*In Oprah’s voice* “You get scammed, you get scammed, and you get scammed!”. With modern technology comes fraud and deception. At some point, most of us, if not all, have fallen into this “digital trap”. But unfortunately, this man who ordered up to ₹ 90,000 just to receive a bag of Quinoa from Amazon, has joined the club of scam victims.
Man Gets Quinoa Instead Of His ₹90K Camera Lens, From Amazon
Ordered a 90K INR Camera lens from Amazon, they have sent a lens box with a packet of quinoa seeds inside instead of the lens. Big scam by @amazonIN and Appario Retail. The lens box was also opened. Solve it asap. pic.twitter.com/oED7DG18mn
— Arun Kumar Meher (@arunkmeher) July 6, 2023
Most of us shop online for the ease and convenience it offers along with the comfort of not having to leave our homes. But this comfort has its price. Or at least for this man, who ordered a camera lens worth ₹90,000 and got a bag of quinoa instead.
The man, named Arun Kumar Meher, shared his pain through his Twitter page. He explained how he was cheated by a large e-commerce store and received an order that was completely different and worthless than he expected.
The box of Sigma lenses can be seen in a photo shared by a Twitter user, in which you can see the clear bag of Quinuo in the position of the camera lens. In his note on Amazon, he shares that he ordered the Sigma 24-70 f 2.8 lens from Amazon on July 5th.
A Bag Of Quinoa Instead Of An Expensive Camera Lens? No Deal!
Ordered a 90K INR Camera lens from Amazon, they have sent a lens box with a packet of quinoa seeds inside instead of the lens. Big scam by @amazonIN and Appario Retail. The lens box was also opened. Solve it asap. pic.twitter.com/oED7DG18mn
— Arun Kumar Meher (@arunkmeher) July 6, 2023
After his tweet attracted attention, Meher told his followers that e-commerce giant Amazon is looking into the matter and investigating the incident. Since he shared his ordeal on July 7, the tweet has received more than 1.3 lakh views, and the number is growing rapidly. Many people also shared the same bug in the comment section of the post. From a few it is suggested that high quality products are always bought offline. From a few it is suggested that high quality products are always bought offline.
Of course it’s not uncommon to hear about this kind of fraud, but the fact that these numbers are increasing so quickly should be of great concern. From online scammers buying things as cheap as samosas to people buying expensive camera lenses, no one seems to be spared.
It should be noted that this scam took place on a large and popular e-commerce platform, which is often called for its speed and “customer first”. If that can happen on a platform like Amazon, then where does the general audience go? Have you ever been scammed? If so, let us know in detail how you did it.
