Online shopping scams increase during holidays

Spokane, Wash. – Dec. 15, 2016 – An Arkansas woman lost $450 to a fake seller on the Amazon Marketplace. Mary Catron knows she will not be able to get her money back, so she’s speaking out to make sure no one else gets taken by this scam.

In October, Catron was shopping online when she placed an order for a rowing machine that was being sold through a private seller on Amazon. The machine typically runs for $900, but the seller was offering it for half the price. Unfortunately for Catron, the seller wasn’t legitimate. They sent her an official looking order form requesting she purchase an Amaz...