E-Commerce
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoGlendale police crack organized Nordstrom fraud scheme, two suspects arrested
Two Glendale residents were arrested for a six-year retail fraud scheme involving counterfeit returns of luxury goods.
When Maheen found a brand-new Dyson Airwrap for the bargain price of 260 on the resale website Vinted, she was thrilled. The seller's reviews were all five-star, and she trusted in the buyer-protection policy should something go wrong. Sold new, an Airwrap costs between 400 and 480, but Maheen did not suspect anything was amiss. I had used Vinted many times and it was simple and straightforward. Nothing had ever gone wrong, she says.