<description>&lt;p&gt;You get an email telling you you&amp;apos;ve been billed for a product you never ordered, and when you call for a refund, you somehow you get an excess refund and have to send back the difference. Find out how scammers manipulate people into sending them &amp;quot;excess refund money&amp;quot; from a nonexistent refund, and what you can do to keep it from happening to others. Shout-out to YouTuber &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@KitbogaShow'&gt;Kitboga&lt;/a&gt; for showing me how this scam works. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/howhackshappen"&gt;Support the Show.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit us on &lt;a href='https://www.patreon.com/howhackshappen'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; for bonus content and special offers! But only if you hate scams too.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How Hacks Happen

Many Worlds Productions

The Refund Scam: How it Works

DEC 15, 20229 MIN
How Hacks Happen

The Refund Scam: How it Works

DEC 15, 20229 MIN

Description

You get an email telling you you've been billed for a product you never ordered, and when you call for a refund, you somehow you get an excess refund and have to send back the difference. Find out how scammers manipulate people into sending them "excess refund money" from a nonexistent refund, and what you can do to keep it from happening to others. Shout-out to YouTuber Kitboga for showing me how this scam works. 

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