Scammed on Instagram! Online Fraud and How to Spot It.

Awhile back I placed an order from ImportVT dot site from a Sponsored Ad I saw on Instagram. I'm a sucker for good deals on audio and video gear, and ImportVT was offering a Maono USB Large Diaphram Condenser Microphone with mounting arm for for low price of $12.99! Sounds too good to be true? Well it WAS! It was an Insta-Scam! What I got instead was... well, watch the video!

Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook are promoting fraud by allowing scammers to advertise on their platforms! In this video I will give specific details about this rip-off, what I did about it, and highlight the "red flags" that alerted me that this might not be legit so YOU don't get InstaScammed!

0:00 Intro / Open
0:31 Instagram and Facebook policies
0:56 The Sponsored Ad from Criterionn
1:12 The first two RED FLAGS
1:28 Details on the Order. ImportVT, 3rd Red Flag
1:59 Researching E-Retailers
2:24 More about my order
2:46 Protecting myself against potential scam
3:34 What actually arrived
4:12 Paypal Dispute Details
4:43 Seller Delay Tactics
5:48 Paypal Community Complaints
6:22 Paypal Escalation vs Credit Card Dispute
7:12 I got scammed so you don't have to
7:55 Close and Thank you!

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