Scammer's phone323-310-9343 Scammer's website exoluna.com Scammer's email[email protected] Victim LocationCA 90033, USA Total money lost$516.70 Type of a scamOnline Purchase
Exoluna or "Exoluna_Official" is definitely a scam. https://www.instagram.com/exoluna_official/
Have you ever bought a pair of sunglasses for $5? It still seems about the right price if you only have to pay $20 for shipping for 3 'free' sunglasses right? That part may not even technically even seem like a scam. They're also using the term 'Brand Ambassador' which yes, I've definitely done this for either free clothes but usually money and gotten these gigs through Craigslist until I could build up a decent resume and start getting hired by more and more reputable companies.
But back to this scenario, because this preys on anyone on social media that may even KNOW someone who thought 3 'free' sunglasses for $20 shipping was a good deal, there is some real shady stuff at work, in particular, the actual coupon for 'Free shipping'
Well, what happens if you're given a coupon for free shipping and... the coupon doesn't work? You'll get billed in FULL with no response to correcting this error on the part of their website, or... was it an error with their website? Once I did more digging from the person that recommended the company to me to who their other 'Brand Ambassadors' are, I was definitely scammed. How do I know? Well, I was billed for over $500 (444 british pounds) and NEVER received any sunglasses nor any follow up to my e-mails or messages to their company through either Instagram, e-mail or through their website.
I've since had to cut up my debit card so that I can't get any additional unexpected charges.
What's worse is that I recall actually Googling: Exoluna Scam, and nothing came up, 2 weeks afterwards? There were more stories beyond my own, and it's up to us to report it to websites like this, the ScamPulse.com and even on Reddit (currently it's not listed as one of the Brand Ambassador places to be shut down on r/Scams, but their website should really but shut down from Instagram)
Here are 2 articles of how the scam works and some tips on how to check on if they're legit:
https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/18288-scam-alert-instagram-users-fall-for-phon...⇄ /> https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/ainxqo/instagram_brand_ambassador_scams/...⇄ />
I feel like an [censored], but really, I just wanted something nice to celebrate all of the hard work I had just put into a myriad of job applications in these tough times. It's been said often, but scams can happen to anyone, you just need to be in any state of being vulnerable, it can happen to anyone.
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Scammer's website exoluna.com
Scammer's email [email protected]
Victim Location CA 90033, USA
Total money lost $516.70
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Have you ever bought a pair of sunglasses for $5? It still seems about the right price if you only have to pay $20 for shipping for 3 'free' sunglasses right? That part may not even technically even seem like a scam. They're also using the term 'Brand Ambassador' which yes, I've definitely done this for either free clothes but usually money and gotten these gigs through Craigslist until I could build up a decent resume and start getting hired by more and more reputable companies.
But back to this scenario, because this preys on anyone on social media that may even KNOW someone who thought 3 'free' sunglasses for $20 shipping was a good deal, there is some real shady stuff at work, in particular, the actual coupon for 'Free shipping'
Well, what happens if you're given a coupon for free shipping and... the coupon doesn't work? You'll get billed in FULL with no response to correcting this error on the part of their website, or... was it an error with their website? Once I did more digging from the person that recommended the company to me to who their other 'Brand Ambassadors' are, I was definitely scammed. How do I know? Well, I was billed for over $500 (444 british pounds) and NEVER received any sunglasses nor any follow up to my e-mails or messages to their company through either Instagram, e-mail or through their website.
I've since had to cut up my debit card so that I can't get any additional unexpected charges.
What's worse is that I recall actually Googling: Exoluna Scam, and nothing came up, 2 weeks afterwards? There were more stories beyond my own, and it's up to us to report it to websites like this, the ScamPulse.com and even on Reddit (currently it's not listed as one of the Brand Ambassador places to be shut down on r/Scams, but their website should really but shut down from Instagram)
Here are 2 articles of how the scam works and some tips on how to check on if they're legit:
https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/18288-scam-alert-instagram-users-fall-for-phon...⇄ />
https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/ainxqo/instagram_brand_ambassador_scams/...⇄ />
I feel like an [censored], but really, I just wanted something nice to celebrate all of the hard work I had just put into a myriad of job applications in these tough times. It's been said often, but scams can happen to anyone, you just need to be in any state of being vulnerable, it can happen to anyone.