It has been reported in the UK press that police officers swooped on the bogus sites in a massive online raid yesterday. But detectives have warned no-one has yet been arrested and the gangs operating the scam are still at large. These website domains and accounts have now been frozen and if you try and visit these websites, you get a message saying either the url is invalid or the site cannot be found. Please beware thought that these faker, may try and set up new websites quickly, so only buy from a approved GHD Retailers.

Experts at Scotland Yard found hundreds of websites run by tricksters selling the fake goods in Asia. They conned shoppers into thinking they were dealing with British sites because their addresses ended “.co.uk”. The crooks offered discount designer goods including GHD Hair Straighteners, Ugg Boots, Tiffany & Co and Links Of London jewellery.

A Met Police spokesman said 1,219 scam websites were closed by investigators working with a company called Nominet, which registers the “.co.uk” website addresses.

People needing advice should contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506. My advice would be, check if the site you bought them from still exists, if it does not, then contact your credit card company ASAP and see if they can cancel the transaction and get your money back…..try and act fast please!!!!!

Update On This Post

Please be aware that due to internet laws the UK Police and Trading Standards were only able to shut down websites with a .co.uk domain. That great then, i might here you say, yes its good, but there is nothing to stop the fake GHD websites from using a .com domain name. A .com is global domain, but it can be set as a UK websites – basically it will be treated by search engines, like it was based and the UK. Meaning it will show up in UK search engine results. Just thought i would let you know about this loop hole, and to re-iterate that you should still be wary because there are still many fake GHD websites showing up in the search engines.

The print and online campaign launched on 10 November while TV advert is set to go live on the 13 November. This looks like another really cool advertising campaign which should help to boost the sale of GHD Hair Straighteners over the Christmas period

Counterfeit ghd Internet Shops

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ghdshop8.com

ghdshop7.com/Ghd-hair

ghdaaa.com

UKsGHD-Shops.com

ghdhairshop.co.uk

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ghdcentre.com

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ghdaaa.com

ghdshop7.com/Ghd-hair

GHDStylers.co.uk

hair-uk.co.uk

uk-Ghdsstore-cheap.com

UKsGHD-Shops.com

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chi-ghds.com

ghdshop3.com

ghdshop2.com

iloveghdstraighteners.com

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Demand is now so high that Debenhams have reported selling out of a mini version of there hair straighteners. Other male celebs who are fans of straighteners include David Beckham, Chace Crawford, Zac Efron and lanky footballer Peter Crouch. Debenhams reckon demand from men with short hair has soared – with more than 50 enquiries in one London store alone. Ed Watson, of Debenhams, said: ”It has been said that the metro-sexual is a dying breed and that 2009 has been all about the ’macho-sexual’. Debenhams don’t sell GHDS – but salon throught ut the UK have also reported a increase in the number of Mini GHDS being sold – these are the styler which are aimed at the male market. Men have also been caught stealling there partners hair straighteners, to style there hair before they go out with the lads.

The hair straightening trend began to gather pace in the early 1990’s as women looked to an alternative to the eighties perm. During the 00’s GHD introduced their ceramic straighteners – and we, finally! – had an effective weapon to eradicate those frizzy, bad hair days. But GHDs don’t just straighten hair, they can be used to create added texture, movement and volume – giving your hairstyle a more cutting edge look.

The Gardai and representatives from GHD visited a market in the area last Friday, and seized three counterfeit GHD hair straighteners.

Brendan Cronin, Head of Sales with GHD Ireland said that the counterfeit products can cause problems and be very dangerous. ‘The consumers sometimes aren’t aware they are counterfeit and think they are getting a good deal,’ he said, adding that the quality of the counterfeit product is not as good, with inferior internal workings and electrical features. ‘We see thermostats not working properly and they don’t heat properly,’ he said. ‘Wires can pop out and this can lead to electrocution.’

In total nine sets of straighteners have been installed in the female changing areas of three new” schools in the area which cost them just under £1000. Ar that price i reckon they could have been ghds. The council said the move was part of wider efforts to improve PE facilities. The Hair straighteners are now in place for female pupils at St Peter the Apostle, Clydebank High and Vale of Leven Academy. Lucky girls, is all can say to this, i wonder what they will get next – a MAC makeup counter maybe.

Having taken a look on the major search engines, such as Google using the term “ghd hair straighteners” – i have found that 2 of the website that show up on the 1st page are selling fakes. When i the search Google using the  term “ghd”, things are even more worrying. From this search term i found that, 5 of the websites on the 1st page are selling fake ghds.

This is very worrying indeed, and if you are not careful there is a good chance you will end up with a counterfeit pair of ghd hair straighteners under your tree. These websites look appealing, especially around Christmas, when money is tight. The price is attractive and they are selling “ghds” (yeah right) for less than £60. Do not be fooled, i know for FACT, that you will find it impossible to find a genuine set of ghds for less than £85. Seeing as GHD Styler Stockists (thats us ) and the  Official GHD Website, are on both pages for these search terms. You can work it out, that there can’t be many other websites left selling genuine ghd Iv Stylers.

As the last few shopping days approach, many of the approved ghd retailers, may well sell out over the Xmas. So plan ahead and buy earlier if you can. If you leave things late and the cheapest ghd retailers are sold out, then pay £5-£6 or whatever £ more from another approved ghd retailer. At least you know then, you will be getting the genuine article. Nearly all the fake ghds are shipped from China, so you have no comeback if you get caught it. Here is a List Of Fake GHD Websites for you to watch out for.

Safe Shopping & Merry Christmas

Mrs McCarthy-Fry said: “With regard to the hair straighteners, I fully accept this was a personal item that was claimed in error and was correctly rejected by the fees office.” Well i for one am getting more and more annoyed by these mistakes. Whenever a MP gets caught with there hand in the till, all the ever say is, it was a mistake. Well if you all keep make mistakes are you really fit for office? NO. GHD’s are a very expensive item and it is a real cheek that there are MP’s out there that think they can put this down as a expense, while the genera; public has to work hard and save to buy their straighteners.

Buy GHD Styler In America

GHD Hair Straighteners Description	Picture	Price $	Go To Shop
GHD IV Medium Ceramic Styler		$239.95
Limited Edtion Pink GHD IV Medium Ceramic Styler		$254.95
Purple GHD IV Medium Ceramic Styler, Roll Bag, Hair Dryer & Clips		$255.00
GHD Gold Glamour Gifts Set With Clutch Bag, Purse & Mirror		$270.00
GHD MK4 Mini Styler For Short Hair		$219.95
GHD MK3 Medium Hair Styler		$194.95
GHD MK3 Large Plated Hair Straightener		$224.95

What The Official ghdhair.com Website Looks Like

Go To www.ghdhair.com

The above links will take you directly to GHD official online store, where you can be sure any hair straighteners you buy will be genuine and will be sent to you free post directly from GHD.