The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today warned of an increased number of reports coming from victims of online shopping scams. Victims report that they found the scammers’ websites either via direct searches on popular web search engines or through social media ads. People have reported losing a total of almost $420 million dollars related to online shopping issues since 2015. During April and May 2020, more reports of online retail scams were received by the FTC than in any other month on record, with half of them saying the shoppers never got what they ordered.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-sees-surge-in-online-shopping-scams-ftc-says-most-reports-ever/