{"id":9337,"date":"2021-04-20T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=9337"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:23:05","slug":"buying-pot-online-victims-lose-hundreds-of-dollars-in-cannabis-by-mail-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/buying-pot-online-victims-lose-hundreds-of-dollars-in-cannabis-by-mail-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Pot Online: Victims Lose Hundreds of Dollars in Cannabis-by-Mail Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t get tricked from this marijuana scam this 420! Many people still don’t have marijuana legalized where they live and are desperate to get it as people deal with mental health conditions, chronic pain, and illnesses across the country. Some people have even gone online to see if they could possibly get it delivered right to their doorstep, not realizing that it’s illegal in most states to do so. In the map below from Disa<\/a>, you will see which states sell weed recreationally, which states sell it medically, which states decriminalize marijuana, and which states still outlaw marijuana. Scammers know how desperate people are to get their hands on some cannabis where it is illegal, and have set up fake stores<\/a> selling pot online to trick their victims.<\/p>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-20-at-9.17.00-AM.png” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

How the Buying Pot Online Scam Works<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cannabis-plant-leaves-703468-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

You go onto a cannabis online shop<\/a> and look at the different strains of weed to figure out what you want to purchase. You finally find the one that’s right for you and follow the directions to message the seller about it. They tell you that for $130-$500 they will ship you 8 oz. of your desired weed strain right to your door. You think that you can finally get some marijuana in your state that outlawed it, so you send a money order over to the seller of the amount they requested.<\/p>\n

They then ask for an extra $80 for “insurance” and demand that you pay them the extra money. Once you do that, they continue to stall actually delivering<\/a> the weed, making up excuses as to why the delivery keeps getting pushed back. If you try threatening to reverse your money order, they will turn the threat on you stating that they will contact the police for breaking the law. Once you reverse the money order, a scammer calls you on the phone pretending to be a police officer, scaring you into thinking that you’re going to be arrested.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid Pot Online Purchase Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fresh-green-cannabis-plant-690065-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n