 20,000 subs so who would throw that away for a box of free makeup! I feel ya gurl! xoxox
Maybe she just renamed -.-
no, she deleted it. haha
Legallove1024 is her new channel she only has one video and it is her writing back to another person she scammed ?you should check it out
What do you think about her reply to all of this?
I think you SHOULD release her information. It's clear she started talking to you to try to scam you and by warning people about her, you're preventing her from doing it to someone else.
I wanted to do a swap with this girl from UK .. We've been talking about the swaps for 5-6 months! After that, she says that she already bought my stuffs but she lied! I already bought her stuffs but im lucky cuz i didnt send it to her cuz she's a scammer! ;)
Im glad you didn't sent it!
girlyshopaholic I did a swap with my best friend and I gave her the reseats so it went good
THE EXACT SAMETHING HAPPENED TO ME we had been talking for 5-6 months about the swap then I bought everything she bought nothing then she kept wanting me to send first I said no and she back out I was so annoyed omfg
And it was a USA to uk swap to
+BlakeKaleigh She's bad at grammar
You shouldn't swap with anyone you haven't known for at least a year, set a limit of no more than 50 dollars and if they want high end stuff tell them to buy it for themselves. why should you buy it obviously they dont have the money for the swap if htey are asking you to get it for them.
You know you're getting scammed when:
they pressure you
ask if your getting the stuff constantly
AND IF ITS A LOAD OF HIGH END PRODUCTS...
Just for future reference, to be safe if doing a swap, send one item at a time? Just to ensure that they are sending items back?
My guess is that she was also scamming other people at the same time and was requesting specific items from each of you that others wanted. She's just waiting for some other poor girl to send her a NAKED2 palette so she can ship it along to you. These people are sad.
here's another tip make it a rule that both of u have to put tracking on it and give the tracking number that way u can tell if they shipped it and keep track of where its going
who is watching in 2015
2016
My general advise is to always exchange pictures of your postal receipts/proof of postage, or if you can afford it, send the box with a tracking number. If they can't provide you with one of these, you know they are lying.
Karma will bite her in the butt I don't know why people do that. I have never done a makeup swap I would like to do one but I've been scammed doing period swaps
I've always wanted to do a swap, I'm young and I'm uncomfortable with swapping because I really don't want to get scammed. I really want a US drugstore swap.
Wanna do a swap?
Maybe yeah
Same I'm younger than most youtubers but still really interested in makeup
I feel ha
I really wanna do an all drugstore swap with an American but I'm young and afraid of scammers
Anya Murphy im 13 and i LOVE makeup but yea I'm scared to do a swap if anyones one to swap in america?
i am a genuine person, and i want to do a swap so bad, but getting scammed is not worth it. no one should get scammed and tricked and used.
Its unfortunate that there are ppl like that! $200 is a LOT of money and I don't think I would spend that much on someone I only knew for 2-3 months. Sorry this happened to you and you are very mature for not throwing her name out there, im a lot older than you and I probably would have lol!! Thanks for the video!
Why do you say 'things' like that? Where are you from
I'm so sorry this happened to you. That person is a thief.
I would honestly love to do a swap but I'm so nervous I will get scammed like you did. It shouldn't happen to anybody.
She should have returned your items for sure. It's unfortunate but it's been happening tons on RUclips . That's why not to many ppl do them any longer . If you do swaps and there's a great chance that something might go wrong unfortunately it is at your own risk and not much can be done about it. I don't get it ?! Just go purchase hour own Saphora has online shopping as well most US based and even UK companies
I know this is a old one now, but surely I cant be the only person who thinks its just plain weird to do a swap where you give each other a list of what you want anyway? I mean, Ive done some swaps in the past (not on here, on an internet forum) and they were low budget and a surprise for each other.If you have a spare $200 and there are things you really ancy it would be far less risky than entering into an expensive swap with someone you dont know?
I'm sorry but none of these tips are going to prevent you from getting scammed. Only do swaps with people you know in real life. If you arrange to swap with someone you met online, be prepared to get ripped off.
i used to have a closet account on ig, and i got scammed by a college student. we were suppose to do a trade and i shipped out a dress to her and she was suppose to send me a pair of jeans and never did. she said she had problems at school (most scammers usually say they're having problems w family or at school if they don't ship out your items.) i was so mad and annoyed. be careful who you swap/trade with!
If they are asking for specific products that seems like a big hint they are scamming. They could just buy the products themselves if they were really planning on spending 200 dollars. Aren't swaps meant to be somewhat of a surprise?
I will be honest about this, if someone was presuring me to buy something they so desperately want i would suspect something, if you are both agreeing $200(and agreed items) not just you sending stuff i don't see why she couldn't get it her self if it was taking time, she would have obviously had the money. i personally thought that swaps were sort of suprises, OR stuff you couldn't get in your country, and you would agree on an amount and send products you're after like makeup.
1-Both agree online for a date to send
2-On the date go to post office film yourself packing products into box, writing their name and address.
3-Go online view each others videos.
4-Film yourself sending away the box receiving receipt and send video online
5-While still at post office jump online and make sure that person has sent you the video of them sending it away and receiving receipt. Another thing too is both parties should try to get a receipt for the package, destination and a description of products from post office. Have to be safe these days so many fakes out there.
The best thing to do is when you do your first ever swap, make sure that it is with a family member from a different country! That way you know their imformation, and so does your family!
For instince, I'm doing a swap with my cousin, she lives in England and I live in Australia, its easier because I talk to her on Facetime, Skype, and she lives with my Nana and Grandpa, meaning that they could talk to her if I msged them about it IF she did scan me!
That's just my steps to having a fair and good swap!
To me it sounds like you have a southern accent. It is so beautiful!! I'm sorry about what happened.
If you don't want to be scammed, make a swap with someone you know IRL, and not someone you found on youtube, and who you never saw in real life..
I hope you understood
Sorry for my bad English
yur so humble! saying it WAS your fault. Your awesome!
I'd never protect a scammer like this. It's like saying, you don't care how ,many more victim's this user has scammed.
I know this video is over 2 years old, and I'm sorry this happened to you! but I've been watching a couple of these kinds of videos and I still can't wrap my head around why someone would want to swap anyways. why tell them exactly what you want, then add the risk of being scammed when you could just go out and buy it yourself, since you're clearly able to buy them stuff in return. it's just kinda dumb to me, but oh well. btw your accent is adorable lol.
Is it cupcakepony 27
That's exactly who I was thinking it was.
Im so sorry. I don't get why somebody would treat a person like you like that.
How about not doing swaps with someone? talking to someone for 2 months is not enough time.
You look like Niomi Smart, you're gorgeous :)
I don't really understand swaps where you just buy things in stores and/or order things online for someone else and have them do the same for you. Why not just buy/order the items yourself? I can understand trades for things already owned, or having swaps when you can't buy certain things where you live. Why do people do this? I have been curious about this for awhile.
Because there are product that are ridiculously expensive to buy online or that can't easily be bought online. Also it's just a beauty community thing.
Amanda M.
idk why but u remind me of kendall from dance moms
I'm so sorry this happened to you
thats horrible
not this coming up on suggested 8 years later and ive already liked it omg. i completely forgot these things were a thing???
I've said this a few times on YT; It's blind faith when you do a swap. I've done swaps and have had awesome experiences and made new friends. Never once did we agree upon a huge amount of money at first, just a couple of items. Foster a relationship and know names/addresses. If they are kids get the adults involved, insist upon it. Know that overseas shipping is going to cost more than the items within, also consider customs and VAT. If something seems wrong , it probably is.
You should ask for a tracking number and insurance on your box incase it gets lost in the mail or something happens. Post offices, UPS, etc will provide it.
Sweetie don't sweat the part about "losing a friend," cuz she was never your friend in the first place. (That sounds kinda harsh, which is not my intention, but it is true) Its a shame how greedy, selfish, and hateful some people are these days... I am a true believer in "Karma's A Bitch" though, cuz I have been witness to it numerous times in my life. Keep ur head up girl!!!
I'm a true believer in karma and I know karma will hit her hard. Sorry I don't know how old this video is lol
your video makes me realised i got scammed, as i won some give away here and the person had excuse after excuse as to why they havent sent the item back then, then 8 months later they are like "oh i did send it back then but didnt let you know"
You should really join a Facebook swap group to help prevent this. There is a group also called the Safe Swap Society that keeps track of swap lifters and good swappers. Also, you should require tracking numbers for especially big swaps. Hope this never happens to you again!
no one deserves that. i'm sorry that happened to you xxx
Agree that you both have to have a tracking number so the other person can see that the parcel has been sent and where it is at any given time. Be cautious people..
I had the samething happen to me with a bead swap. You really have to be careful who you do swaps with. Get them to send to you first.
i'm sorry this happened to you. this is kind of why i'm wary of doing makeup swaps with people like i would like to but i don't know them that well so i don't really want to do one.
when swapping why not get tracking # on the packages. even uses has tracking #'s.
I think people just shouldn't do swaps at all. Unfortunately. They should only be done with people who can be irreparably destroyed on RUclips for scamming and that just can't happen unless you're one of the big-name people. Sorry, too many scammers today and they're damn good at it. They'll put in all kinds of time gaining your trust and it's just not worth it...
I was looking through some makeup swap starting from CutiePieMarzia and I am so sorry that this happen to you! thanks for the advice! event though I don't make youtube videos, there are still ways to swap gifts on social media.
A way you can swap is let the person send the stuff first and then wait till they send it and when you get it send your package if they won't believe you then make a video of what your going to send.
I'm so sorry for that horrible scammer thank-you for sharing your story!😋
For all you curious, It was megansmakeup101. I'm not saying that it's true, but the story sounds a lot like a few other peoples scamming.
Don't post hate comments on me if its wrong.
what's her channel? So that no one can fool again by her..
I watched another video like this and she sounded as though she was going cry. It was so upsetting!
Sucks to hear something like that would happen to someone who seems like a really nice girl :(
I would ask that the person your swapping with send you tracking, you could ask for personal references someone to confirm this person has done a successful swap before if they claim they have, ask for a picture of their ID with address or a piece of mail with their address and name, you could write up a contract and sign it and mail, email, or fax it before sending the swaps, you could get there cell number or home phone and talk or text for awhile before sending so that you have their contact info. There's lots of things to do to try and protect yourself and if they don't agree don't do it.
I've got to say I'm so sorry that happened to you, I can't imagine, but please tell me where your accent comes from? it's so cute, you sound UK but southern USA, I've never heard your accent before and I love it!!!
I want to do a swap with someone from the US but when things such as this happen, it put so much uncertainty on the thought of it. Shame that others ruin the idea of a good thing with lies and deceit
im interested in doing a $20swap
Sorry you got scammed. But the last 3 advice tips were like the same thing of getting their info. You also might want to say who scammed you - it will be more beneficial for others to be aware...just saying.
After watching many videos like this, I've come to a conclusion doing swaps is pretty hard. The things I 'd do is firstly ask the person to take a picture of al lthe products they are sending me ( like the box with its contents), make them send it in a package with a tracking number. And I would only send her the box after I would've received mine. :)
Don't feel bad I was scammed by a maggie mc ginley from Ireland. I should have known she was way to eager. I sent her all the items she wanted and I received nothing from her. When questioned she got nasty and refused to track my package and said I was upset because I didn't like what I got!!! Then had threatened to contact my job!!! What a nasty person.
The girl was megansmakeup101 she has scammed LOADSSSSS of people
megansmakeup asked me to buy stuff, then asked me to send money for her moms cancer funds, and she told my friends to send money for little sisters surgery like wWTF she scammed so many people
I would add that requesting a tracking number from the package to make sure that it was sent is a good idea.
Wish I could do a swap w someone from the uk. I've heard there are amazing makeup brands there! Ugh! I think the safest way is to start small- like 30-50 bucks and have them send first. I'm sorry this happened to u :/ u seem so genuine
What is the point behind swapping makeup? Can't you buy your own?
I saw other videos too and some says that they cannot find the makeup in their country so they want to ask other people to swap, and some also wants a surprise I guess
+octet fan. yes what's the point. of these swap. can't you just buy it for yourself?
+Nurhayat Leon Guerrero a lot of products are exclusive to certain countries or cheaper in certain countries. To put it into perspective, a MAC Lipstick in the US is approx $16, the same lipstick in Australia is around US $30. Other products are cheaper in or exclusive to Australia/Europe (or even cheaper in certain states when you calculate the tax and stuff)
Jessica Maree I guess you got a point. About that. Like here on guam we get a lot of Japanese tourist because of the american products they come here for all the name brand stuff. But it's hart to explain to them that you can not buy Avon, or Mary Kay. You have to order it .I collect doll's and sometimes .they don't ship it to guam. And then they say we will ship it don't make sense. But yah be careful and don't get scammed 😊 good luck to you.
+Nurhayat Leon Guerrero People literally come to Guam from JAPAN to get American beauty products?? WHY??? No matter what, that's insanity, unless you're like, buying in bulk whole sale, but even so. I mean, if you have money to fly around the globe to buy makeup, you'd save yourself the hassle and expenses and just pay the premium from home. Doesn't Japan have really high end/extensive beauty products?
And why Guam? Why would our brands be cheapest there? Some strange tax/currency benefit? Counterfeit? If the latter, you'd think they'd be flocking to China😷
And you can prove you have sent it. If you send it properly you have a proof of sending receipt with tracking number etc
so sorry that u got scammed! hope everything worked out better for u!
I don't understand about doing swaps and asking for specific things if you want specific things she can get them herself. I do swaps online but we don't ask for specific things the point of the swap is the surprise factor because you don't know what you will be getting. I get it putting guidelines like all high end or low end and deciding on a budget. But asking for specific items it no longer is a swap she can just go to the store herself and get it.
I feel so sorry for people who got scammed its not very nice.
I got scammed by cupcake poney 😭I cried because I spent my savings on her which was 500 dollars 😭😭💧
I'm sorry for u , nobody deserves to get scammed 😉
Nikky Green Cupcake pony has scammed a lot of people. :'(
I'm so sorry :/ Some people are such assholes
I think she changed her username. I saw it in one of the comments from another video who got scammed by her.
***** I was thinking the same thing!
That's horrible how people can do that! I've always wanted to do a swap but I'm to scared to do that
im confused as to why anyone would do these swaps anyway. If you want something, just go out and buy it, that way you know you will get what you wanted. Plus, unfortunately, we live in a world with alot of dishonest people. It makes it hard to be able to do something fun, like i think these "swaps" are supposed to be.
Alexandria Fluker Why cant they just get online and order whatever it is that is not sold in their country, straight from the company instead of relying on a complete stranger to go out and buy it for them, and hope and pray they dont get ripped off? It doesn't make sense to me. Its just like these ppl are asking to get screwed.
You should have asked her for the shipping number to track it. That sucks I am so sorry it happened hun
um can somebody inform me what the point of swaps are when you can just buy the stuff yourself? o. o I get art swaps / handmade goods but make up swaps couldn't you just buy that
theirs people that don't have things in their country some do some do some dont
how could they do that
you can get a tracking number on any package and just swap package numbers.
These makeup swaps all seem like total scams. It seems if people really want to do these swaps that they should only do them with RUclipsrs that they’ve already done in person to person collabs with. As they already have a rapport built with each other...and a swap like that is just safer and keeps the working relationship. I understand that others want to swap with people from abroad where the products they can’t normally get shipped to themselves....but hey youtubers travel. Might as well strike up a friendship and video collab together, than later do a swap collab to get the harder to get products. All these random makeup swaps just scream scam
U are pretty
start out on a smaller budget swap then increase it next time. Build trust first before sending loads of products. I thought swaps are suppose to be suprises not choose what u want.
I think its gillt that is why she closed her account down 🐼
Omgshhh this is really disappointing of her! thanks for doing this video will definitely keep an eye out on these things thanks for doing the vid hun xx.
Some things get lost in the mail because we sent something to my cousin and they never got it.
don't send them at the same time because then you might have sent them theirs and then just neverget yours
Is there anyway you can safely swap things? I'm UK and really want to do a drugstore swap with someone in America but I'm worried about being conned
I agree! So many people give loads if effort and money and they got sponged with he cheapest junk ever.. even though it was drugstore it was an load of crap!!
ok i have an idea................ maybe lol first swap with them with like a 5 dollar swap then you send it first and if the person doesnt send you anything and keeps it thats how you know is a scam.
Leonie: If you use PayPal invoices for your swap, you're well protected. If you don't end up getting your side of the swap, then you can file a claim through PayPal. If you're doing a true swap, and no money exchange is being made, then start with a small swap, and make sure that goes smoothly. Make sure you're given a DC# (delivery Confirmation.) If they won't do a DC, then swap with someone else. There are a TON of swap groups on Facebook, and many of those groups have feedback documents of it's members. Good luck!! :)
Hi, Leonie Gava ! I live in Washington state in the US, and I have a TON of makeup I may be willing to be a sawp buddy! Let me know if you're still interested. We could start with small swaps at first to be safe. :)
I think it was a young girl under the name of
Cupcakepony27
She has done it to hundreds of RUclipsrs
Also she deleted her account so she didn't get in trouble
All the cuts are making it hard for me to watch this...
you can get proof they sent it, taking a pic of the package with the persons address on it, or video of you dropping it at the post office x and give them the picture and the tracking number x
Great video! I know how u felt.... When u spend lots of money and u don't get ur package I got scammed too. Didn't feel correct for me