Joseph Pisani
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, a person in Miami searches the internet for sales. Online shopping scams are on the rise as thieves look to take advantage of the increase in people shopping online during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) December 15, 2020 - 1:38 PM
NEW YORK - Ben Black bought what he thought was a well-priced drone online. But the drone never showed up, the site stopped responding to his emails and he never got his $100 back.
He was scammed.
âIâm pissed I got caught in it,â says Black, who lives in Westminster, Colorado.