A new $200 insurance delivery fee????????????

[Larry (Omaha)]

I want to check with the gang here.
I ordered some CCI caps on line from a reputable large firearms company. The order and shipping was prepaid via Zelle and the order was sent yesterday with email of the tracking number.
Not having a specific delivery date, I plugged in the number and got the latest info: Order on hold until $200 is given to the shipper for refundable insurance. NO WAY am I going to pay even if it is refundable. I contacted the company I purchased the caps from and they said that this new $200 insurance charge was just added, like yesterday. I can't believe they would pull something like this and expect a customer to pay without having knowledge up front when the order is placed. OK here is my question: Have any of the USA members here had to deal with a $200 refundable delivery insurance? If it is a scam, it could be the delivery service, but I am 99% sure the company I purchase the caps from is legit. Not too sure of their customer service though.
Larry

 

[Splitear]

I want to check with the gang here.
I ordered some CCI caps on line from a reputable large firearms company. The order and shipping was prepaid via Zelle and the order was sent yesterday with email of the tracking number.
Not having a specific delivery date, I plugged in the number and got the latest info: Order on hold until $200 is given to the shipper for refundable insurance. NO WAY am I going to pay even if it is refundable. I contacted the company I purchased the caps from and they said that this new $200 insurance charge was just added, like yesterday. I can't believe they would pull something like this and expect a customer to pay without having knowledge up front when the order is placed. OK here is my question: Have any of the USA members here had to deal with a $200 refundable delivery insurance? If it is a scam, it could be the delivery service, but I am 99% sure the company I purchase the caps from is legit. Not too sure of their customer service though.
Larry

Did you order from a fake site? There are scams out there that mimic a legit site, it can be very hard to tell. Zelle payment is worrisome.

I would contact the legit seller directly by phone asap.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

That doesn't sound right, sounds like Fraud. I would make sure you are actually dealing with a reputable company. Be careful with Zelle. It can be next to impossible to get your money back from Zelle.

 

[Splitear]

Maybe you have a smart female relative who will help you in exchange for metric lessons . I’m just joking

 

[earlwb]

Zelle should have been where the alarms went off. But that sounds like a shake down to me also.

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Drop a link here for their website. I'd like to have a look-see.

 

[Kansas Jake]

I got scammed a couple of years ago by a site that looked absolutely like the companiy’s site. Payment was by credit card but flipped over to PayPal and i got scammed. I suspect you got a fake site for a legit company. I now only use a credit card for payment so I have recourse if the site is a scammer. No paypal, Zelle, Venmo.

 

[TDM]

Any company using Zelle should set off red lights and alarms.

 

[64Springer]

Someone added an additional zero by mistake?

 

[deermanok]

Scam site.

 

[TDM]

I’m not up on how much protection other credit card companies give, they may be all the same now. But the only one I carry is an American Express card, and have since 1978. Luckily I’ve only had to contact them 5 or 6 times in all those years, but they have always taken care of any problem with full reimbursement. Also the Amex keeps you from being tempted to spend more than you can pay for at the end of the month.

 

[AlexB]

I want to check with the gang here.
I ordered some CCI caps on line from a reputable large firearms company. The order and shipping was prepaid via Zelle and the order was sent yesterday with email of the tracking number.
Not having a specific delivery date, I plugged in the number and got the latest info: Order on hold until $200 is given to the shipper for refundable insurance. NO WAY am I going to pay even if it is refundable. I contacted the company I purchased the caps from and they said that this new $200 insurance charge was just added, like yesterday. I can't believe they would pull something like this and expect a customer to pay without having knowledge up front when the order is placed. OK here is my question: Have any of the USA members here had to deal with a $200 refundable delivery insurance? If it is a scam, it could be the delivery service, but I am 99% sure the company I purchase the caps from is legit. Not too sure of their customer service though.
Larry

Definitely has all the hallmarks of a hustle.

 

[hawkeye2]

Who is the shipper? If you have a tracking number doesn't that mean it's already been shipped?

Cancel and request a refund.

Never pay with Zelle.

Post the company and shipper here.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Ethan from “I Love Muzzleloading” has a video on exactly this true of play. They will suck you for hundreds of dollars.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

As others have replied this looks like a scam. Never heard of a refundable insurance fee.

If the seller does not offer credit card payment this is a major red flag.

A very common tactic of scammers is to come back asking for more money since the scam worked the first time.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Larry, the scam I got suckered on sent a tracking number too, but it was bogus and nothing ever showed up. I’m sorry but I think you got dinged. BTW, the scam I fell for was not firearm related.

 

[64Springer]

Who is the shipper? If you have a tracking number doesn't that mean it's already been shipped?

Cancel and request a refund.

Never pay with Zelle.

Post the company and shipper here.

Nubian Prince Parcel Service.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Here is Ethan's video on EXACTLY THIS SCAM:

 

[appalichian hunter]

Hope you did not pay a lot for the caps. your ripped off.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Zelle should have been where the alarms went off. But that sounds like a shake down to me also.

I wondered what Zelle was, and found out that my DIL law uses Venmo. PayPal was another choice, but would not work for guns or ammo. I use a bank in Omaha that has been around longer than me. They have Zelle right on their app. Zelle is OK, but not if you are dealing with a crook. It don't look good at this point, but I am not at the end of the road yet.
Larry