Dirty Business: How A Man Scammed Amazon Out Of $370K
- 5 years ago
A man in Spain is accused of scamming Amazon out of $370,000.
According to Newser, 22-year-old James Gilbert Kwarteng did it by returning items in dirt-filled boxes.
Kwarteng weighed the refilled boxes to match the product weight and received his refunds.
The boxes apparently went unnoticed in Amazon warehouses until a random search turned up the alleged scam.
Kwarteng had already spent the money on his own mail order startup, mailing out technology without packaging.
According to Newser, 22-year-old James Gilbert Kwarteng did it by returning items in dirt-filled boxes.
Kwarteng weighed the refilled boxes to match the product weight and received his refunds.
The boxes apparently went unnoticed in Amazon warehouses until a random search turned up the alleged scam.
Kwarteng had already spent the money on his own mail order startup, mailing out technology without packaging.