Trio stole over RM9.41mil from Amazon by conning company into issuing refunds, US feds say


Their illegal scheme – involving false claims of lost merchandise that was never actually missing – have landed all three men, from Connecticut, in federal prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. — AFP

Two brothers and another man stole more than US$2mil (RM9.41mil) from Amazon by conning the company into issuing them a series of refunds, federal prosecutors said.

Their illegal scheme – involving false claims of lost merchandise that was never actually missing – have landed all three men, from Connecticut, in federal prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.

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