Prosecutors say Farhaad Riyaz would buy and return expensive products from Amazon and collect full refunds while sending back far cheaper items.
A Virginia man pleaded guilty to ripping off Amazon.com AMZN, -0.28% to the tune of $300,000 by buying high-ticket items and then moving to return them for full refunds but sending back far cheaper items in the box.
For example, in 2019 prosecutors say Riyaz purchased a $37,000 Sony 4K HDR laser home theater video projector. When he received it, Riyaz claimed it had arrived too late, so he initiated a refund. But while his card was credited the full $37,000 refund, he instead sent back a Sony 1080p 3D SXRD home theater and gaming projector worth around $2,000, according to court documents.
In 2019, Riyaz was accused of buying four Toto toilets with electric bidets for $4,400 each, but claiming he never received one and only part of another. He then sought to return the whole order, triggering a $17,600 refund. He never returned the items, and prosecutors said all four toilets were found in their boxes in his house when the FBI searched it.
In all, investigators say Riyaz made off with $300,000 in fraudulent refunds. Prosecutors say the case was built with substantial help from Amazon’s in-house fraud unit.
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