Description

I found a price half what other places charge for an item I need. I ordered the item and was charged shipping. The website pretended to be in Canada. I thought all was well until a few hours later when I received an email from something calling itself "faina" saying my payment was successful and my item had already shipped. I knew I'd been had because the email text and content was an almost exact copy of an email I received from another scammer last month. That email came from something calling itself "fala". The tracking number was from a Chinese company known to be associated with Chinese scammers, "track718". That was the same scam I fell for previously and eventually the bogus tracking said my item was delivered by the "post office" on a Sunday, which of course was an obvious lie. I immediately responded to the email I had received within minutes and told the place to immediately cancel that order. That never happened and I am in the process of disputing the charges as well as locking my credit card.

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 cybercrime, or if you want to report suspicious activity, please visit the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov.