Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Business Name Used
Foreign Online Purchase
Date Reported
March 17, 2024
Postal Code
23503
Total Dollars Lost
$ 127
Scam Description
They use discount ads through instagram advertising a sale. They list the products, descriptions, prices, sizing options, size charts. Items supposedly ship from china and take weeks to never arrive. Once it says your order is in the US you can’t see the order page but I still have the emails. Really disgusting and dishonest.
BBB Notes as provided by the FBI:
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE A VICTIM
If you are a victim of an online shopping scam, the FBI recommends taking the following actions:
• Report the activity to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov or your local FBI field office, which can be located at www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices.
• Report the activity to the online payment service used for the financial transaction.
• Contact your financial institution immediately upon discovering any fraudulent or suspicious activity and direct them to stop or reverse the transactions.
• Ask your financial institution to contact the corresponding financial institution where the fraudulent or suspicious transfer was sent.
If you believe you are the victim of an Internet scam or cyber crime, or if you want to report suspicious activity, please visit the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov.
