QuickCheck: Is a furniture store franchise asking for deposits for online purchases?


ONLINE shopping can be very convenient, but it just as conveniently offers scammers the opportunity to take advantage of unknowing buyers and rip them off.

Recently, what appears to be a furniture store franchise on social media platforms is asking buyers to pay a deposit for all purchases before a sale can proceed. Is this legitimate?

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