Gareth Mills Estate Agents Carrickfergus reviews

★★★★★ 1/5

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Facebook refuse to protect us from scammers!

How on earth can Facebook protect us when they can't see a scammer when it bites them on the a*s!.Reported someone trying to scam me for a motorhome purchase on Marketplace. They have loads of motorhomes listed under the name Michelle Manda (posing as Carwoow - which is a fake business name). This is what I got as a reply from Facebook!...."We didn't remove the profileTo keep our review process as fair as possible, we use the same set of Community Standards to review all reports.We've taken a look and found that the profile doesn't go against our Community Standards.We understand that this might be upsetting, so we recommend exploring the options available to control what you see.If you want us to review something specific within a profile, make sure that you report the content (for example, photo), not the entire profile."Note - where can you easily report content - the whole process is automated without choice!Their answer basically means...if you don't like it, block it. Really unhelpful.

MA · 30 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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When I got hacked recently there was no…

On 1st July this year, an acquaintance of mine contacted me to ask for help in getting back into his account, as his new phone had locked him out. I initially told him I didn't want to help, as he was not even living in the same country as me. However, 30 minutes later he started trying to ring me, insisting I was a trusted friend. I was busy and didn't really want to be distracted at that point, and wanted just to get him out of my hair and as he had once claimed to have difficulties with such things I gave him the benefit of the doubt, and sent him the code he asked for. It was a fatal mistake. The next day I realised what he had done. But there was no help forthcoming, after following their protocols in the case of being hacked, and sending a copy of my passport. No one got back to me. The only people who did were friends warning me that they were now getting funny messages about having won money and that they should click dodgy links. He was also writing inappropriate posts on my group pages. In fact the hacker was even pestering people by ringing them!!! My phone number was changed, and one of my emails replaced by his.Four months on I was asked to verify a password code several times on the threat of having this account suspended, but it seems the hackers got away with it again, and are still using and abusing my old account, harassing other people in my name. 15 years of photos and memories alongside my art pages are still down the drain, this despite my having written emails several times, even having sent a registered letter to the FB headquarters asking that the account be deleted, despite several friends also flagging my old account as hacked. By the second week I had created a second account, because I did not want to lose my friends and the people I had following me on my art pages. Most of my old friends seemed fine about it, but one or two others were suspicious: an old teacher just wrote a terse note to say she could not be sure if I was not the hacker. When I reached out to one friend whom I heard had been inquiring about what had happened, he started asking me intrusive personal questions about my marital status and non-existent children, taunted me on one of my posts, and later on, still made it clear he thought I was a clone. His unpleasant attitude almost trumped being hoodwinked by the hacker. More to the point, as an interesting coincidence, just as the final clone accusation came in, Facebook pulled the plug, and I was told I was locked out of this account. There since followed fruitless weeks of trying to get back in, being promised I could get in after sending my ID, which is sensitive information, countless times, only to be sent straight back to the 'we have locked your account' page. So what a superbly kafkaesque topsy-turvy world it is! Cyber criminals and spammers keep getting away with It, and bona fide users who don't harass the community get punished instead. Facebook has the monopoly currently, and there are people I know who use only this platform. I need it to stay in touch with these people, and to do certain kinds of business. No other social media site comes near in its user-friendly interface and sheer volume of users. However, I would be delighted to put behind the humiliation and sense of violation, alongside the loss of faith and integrity in the eyes of others in a shot, if I thought there was an alternative to Facebook that did have inbuilt customer service protections that actually worked, regardless of whether you are premium. That, beyond any privacy issues. This lack of support for users who get hacked speaks volumes about the contempt with which users seem to be held. No doubt, if ever market share starts to drop once complaints like mine continue to rise, this might even change with or without business or paid subscriptions. But after all, Facebook profess to take fraud and community standards very seriously, don't they. Why does that somehow reek of hypocrisy right now. There are countless stories like mine, some from people who have lost money due to hackers, sometimes in the Tens of thousands (I always thought adding a bank account to FB was too risky). Others get may find themselves banned due to the hacker posting the kind of photos guaranteed to really smear someone. For me, the biggest loss was the loss of faith from among individuals whom I had hoped would be able to tell the difference between my voice and that of the hacker, where in one case not even a handwritten message from my actual address did anything to dispel the overall paranoia. Existentially, not just Kafka, but Phillip K Dick territory. Either way there are complaints everywhere I look and, not just here, where a whopping 72% have given Facebook a one.

Lynda · 30 October 2023

★★★★★ 2/5

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Video quality is poor

Video quality is poor. Account suddenly disabled.

Kendra · 18 May 2026

★★★★★ 1/5

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Facebook ad scam

I have been looking for a home to rent and thought I would try marketplace.It appears however most of the ads I have viewed are scams.If you message you get a reply saying for further information use the email they supply. It's the same for all of them.None of the ads show exterior views of the properties and the interiors are all 5 star.Some provide addresses but when I use Google to view the exterior it's nothing like what they describe. Some are even in different countries to what they state.Facebook refuse to do anything about it.AVOID ALL ADS ON FACEBOOK PLEASE they are dangerous.

David · 26 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Don't bother. Honestly not worth the hassle.

I use F.B for buying/selling things locally.

M · 17 May 2026

★★★★★ 2/5

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Still find most of this a great way to…

Still find most of this a great way to keep in touch but due to market place side its stopped me from selling now and i cant get hold of anyone to get it sorted or speak to a human due to the bot side decided to stop my account.All other parts thou are great, yes i am a older person so maybe thats why as younger ppl prefer other sites. Still apart from the market place issue i a happy chap with it still.

Sara · 22 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Can't give no stars so reluctant to…

Can't give no stars so reluctant to even give these morons 1 star. I have done absolutely nothing wrong yet I had my account suspended and would be deleted if I don't appeal it within 180 days, yet tried to do that and got absolutely nowhere, these bunch of tossers do whatever they want, yet they show nude pictures and young children on their website, yet I get thrown off for doing nothing at all. You know what keep your s..t website it's a load of crap anyway you bunch of hippocrits who can't do your job properly 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Jason · 22 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Facebook Disabled My Account Instantly, Worst Experience Ever

I just created my Facebook account, verified my email, and within minutes, they disabled it claiming I violated community guidelines, even though I hadn’t posted, liked, or commented on anything!

Sartaj · 22 October 2025

★★★★★ 5/5

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Facebook is great for communication…

Facebook is great for communication with family living abroad its also cheap .

Ally_B · 21 October 2024

★★★★★ 2/5

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Account lockout 2021

Account lockout 2021. Sep 18. All passwords are Stored on Google. Hotmail has us change passwords. I don't have the password. Please delete this Account for it's causing problems. I tried to get it solved, But don't want to deal with it anymore. Delete My Hotmail account. Hope You Listen. I only wanted to buy a TV and gave email address. You allowed others to Talk Crap, but censored me for Replying. Who's this dr puma selling on people Posts. And You allow it? Check it out.

Jimmy · 18 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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FACEBOOK I A DANGEROUS SITE THAT…

FACEBOOK IS A DANGEROUS SITE THAT POISONS PEOPLES MINDS 2 ADULTS SHARING PHOTOS PERSONAL THEN STARTS ASKING FOR VIDEOS ETC THAN BOOM OUT THE BLUE ASK FOR MONEY TO FEED THERE BUISNESS WHEN YOU SAY YOU DONT HAVE ANY THEY BLACKMAIL BY SENDING POSTS TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS FACEBOOK NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN ITS A LOW LIFE DISGUSTING SITE THAT ONLY AS PEOPLE ON GOLD DIGGING AND LIKE TO RUIN A PERSONS REPUTATION THANKS TO ALL WHO BELIEVE MAGGOTTS LIKE A DECETFUL PERSON SHE IS JESSICA MARIE WHO LOOKS INNOCENT BUT IS ONLY AN EVIL DECEITFUL LIER IF THESE WAS NOT HER IMAGES THEN SHE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FOR BLACKMAILING AND. FOR RUIN SOMEONES CARING NATURE DUE TO THIS MY ACCOUNT WAS DEACTIVE ON MY OWN ACCORD AND HAD TO HAVE MY EMAIL CHANGED FACEBOOK YOU ARE UNPROFFESIONAL I TRULY HOPE YOU KEEP CONVERSATIONS ON A BACK UP WHICH SHOWS CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THIS LOUSY HEARTFELT PERSON FROM TEXAS

Adrian · 17 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Do not pay for ads on Marketplace

Pay for ads on Marketplace, only to have "pending approval" for several days. Every ad everytime. Marketplace is broken and there is zero customer service.

Codi · 19 March 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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FACEBOOK HA

FACEBOOK HA! What can you expect from a SOCIALIST anti American man with a name like ZUKERBURG! F B is FULL of foul talking TRUMP HATERS but if you say anything about the BIDEN CRIME FAMILY you get your nose in the corner for a 24 hour penalty, Face book and Tic Toc should be pulled from the internet, one is owned by a LEFT WING SOCIALIST and the other is owned by the CHINES COMMUNIST PARTY.

Rex · 23 December 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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GenX is quitting Facebook things must be dire ;)

I Uninstalled the app because every other post in my feed was an ad and I got sick of it. I tried turning off the ads but they just came back as slightly different. And I do not have targeted ads on but Facebook targets me anyway. They have driven a lot of content creators away too for other reasons, but I am just your average person with friends lol. When we GenX people start uninstalling Facebook its pretty much over for them. I mean we will let most anything roll off our backs but this is beyond annoying. I am done with FB. There are just too many other social options. And I want to know what my friends are doing not watch stupid ads. I mean if I want to see repetitive ads I can watch hulu lol

Songlady · 13 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Profiteering…

When I first joined Facebook in 2009, I thought it was the best thing since sliced-bread; however, as years passed, it progressively worsened. So called friends and relatives disappeared or formed their own little clicks; that, and my and everyone else’s personal information was stolen and sold for astronomical profits. I am no longer on there and do not have plans for returning any time soon.

Lance · 27 July 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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FB sucks

I'm not gonna rehash what so many people have done already.. but I have a couple rants. First XX content.. I've seen this pop up more and more on FB. I dont know if they are trying to be lax or what but I can't tell you how many times I see fake profiles with tons of XX content on it and i'm no prude.. post what makes u happy.. but there are limitations.. seeing how kids can use the platform.. I think posting xx material is wrong. I've "said" words on here which should be protected under the 1st... but sadly it's not.. i've been censored, suspended countless times.. so.. I did a test recently, and I reported like 20 posts from people.. 18 of them remain.. and were talking hardcore stuff.. I of course disagreed and then maybe they removed a few more.. but it was like 15/20 that remained.. a few days later I did the same process over again and they removed more of them.. it's got to be either an AI or something.. I dont think a physical person is personally reviewing these pages.. it can't be.. Last gripe.. marketplace.. they need to remove that god awful "is it available" inquiry. So so so many people send that by mistake.. so much so that I ignore and delete messages.. sometimes 10 at a time. Not to mention scammers, trying to get to "text" them, when messenger is already "Text".. makes no sense.. FB is horrendous.. Absolutely garbage..

Frank · 12 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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SCAM.

These SCUMBAGS disabled (not deleted, permanently blocked) my personal profile, permanently kneecapping my business. They did this for absolutely no reason, and refused to acknowledge any and all contact relating to this error on their part.I broke no rule, I did everything they asked - and they just shat on me for NOTHING.NEVER EVER EVER spend ANYTHING or give FB/Meta ANY info, this company is a SCAM.

Dd · 9 July 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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Worst social media platform going

Worst social media platform going. Its full of fake accounts That are used to SCAM people. Yet Facebook refuses to remove them. One account alone which was reported 1000s of time. It netted the scammer over 3 hundred thousand pounds. It never got removed untill the police made them take it down. About time this platform is fined and removed. They will warn you if you swear. BUT not if your a thief attempting to rob everyone

Mr · 21 December 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Useless zombie site without any customer service or clue of what they are doing .

And yet again for the 2nd time in a year my account was locked for no apparent reason and without any explanation . You zombie site is useless beyond belief. The worst online social media site ever . I had all my 2F authentication and my security emails set up , but NO , you had to lock my account again and its 24H still locked even tho i got it back .WHyyYYYY FACeboook . Get you act together . And worst part is that you didn't tell me WHY and what happened . !!

Raimonds · 11 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Way TOO Many SCAMMERS

Way TOO Many SCAMMERS, RED FLAG

Stephen · 20 May 2026

★★★★★ 5/5

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I would recommend Gareth Mills and his team 100%. Very professional and kept me posted throughout the whole process of selling my apartment which went very smoothly and quickly. Fee charged is also excellent value. Thank you all very much 😊😊 …

Maxine · 24 June 2025

★★★★★ 1/5

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CCTV footage of a woman being stabbed to death was not removed when reported

Reported a video of women being stabbed to death for graphic violence and they refused to remove the video, the minimum age to have a Facebook account is 13 in what world should someone of that age be allowed to view such horrifying imagery. The family of that poor woman could see this video and it could cause more trauma. Facebook’s content needs to be regulated by an independent body NOW

· 23 April 2024

★★★★★ 1/5

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No Standards

Some guy photoshopped my picture and put text on it saying I have gonohhrea and syphillis. I have reported it several times to Facebook and their response is always the same: To keep our review process as fair as possible, we use the same set of Community Standards to review all reports. We've taken a look and found that this content doesn't go against our Community Standards.We understand that this might be upsetting so we recommend exploring the options available to control what you see.I looked at Facebook Community Standards and this is one of them:DIGNITYWe believe that all people are equal in dignity and rights. We expect that people will respect the dignity of others and not harass or degrade others.How does that post not harass or degrade me? Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are losers.

Dave · 6 October 2023

★★★★★ 1/5

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Very disappointing experience with…

Very disappointing experience with facebook support.

Abdelilah · 18 May 2026