Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Business Name Used
Delivery
Date Reported
November 29, 2023
Postal Code
94952
Total Dollars Lost
$ 200
Scam Description
There was a post in a Toyota RAV4 group on facebook where a person was offering car parts for sale. In comments of that post another person said they have it for sale also. I contacted that person named Clegg Anderson and we agreed on a price of $200. He gave me his son’s PayPal address and asked me to send a screenshot of the confirmation once I paid him. I did that and then he got back to with a tracking number from the shipping company that he used. I clicked on the link for the shipping company and entered my number and it had my information and seemed legit. I told that the link worked and that I’d update him when I received the items. He contacted me a day or so later saying that I should check my email because the shipping company is holding my items until I pay $150 more to insure them and then once I receive the them I would get refunded the money back. I said that’s not what we agreed on and that he’ll need to figure it out since he chose this shipping company and I already paid what we agreed on. He tried to make excuses saying that it’s no big deal and they’ll refund me and that if I pay $100 he’ll pay $50. I said no to all of that and he needs to pay and HE can get refunded. He basically stopped responding after that.
