I thought I would never get scammed because it only happens to other people. But then, I became a victim. I ordered furniture for my whole house via an online furniture company and the furniture never got delivered. It cost me $6,422.93. Their website disappeared; their phone number got disconnected; they simply vanished! Or, so I thought.
Online shopping is hotter than ever. It’s convenient, and it brings in billions of dollars a year. But like everything that makes big money, crooks are in on it too. Are you planning on buying furniture online or purchase anything at all? Let me tell you why I’m asking you this question.
Meet the online shopping scammers that scammed hundreds of people nationwide.
Friends of my family told me and my wife about an online furniture store NC Furniture Buy Direct which sold furniture at a deep discount. This company was located at 305 North Main Street, Suite 215, High Point, North Carolina, 27260. Our friends bought some furniture from them and they actually had it delivered. My wife and I never thought anything of it. Since our friends got their furniture, we automatically assumed that this was a reliable company. Big mistake. What we didn’t know though (and later found out) was that our friends were one of the lucky few who had their furniture delivered. Hundreds more were already complaining about their undelivered merchandise. I didn’t even think of checking this company before I gave them our hard earned money.