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Scammer's website masterscarrier.com
Scammer's address Pomona CA, CA, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location OR 97206, USA
Total money lost $811
Type of a scam Counterfeit Product
I filed a claim with my bank on 3/3/21, Bank of America: claim *****************.
Here are the email addresses and phone numbers related to the people who scammed me via Zelle transactions:
Transaction #1: 2/28/21: EZELL $282.00 [email protected] 719-286-3205 Supposed seller of imported gifts ordered online from artists cooperative
Transaction #2: 2/28/21: EZELL $100.00 [email protected] 719-286-3205 Same as above for another item
Transaction #3: 3/1/21: NORMAN: $429.00 [email protected] (no associated phone number for this person, who was supposedly a shipping company rep named Norman Ochua Ramirez)
The scam: You place an online order with an "artist" from an artist importer collective for a certain type of thing you want (stones, jewelry, etc). Then the seller contacts you directly via email or text. It's common to use Zelle to pay for independent transactions like this between small businesses. I use Zelle a lot in my own small business for person-to-person transactions, so I didn't think twice about using this method to pay for my orders. In this case, the seller was listed as Eddie Haskie on the shipping manifest, but the Zelle transaction identified him as Ezell George.
The next day, I got a shipping notification email from Masters Carrier, the courier that will be delivering the package. They had my package ready for delivery TODAY, but because I was a first time customer and these are expensive imports, there is a one-time $429 refundable insurance deposit you must pay. This didn't set off my red flags because I buy art and musical instruments all the time (and rent valuable instruments for one-time gigs in my line of work) and purchasing shipping insurance is normal to me. Also, the original seller confirmed that he was "handling this" for me.
Attached is a screenshot of a chat with the shipping company Masters Shipping, confirming the refundability of the insurance deposit. It also shows the URL of their website. It's fake!
When my package never arrived after I paid the $429 insurance payment, I inquired again with the original seller (Ezell) and was told I owed another $310 for a special import permit tax, and that if I did not pay within 24 hours the LAW ENFORCEMENT would come my way for a FEDERAL CRIME. The shift to threatening tone in this series of texts opened up the scam completely. Ugh. I immediately called Bank of America to report the internet fraud on my account.
Other random email addresses associated with these criminals:
[email protected] (accidentally given to me by the Masters Carrier "shipping" guy, which tipped me off to the scam - associated with the name Kelly Jude or Anchiboh Shunt – both reps who were "helping" me)
[email protected] (listed on the original shipping "manifest" as the sender
[email protected] (the main address for the fake shipping company)
[email protected] (the real address behind the email demanding $429 for insurance)
I have reported all the email addresses above to gmail and yahoo. I have filed a claim with my bank. Thank you for your help with resolving this and making sure these guys don’t steal from anyone else.
Thank you,
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