Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Date Reported
2023-05-04 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
02151
Total Dollars Lost
42
Scam Description
This website claims to buy palates of tools and sell them at discounted rates. They chose randomly supposedly based on the website description. When the order was received, it came directly from homedepot.com with a home depot order number. I called home depot to investigate the origin of this order and it turns out the order was created via a homedepot.com account made in my name with a fake phone number. I asked what the payment method was and they told me it was purchased with a gift card. The cost of the box I ordered was $42.49 and the item that was shipped from home depot was $21.96. Meaning that this company profited $21. I reached out to the company directly via phone and email 2 times and received no response.
