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Another day another scam.

A woman had a rude shock when she received her shopping item, purchased from Shopee, reported Stomp.

Didn't receive what she ordered

The woman, named Huanmin, bought a water spray gun for car-washing from the e-commerce site Shopee on January 21.

She paid S$98.57 for it.

The parcel arrived fairly quickly two days, later but technically, it wasn't what she ordered:

She told Stomp that her parcel was an A5-sized envelope, which puzzled her.

"I received the parcel and to my horror, it was an A5-sized envelope. How can a car wash spray be fitted into an A5 envelope?"

She later opened the envelope and found — to her horror — a mere photograph of the spray-gun that she ordered.

Huanmin has submitted an appeal for a refund.

E-commerce scams most common

E-commerce scams make up the majority of scam cases in Singapore, according to statistics by the Singapore Police Force.

In the first half of 2020, e-commerce scams cost Singapore victims a total of S$5.4 million.

The Singapore Police Force has some advice to help consumers avoid being the victim of e-commerce scams.

These tips include being wary of super-cheap products and making sure that the seller has good ratings.

You can find out more about e-commerce scams here.

Top images via Stomp.

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