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Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Post by imtringued »

mypalmike wrote: post #271
Galaxeblaffer wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's really hard recognizing the image Amazon have in the US compared to my personal experience with amazon.de . The service is stellar, shipping both ways is free as long as you buy products covered by prime. Refunds are with no questions asked (as long as you don't start abusing it i guess). As soon as you go into 3rd party sellers the experience gets muddled, though I've had plenty of good experiences with those a…

I think it's selection bias. People with a bad experience with Amazon are more likely to dive into it here. And dive they do, nearly any time Amazon is mentioned. Even in a thread about Wells Fargo we somehow get sidetracked into "Amazon just sells counterfeit garbage". Out of the thousands of items I've bought through Amazon, I think maybe one set of Henckels steak knives might be counterfeit (I've ordered two sets…

I try my best to not buy from third party sellers. Then I occasionally get surprised that I am buying from a third party seller. So I simply stopped because the perceived risk is too high. Amazon is overpriced anyway so why bother buying from them?

Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Post by imtringued »

dheera wrote: post #312
craftyguy wrote: post #233

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As someone why buys a lot of cycling parts online, there are many mom/pop bike shops with web storefronts, that are very reasonably priced and often include "free" shipping. Stop giving bezos your money, you have no excuse.

Reality check: I'm not exactly rich. When I'm a millionaire I'll happily support LBS. Until then Amazon helps me save a shitton of money. I got a pair of Continental GatorSkin tires from Amazon for 30% less than LBS just 2 weeks ago. And yes, I called LBS and checked the price.

Amazon is expensive. I once got an Amazon gift card and the first thing I told the person that gave me the card is that I will spend 20-30€ more on Amazon than on any other site.

Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Post by imtringued »

eek2121 wrote: post #425
rolobio wrote: post #6

I nearly got taken by a scammer because Amazon transferred me to one. I purchased a set of Reolink cameras on Amazon, (they've been great) one of them failed a couple months in. I contacted Amazon customer support (via my Amazon login and in their interface) and they wanted to troubleshoot with their technical team. Eventually the (very helpful) Amazon technician suggested contacting Reolink for support and started a…

It sounds like you bought a product not sold by Amazon and got transferred to the company in question. Don't buy 3rd party products sold on Amazon. I always tell people this. They ignore me and then stories like yours pop up. NOTE: This applies to prime items as well. Amazon's vetting services for 3rd party sellers is nonexistent. I could literally sell you dog shit right now; with no verification I even exist. I've…

>Don't buy 3rd party products sold on Amazon. I always tell people this. They ignore me and then stories like yours pop up.

So buy Amazon Basics and nothing else?

Also I tried to avoid buying from third party sellers but the Amazon website is so deceptive that you are bound to buy something from a third party seller at some point. There is obviously no option to hide third party sellers because that would solve the problem and Amazon's opinion is the problem shouldn't be solved.

Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Post by imtringued »

ashtonkem wrote: post #273
rolobio wrote: post #6

I nearly got taken by a scammer because Amazon transferred me to one. I purchased a set of Reolink cameras on Amazon, (they've been great) one of them failed a couple months in. I contacted Amazon customer support (via my Amazon login and in their interface) and they wanted to troubleshoot with their technical team. Eventually the (very helpful) Amazon technician suggested contacting Reolink for support and started a…

Given how many fake products amazon sells and intermingles with legitimate products, it isn’t at all surprising that they forwarded you to a scammer. They just don’t care about protecting their customers, apparently.

They don't care about protecting third party brands. They will definitively make sure their Amazon Basics products are free of scams.

Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Nextgrid wrote: post #12
rolobio wrote: post #6

I nearly got taken by a scammer because Amazon transferred me to one. I purchased a set of Reolink cameras on Amazon, (they've been great) one of them failed a couple months in. I contacted Amazon customer support (via my Amazon login and in their interface) and they wanted to troubleshoot with their technical team. Eventually the (very helpful) Amazon technician suggested contacting Reolink for support and started a…

> I was blown away that Amazon would transfer me to a scammer. I contacted Amazon again and let them know what had happened. Hopefully they will figure out how their guy got this scammers phone number and teach him how to find a 3rd party phone number... 1) Amazon is complicit in shady behavior on their platform, whether it's inventory commingling, sketchy sellers repurposing existing, well-reviewed listings for a to…

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Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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carabiner wrote: post #108
rolobio wrote: post #6

I nearly got taken by a scammer because Amazon transferred me to one. I purchased a set of Reolink cameras on Amazon, (they've been great) one of them failed a couple months in. I contacted Amazon customer support (via my Amazon login and in their interface) and they wanted to troubleshoot with their technical team. Eventually the (very helpful) Amazon technician suggested contacting Reolink for support and started a…

Amazon today is a street side flea market. You really don't know what you'll get. I've started ordering more stuff from traditional retailers. Their online operations these days are really good, and at most a few dollars more than Amazon. Clothes from macys.com, home goods from homedepot.com and target.com, and so on. You're not flooded with choices with these stores that are mostly garbage, instead you get only 1-3…

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Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Post by ciroduran »

I have been almost successfully scammed and there is one thing that stood out of all this text that I can relate: the author was mentally tired.

I wasn't tired, but I got a call at 8AM on a Saturday as I was just about to wake up, and I hadn't slept very well. You may be very aware of all the latest security practices, but in the end you are human, a big bag of emotions swirling around. And it only takes a moment where you are vulnerable to scam you successfully.

The lesson here, I think, is: it could happen to you.

Re: I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

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Post by davchana »

couchand wrote: post #477
davchana wrote: post #109

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My friend booked one international flight with departure and destination having 12+ hours timezones difference. The email listed the departure time & duration of journey and arrival time, all in local times (as expected). Gmail auto creates an event about flights and hotel bookings, and thus shows the correct departure time, duration & then that AI simply added that duration to departure, and showed departure city's…

i'm confused, what's wrong there? event starts at departure time and goes for duration. the arrival time is correct, and can be reported in any time zone.

Sorry for not being detailed in my comment. Or i might have butchered. I will simply explain with numbers.

Email said, flight departs 31st March 9pm.

Flight duration 15 hours.

Flight reaches Apr 1st. 9pm. No indication of timezones, but as super common in flights, all times are local. Both cities have about 12 hour difference.

Google thought Departure 31st March (correct);

Duration 15 hours (correct).

Arrival Apr 2nd, 12pm. (Not correct, it added 15 hours duration to Arrival city time. Apr 1 9pm + 15 hours = this).

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