Fraud on subito.it – ​​La Nuova Sardegna

STINTINO. Three hundred euro in cash, paid on the nail upon delivery, for a lemon. It is the tragicomic story that have arisen within a young student from Bergamo who for some days is on holiday in Stintino. The girl, in her early twenties, was attracted by an offer of Subito.it (one of the best known and most used Internet sites for online purchases), relative to a smartphone of the latest generation in a really good deal. The tourist has decided to buy it and have it delivered on vacation, choosing cash on delivery, having with them the credit card. But once you received the package, here’s the surprise: inside there is no trace of phones but at least there’s a lemon. He immediately reported the incident to the police of Stintino, which climbed back to the scammer, a quarantunenne of Vibo Valentia already known to the police for a number of scams already he scored previously. The man is still being sued once on charges of fraud. The girl, despite the ingenuity of a suspicious purchase, in the end it went well. In fact the police were able to track down the courier before he poured the money into the account of the fraudster. Therefore cash were recovered and returned to the girl.

It is becoming quite common to run into scams on online sales sites. The complaints filed to the police post or to law enforcement in general are almost daily.

To avoid disappointment, as a package with a lemon inside the modest sum of 300 €, it should be a little ‘more forethought and a workaround. For example, a lot ‘of distrust too cheap ads, for which you have to go with feet of lead: do some verification

the identity and reliability of the seller, speak by phone before making any payments . And when the figure becomes challenging, perhaps it should resort to secured forms of payment, which protect the buyer and the refund in case of disappointments. For example Paypal.