{"id":9283,"date":"2020-10-24T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=9283"},"modified":"2020-11-06T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T22:51:31","slug":"pop-up-online-halloween-store-scam-victims-out-of-their-costumes-and-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/pop-up-online-halloween-store-scam-victims-out-of-their-costumes-and-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop-Up Online Halloween Store Scam Victims Out of Their Costumes and Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the week before Halloween<\/a>. You just realized how quickly Halloween is coming up and realize you need a costume for that upcoming Halloween<\/a> party. You find a website that looks legit, and see that its shutting down tomorrow! Oh no… that means you have to get that costume now. You then rush to purchase that costume and see that they promise overnight delivery, which benefits you since you waited until the last minute. You purchase the costume, wait a day or two… and realize it still hasn’t come yet. You try to reach out to the online store<\/a>, but they are shut down like they promised with not even an email to question where your costume is. Was this a scam, or is your costume just coming super late?<\/p>\n

Beware… The Pop-Up Online Halloween Store Scam Takes Nation By Storm<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Vampire-with-a-pumpkin-555254-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

In this scam, the scammer creates a fake online Halloween<\/a> store and lists fake costumes for sale. They take your payment information and promise that they will deliver your costume overnight. Once you enter your information, you close the website and wait a few days for your costume. Once its been a few days, you wonder where the costume you ordered is. You check your email, and realize that you didn’t even get a confirmation stating that your costume is even coming.<\/p>\n

You go online and try to find the website, but the website that you purchased your costume from is shut down. There is no contact information left in sight to try and contact someone about where your costume is. That’s when you realize your costume isn’t coming, and the scammer just stole your costume money from you.<\/p>\n

Because of the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>, many people are relying on online shopping<\/a> to get their costumes. While many stores are open now, there are still people who would prefer to stay safe and get their merchandise online. However, because of this scam that is out there, it is important to know how to avoid this particular scam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid the Pop-Up Online Halloween Store Scam<\/h2>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Halloween-pumpkins-on-ladder-789593-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n