Description

I shopped the Internet looking a 30 Hp outboard motor for a pontoon boat. Top Rank Marine displayed a Honda 30 Hp motor for $2493 with free shipping. I visited their website which looks quite professional and offers all make's and sizes of motors. The one I looked at was supposedly a brand new 2019 engine which was the reason for the steep discount. I called the “company’s” number and the phone just rang. Almost instantly I received a text message from them indicating due to call volume please send your requests to [email protected]. I sent my request regarding the motor and instantaneously received a response back from “Craig”. He very concisely answered my questions quickly. I now realize he is a Al Bot. I read all the positive reviews and decided to purchase. They sent me a link for payment which rejected my card several times. A text message came saying you need to call your bank to accept payment which I did. My bank said they were not blocking the payment, so after another attempt the payment went through. I then sent a message asking if the motor came with a prop and all cables, etc for assembly. The response came back partially, but I needed to purchase a prop and several of the cables for another $510. At this point, I started to feel like I was getting scammed, so I searched the Internet for this company in Colorado and asked for the BBB rating. I learned there is not a company with this name in Golden, CO. I did a google map search of the address and saw it was a parking lot. I immediately called my bank to report fraud and stop payment. The payment had already been processed, but they are doing an investigation and trying to recover the funds