Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Business Name Used
Stiodiscount.com
Date Reported
Oct 27, 2022
Victim Postal Code
24503
Total Dollars Lost
97
Scam Description
I was looking a at an outdoor clothing brand website called Stio. I googled discounted stio clothing. the website wwwstiodiscount.com came up and showed some fantastic discounts on what appeared to be older seasons items. I finally decided to purchase an item as a gift, the item was listed as $96.99. ($465.00 on the actual website) No tax was shown and the shipping was listed as free.
I made the purchase, which initially didn’t go through, with a message stating that there was a problem with the transaction at my financial institution. I went back and tried again, this time a text verification code was required. I received the text code from my bank and completed the transaction. I was not redirected back to the website or to a confirmation page. I also did not receive a confirmation email.
After not receiving a confirmation email I became concerned of a scam and checked my bank account a charge to CONNECTT SINGAPORE SGP for $111.67. I filed a report with my bank and was refunded the overcharge of $14.68, but am still out $96.99.
I also contacted the actual Stio customer support and received notification that they are not associated with this discount website and are working to have the scam website taken down.
