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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2024, 08:35:04 PM »
Costco Same Day (Inscart) Scam

Over the past month, we have experienced issues with three orders, to which items were added that we did not purchase or receive.
There appears to be a loophole allowing shoppers to modify orders by adding items not part of the original order.
We had an order go from $80.00 to $300.00 charge.

The original order email is the only proof to confirm the discrepancy.
However, the online account reflects the completed order with the additional items included, making it appear we ordered them.

As a result, Inscart has flagged our account due to the number of complaints, making it increasingly difficult for us to receive credits for these errors.

2 of the orders had the same item added, making me think this is something bigger

We are ordering from Costco Brooklyn.

Did anyone else experience this?





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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2024, 08:37:04 PM »
There are many ways that Insacart can design their system to prevent fraud*, they clearly don't care, and won't unless subjected to enough pressure. Maybe a Dan's Deals investigation and write up?

*This thread alone has 3 suggestions.

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2024, 12:45:54 AM »
What’s the end of the scam here? Resale? Then they would probably have specific items. I’m thinking they possibly do a “return” in Costco and refund d onto their card. If so, it should be pretty simple and straightforward to catch the guy, no? (Leaving instacart out of this because they clearly have no interest in fixing the issue, but wouldn’t Costco want the issue fixed as well?) I’m very curious if you can find out from Costco if there were any returns done recently on your account

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2024, 01:57:52 AM »
mgarfin, On your receipt you can see who your shopper is. Was a different person each time?
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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2024, 08:46:42 AM »
mgarfin, On your receipt you can see who your shopper is. Was a different person each time?

A different chopper each time

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2024, 08:48:57 AM »
What’s the end of the scam here? Resale? Then they would probably have specific items. I’m thinking they possibly do a “return” in Costco and refund d onto their card. If so, it should be pretty simple and straightforward to catch the guy, no? (Leaving instacart out of this because they clearly have no interest in fixing the issue, but wouldn’t Costco want the issue fixed as well?) I’m very curious if you can find out from Costco if there were any returns done recently on your account

I'm not sure what they are doing with it

I do see a pattern of (One other member here and a family member)

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2024, 08:54:54 AM »
Did you email the CEOs?
I think Costco would want to take this seriously and Instacart would be deadly afraid to lose Costco
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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2024, 10:11:28 AM »
I'm not sure what they are doing with it

I do see a pattern of (One other member here and a family member)

Kirkland hair growth treatment
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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #28 on: December 04, 2024, 10:41:35 AM »
This thread is insane. Really mindblowing they can't implement simple solutions against this. Especially firing the shoppers found to do this!

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #30 on: December 04, 2024, 10:53:25 AM »
There are many Amazon sellers selling these products.
What is costco's return policy these days? Can you still return stuff without a receipt and get a gift card?
@mgarfin I assume u checked your costco membership history, do you see any returns you didn't make? just curious (and something tells me the end game is a lot simpler than flipping online)
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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #31 on: December 04, 2024, 11:11:47 AM »
What is costco's return policy these days? Can you still return stuff without a receipt and get a gift card?
@mgarfin I assume u checked your costco membership history, do you see any returns you didn't make? just curious (and something tells me the end game is a lot simpler than flipping online)
same question. I haven’t done a return in Costco in a long time but there would definitely be enough info for the person to make a return. I’ve made returns on someone else’s account in the past, just needed name and address

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #32 on: December 04, 2024, 11:20:05 AM »
https://www.reddit.com/r/instacart/comments/18g52tk/instacart_fraud/

https://www.reddit.com/r/instacart/comments/rncge9/instacart_shoppers_adding_over_100_of_itemsfake/

Per the second one, this is not actually real shoppers, but rather scammers using real shoppers' accounts that they hacked into.

I guess shoppers themselves might not be able to repeat the scam after being reported too many times, but if it's scammers using hacked accounts then they can just rinse and repeat as accounts get locked out?

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #33 on: December 04, 2024, 11:21:35 AM »
@mgarfin I assume u checked your costco membership history, do you see any returns you didn't make? just curious (and something tells me the end game is a lot simpler than flipping online)

I did not know I could see my Instacart orders on Costco.
Now I see some crazy things going on there.
No returns
but many orders that are not mine. some in New Jersey and some in Rego Park. all are the same day we had an Instacart order.
CRAZY

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #34 on: December 04, 2024, 11:37:21 AM »
Per the second one, this is not actually real shoppers, but rather scammers using real shoppers' accounts that they hacked into.

I guess shoppers themselves might not be able to repeat the scam after being reported too many times, but if it's scammers using hacked accounts then they can just rinse and repeat as accounts get locked out?
I read that but I’m not sure it’s the same. How could a remote scammer benefit by adding things to an instacart order that weren’t grabbed by the shopper or delivered to the customer? Trying to think it through. I feel like that’s different.

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #35 on: December 04, 2024, 11:41:55 AM »
No returns
I'm at a loss. Maybe they really are stealing and reselling the goods
many orders that are not mine. some in New Jersey and some in Rego Park. all are the same day we had an Instacart order.
CRAZY
Bizarre. so.. they're borrowing your #? Do you get 2% on those? lol

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #36 on: December 04, 2024, 12:57:35 PM »
I made a order for tomorrow morning. Will report back.
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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #37 on: December 04, 2024, 01:04:22 PM »
This is crazy. I sniff a @Dan special expose ala Google pixel, Tesla forums, etc

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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #38 on: December 04, 2024, 01:13:56 PM »
Is this only happening with Same Day or also regular IC?
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Re: Costco Same Day Scam
« Reply #39 on: December 04, 2024, 01:18:33 PM »
Is this only happening with Same Day or also regular IC?

I only used
https://sameday.costco.com