Almost got scammed by a fake Amazon Lightning Deal yesterday

I was browsing deals around 2 PM yesterday and saw a name brand blender marked down 80% to $45. I clicked through fast since it said "only 3 left" and entered my payment info. Then I noticed the seller was something like "Deals4You99" with 0 reviews and the domain in checkout was weird. I backed out and checked Amazon again and the listing was gone. Has anyone else nearly fallen for those super urgent deal listings from brand new sellers?

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wells.reese12d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah but that seller actually had 2 reviews, not zero, not that it makes it much better.

christopher_kim12d ago

Tbh this feels like one of those things where people just learn the hard way and move on. Always check the seller before you checkout, especially on "lightning deals." And @wells.reese is right, those 2 reviews were probably fake too.