Instagram shopping scams: seller experiences and missing orders

“I paid for an order and never received it”

Write down what you ordered, when you paid, the delivery promise and the responses you received. Explain whether you reached the shop through an advertisement, a profile or a direct message. Keep facts separate from your conclusions about the seller.

Search the account and the payment details

Search the exact seller username. If the seller requested payment to a different email, phone number or wallet, that identifier may also help connect reports. A match needs context: accounts can be impersonated, and unrelated people can have similar names.

Take the payment issue to the right provider

Contact the payment provider through its official app or website and ask what dispute options are available. Keep order confirmations and payment receipts privately. A ScamBoard post is a public account of your experience, not a payment dispute or a refund request.

Do reviews or follower counts prove an Instagram seller is legitimate?

They are not a guarantee. Look at the full transaction, the identity of the account and independent information. ScamBoard reports are another source of context, not a definitive verdict.

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