Revealed: The 'bogus' fashion sites 'leaving Christmas shoppers hundreds out of pocket' as they lure in victims with 'fake' closing down sales then send them cheap knock-off goods

Have YOU been scammed by the firms? One person allegedly scammed by the Velora spent £154 on five tops after spotting an advert on Instagram last month, including a 'large cashmere sweater', two 'cashmere turtle necks', a cardigan and a 'cozy sweater'. However, customers have complained clothes advertised as 'cashmere' are in fact cheap knock-offs Customers have also hit out at Thompson-Oxford.com for selling alleged knock-off cashmere clothes, in what shoppers have dubbed a 'scam' Pictured are some of the clothes on sale at Velora London, with some of the images used appearing to be the same as those used by Thompson Oxford When they arrived, weeks later today, they were 'acrylic' and 'not cashmere. Pictured is one of the cardigans purchased by one person on Velora London.co.uk Pictured are two of the turtlenecks purchased by one customer, which had been advertised as 'cashmere' but came with 'no labels' and were just 'cheap acrylic', the customer claimed Another item of clothing, the 'Claudia 'cozy sweater', which is described as a 'wool turtleneck', on Velora London.co.uk's shop Another added: 'I bought a "cashmere" jumper from them because the site looked legit, and even states it's based in Covent Garden, London with a 30-day money back guarantee and great customer support. Pictured is the reason for the Velora's alleged closing down sale, posted on the shop's website In a post on Thompson Oxford's website, a near-identical closing down sale statement was also shared - prompting shoppers online to link the two sites to an alleged online scam Other posts on the websites about their closing down sales also appeared to be similar It said: 'Well, I’ll be honest with you… Running an online store has turned out to be more challenging than I had imagined a few years ago.