Think I’ve been scammed

mrsmigginspieshoppe

daisymeg said:

I placed an order with Mountain Warehouse, well so I thought. It’s turns out it’s a company called leggingsoutlet. I think I’ve been scammed. I don’t have any details for the company and I forgot to take a screenshot of the order. I contacted the credit card company 2 days later as the payment was pending. I was informed that they couldn’t stop a pending transaction and I would have to wait 30 days to see if it the order turns up. 

Is this correct? I did tell them I believe it to be a scam. Feel so stupid 😞

Hi

You're not the only one; they've done the same to me, only I kept the screenshot of the order.  I emailed them after two weeks asking for a refund & they said to give it time as their air shipping can be slow.  It's now been over a month & I've raised a dispute with my bank.  I shouldn't have fallen for it, but I'd had a glass of wine & was tired and not thinking straight.  The website address is phoney too, and the 'tracking' number they sent me is also fake.

Good luck resolving it.

mrsmigginspieshoppe

As you can see, it looks pretty good, but I was tired & didn't double check the web address.  It was also the same firm, leggings outlet, who charged the money.  I saw it on an advert on SM too, thinking it was a Mountain Warehouse clearance.

Caz3121

there was an article about it a few weeks ago here that makes interesting reading and should give you some things to consider in future to stay safe
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/mountainwarehouse-outletuk-co/

born_again

Social media & any well know retailer which has a address with "outlet" is going to be fake.

As these retailers have their own section for Warehouse Clearance on the main site.

https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/clearance/