Published January 13, 2023 at 2:45 pm
A scam that has been circulating in the United States, involving a t-shirt purportedly designed by an autistic youth, is appearing in Mississauga Facebook groups.
The scammer posts a photo of a t-shirt that looks like it has been specially designed for the community. The design is an anchor with the city name, and the words “unsalted” and “shark-free.”
“My son is autistic and he learned design, this is his second design,” a post in the Meadowvale Mississauga Community group reads. “I was the first to order this T-shirt from him, he asks what you think about his design, he follows this post, please everyone encourage him!!”
The post is followed by a link to an online store to supposedly buy the shirt.
A similar post appeared in a Port Credit Facebook group in December.
And this post, with nearly identical wording, has popped up in U.S. community Facebook groups for several months now.
One U.S. news outlet said some people fell victim to the scam.
A quick search online shows dozens of t-shirts with the same design.
“Facebook t shirt scam, trying to take advantage of people’s sympathy by claiming it’s designed by a autistic child. Utterly disgusted by this,” a Reddit post reads.
People who follow the link reportedly think they ordered a shirt but no shirt ever arrives. There is also a possibility of losing credit card information.
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