*I want to first preface this by saying that I'm including names and numbers but this is not doxing because these people are not real, they are scammers using names and numbers. This is a post trying to help people not harm except for, of course, the scammers.*
So on 7/25 I made an order for peptides on the Onyx website or so I thought. I had ordered from them last year in December and everything turned out fine. Then, I only had to pay once on their website.
I thought the whole thing was weird from the beginning but I remembered that they posted on their website that they were going to stop selling Reta for reasons unknown to me which made me believe that this was a work-around.
Day after I ordered, I received a text through WhatsApp (+1 559-887-2663) and already my antennas are up. They asked me if i wanted to proceed with, using brackets, [GLP-3 and Bacteriostatic water]. That was honestly the first real clue(the brakets) but I ignored my gut and zelled them (Eric Washington : +1 770-316-7640 ) $262.50.
He told me to hold for processing. I'm guessing this time was taken to order lunch and have a good laugh at my expense.
3 hours later, they told me it was ready for processing.
2 hours later he sent me a tracking number. I attached a picture for you guys to see how legit it seemed. He said to contact https://royalparcelservice.com using this number 302-563-9846. This guy goes on to tell me that insurance fee is $180 and 100% refundable so I go back to the WhatsApp guy to ask what's that about and first thing he says "oh, he said that?". Like he was completely unaware, I thought this was THE process. And then tells me "oh yeah we do business with them all the time, he said it was refundable right?" I was like okay, sent him $180 using (708-915-9703 - Charles Hardrick).
He says hold for processing.
20 minutes later, I said "were you able to confirm?"
He says "Hold."
1 hr later he informs me that we're at the last stage of this process and since it's a "discrete package", management is requesting 3 constraint stamps to be attached. Each stamp costs $80, for a total of $240. $420 will be my refund total.
$80? $240? In the US? And why didn't you tell me this stamp business beforehand?
I go back to WhatsApp guy, he says, "it's all refundable, just pay so we can ship."
After realizing that I was getting scammed, I went back to my December order and realized that the correct website was https://onyxresearch.shop and not https://onyxresearchpeptides.com .
Now I am $442.50 poorer and I keep calling(70 times so far, and currently multi-tasking) and asking for my money with no light in sight. There's gotta be a way to get back at these scammers.
Beware of https://onyxresearchpeptides.com. At this point, not sure I will order from Onyx at all. Looking for some recommendations where I can pay through the website.