So now, more than ever, everybody loves Amazon. But some may love it too much, to the point they’re fleecing the system. One Indiana couple sure did. An Amazon con couple receives prison sentence.
So between 2014-16, the Finans out of Indiana ripped Amazon off of over 1.2 million dollars worth of goods. Most of those were electronics. Furthermore, these electronics included Xboxes, smartwatches, tablets and GoPro cameras, among other items, like computer repair parts. Here is what they did. First, they honestly paid for the product. Then, they claimed it didn’t work. Often times, they got the second product for free. In most these cases, they didn’t even have to turn in the…ahem…”damaged” product. So now they have two working items.
But they didn’t stop there. They sold the products to?Danijel Glumac, for a ridiculously cheap price. Then, Glumac would sell them, some in public face to face. But in many cases, he hold them online, ironically, even on Amazon. The Finans made around $750,000 from this con. Glamac made around $500,000. Also, the Finans created many false identities on Amazon. That’s how they reported so many items damaged without anybody getting suspicious. But all three still got caught. Glumac made a plea deal and got two years in jail. The worst sentence came to the Amazon con couple. They each got over five years in prison.
Let this be a lesson to anybody. I’m not an Amazon fan. Many around our computer service shop are. Some of us aren’t. But Amazon didn’t get to where they are by being naive. So if you’re thinking about exploiting or abusing the system like this, don’t. They will catch you. They will prosecute you, then imprison you. Just ask the Finans and Danijel Glumac about that. Amazon products aren’t worth five years, or two years in prison. Do you still think it’s worth it?