Did an online store scam me?
An online store is likely a scam if you receive cheap junk and cannot find any option to return the item for a refund. You may also see unauthorized charges on your credit card weeks after the original purchase. This leaves you unsure of what to do after you have already paid for an item you really wanted.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Did an online store scam me?
- 1Requesting the seller to cancel the orderDid this help you?
- 2Refusing to take the transaction off the official platform to maintain buyer protectionDid this help you?
- 3Opening a dispute or case with the platform's support systemDid this help you?
- 4locking the compromised credit card and waiting for a replacementDid this help you?
- 5initiating a chargeback for the transactionsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm not sure what to do because I really want this custom dog bottle stopper for my girlfriends birthday, but I've already paid 50 pounds and this seems suspicious to me”source ↗
“First, I purchased an item from SunnyHaul on Shopify. I received it and it is cheap junk and I want to return it and get my money back. I log back on and go to my orders and can’t find an option to return my purchase.”source ↗
“SECOND—about 2-3 weeks after my purchase, I get notified by my credit card company asking if I just tried to make a purchase on SunnyHaul (different price, not the original amount of my actual purchase).”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 3How to stop fake orders on cheap digital products
- 5Seller gave me a fake tracking number with a thank you card
- 2Is this remote job offer from a big company a scam?
- 6Why do users keep clicking phishing links?
- 7Getting weird scam letters or emails from banks I don't use
- 2Is it safer to use PayPal or a credit card on unfamiliar websites?