#21 | I GOT SCAMMED! | How My Candle Business Was Scammed TWICE!! |

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @justjeanne1458
    @justjeanne1458 2 роки тому +16

    Ugh!!! Why do people have to do these kind of things to hard working small business owners? Thank you for sharing this though because it will help other small online businesses, like myself, know what to look for. Thank God it worked out in your favor!

  • @resseradesigns
    @resseradesigns 2 роки тому +13

    So glad you were able to win the dispute and get your money back!

  • @kiyikiyi1839
    @kiyikiyi1839 Рік тому +2

    I had a chargeback for $7000 once. Yes THOUSAND. 😬 That’s one of the reasons I don’t do wholesale anymore 😅

  • @deja_1111
    @deja_1111 2 роки тому +1

    Omg!… sounds like the same person tried to scam twice. They were trolling you. Glad it’s resolved, Continued Blessings to you 🙏🏾✨

  • @angelatalbert7800
    @angelatalbert7800 2 роки тому +1

    OMG!!!! This is so frightening...I'm new to the candle world, this gave me chills!!!

  • @ravenlunatic7026
    @ravenlunatic7026 2 роки тому +1

    I stand-up and applaud you! Four years is not alot of time to trust your voice and most importantly LISTEN to it! I'm glad that this life lesson worked out for and that you were able to share it with us!

  • @mxj28
    @mxj28 2 роки тому

    I’m so sorry that happened to you but thank God, you won and got your money back!! This is one of my biggest fears! Being new to running your own business is so terrifying. I’ve been researching for the past year on how to spot scans and how to stay protected legally and etc. And yet, I. Am. Still… terrified.

  • @magdahoffman4050
    @magdahoffman4050 2 роки тому +4

    Awww bless you !! So sorry to hear this has happened to you ! So annoying where people feel they need to be so twisted and do crazy stuff like this to small businesses ❤

  • @caroldanvers265
    @caroldanvers265 2 роки тому

    Dang girl! Some people are so mean. Why do they think they can scam people and get away with it?? Thanks for the video! I'm going to be cautious about everyone.

  • @lilianaacosta3721
    @lilianaacosta3721 2 роки тому +9

    Omg this almost happened to me!! It was someone from Ireland that wanted my candles for her local gift shop. Thankfully I had that feeling that this was not right and I emailed her saying I could not do it. Funny thing that I never even heard back after that email.

    • @UrbanWanderlustStudios
      @UrbanWanderlustStudios  2 роки тому +2

      You’re soo lucky you followed your gut!! Wish I had done the same from the start, it would’ve saved me time/energy!

    • @lilianaacosta3721
      @lilianaacosta3721 2 роки тому

      @@UrbanWanderlustStudios no problem! You take what you learned and it won’t happen again.

  • @noirecandles
    @noirecandles Рік тому

    I'm so sorry this happened. I've seen other ppl post similar videos of scammers trying to scam small businesses.

  • @itsjustjoelle6640
    @itsjustjoelle6640 2 роки тому +5

    So happy for you! I have not launched yet, and this is the kind of stuff that frightens me. Side note; (and not in a creepy way), but your skin looks so beautiful today... :)

    • @UrbanWanderlustStudios
      @UrbanWanderlustStudios  2 роки тому +1

      Aww thank you so much! It’s all thanks to great sunlight in the studio!!

  • @Sam-zg6tt
    @Sam-zg6tt 10 місяців тому

    OMG! I'm now starting my business and will be using shopify. Thanks for sharing your experience and I'm so sorry for all your headache.

  • @niyyahhandcrafted9067
    @niyyahhandcrafted9067 2 роки тому +1

    I am so sorry to hear about these experiences but I am so grateful that you shared so that we could be on the lookout. In these experiences it is clear that you went in with an open heart and tried to take care of your client and unfortunately someone took advantage of that. I wish you every success!!

  • @claudiat.6505
    @claudiat.6505 2 роки тому +1

    I'm glad everything turned out well for you. This is some great information.
    It's terrible the lengths scammers will go through to steal other's people money, it's a shame.

    • @UrbanWanderlustStudios
      @UrbanWanderlustStudios  2 роки тому +1

      Seriously! It’s crazy… Especially since we emailed for months before anything happened.

  • @wennonawells4275
    @wennonawells4275 Рік тому

    Good for you! Guurrll! Congrats on your business 🎉

  • @luckymom241
    @luckymom241 2 роки тому +1

    Congratulations on winning against the spammers.

  • @toyshiajohnson8604
    @toyshiajohnson8604 2 роки тому +1

    I am sad to hear this happened to you….thank you for sharing…unfortunately these things happen and we learn and move on and it is ok 👍🏽 to say no

  • @KandiaHaynesworth
    @KandiaHaynesworth Рік тому

    I’m a new subscriber and I’m truly enjoying your channel and you sharing your journey with us🙂

  • @NelsonInteriorSoapery
    @NelsonInteriorSoapery 2 роки тому

    Oh no. I agree that you are more likely to have issues once your out there. I have a channel to and in the last year I get so many calls from other countries and they hang up if I answer. I’m so funny about watching for it. Sad world . So happy you won

  • @savinginnyc4765
    @savinginnyc4765 2 роки тому

    I’m so glad you got your money back and you were able to take care of the second scam as well. Also thanks for sharing your experience so we don’t get scammed.

  • @rosafunchal1151
    @rosafunchal1151 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this with us.....wow.....I really do not have the words......I am so sorry this had to happened to you.....but now you shared this with us and we will be carefull......and we learned not to trust everyone anymore.....🌹🌹🌹

  • @ikindred
    @ikindred 2 роки тому

    I've never had any chargebacks, but I hear that they are out of hand. It's really sad that people are so focused on scamming businesses

  • @debplum
    @debplum 2 роки тому

    So sorry you had to deal with this. I'm glad you won the case. I had my business card hacked last month. My credit union caught it and only 1 charge went through. They reversed it and are investigating. I'm so over people's sense of entitlement. 🙄

  • @enlightentheoccasion
    @enlightentheoccasion 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this! I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm so happy it worked out in the end and you Won!!

  • @holascrunchies8751
    @holascrunchies8751 2 роки тому

    I am also candle maker same incident happened with me every country is making fraud nowdays 🥺

  • @BluerosesT
    @BluerosesT 2 роки тому

    Wowwwww! Smh so sorry this happened! Tks for sharing 💖

  • @jeaniceanderson
    @jeaniceanderson 2 роки тому

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. This is something I fear of when I launch. Glad everything worked in your favor.

    • @UrbanWanderlustStudios
      @UrbanWanderlustStudios  2 роки тому

      It sucks because sometimes it doesn’t matter how careful you are, these scammers are good. Just follow your gut

  • @Level-qp8sz
    @Level-qp8sz 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing this!

  • @upvibecandle
    @upvibecandle 2 роки тому

    I was very engaged in your story because every word was so truthful and... I can still feel your pain. I would like to encourage you to NOT be afraid of collabs and/or sponsors. Yes there are a few bad apples in the bunch but, I sometimes feel, we as humans, punish the masses for a few bad apples... if you know what I mean.
    As a UA-camr myself I have had so many great successes (another channel by the way) with very little scamming or trolling. Anyway, I know you know what you are doing as "you are the boss" but I thought I would chime in from one heart to another.
    The last thing I want to say and this is interesting human psychology... why do we say no and give a reason? I mean we very rarely say yes and give a reason so why do we do it in reverse? No, I can't sell to you because (blah blah blah)... I think from now on I am going to try and just say NO without giving a reason!!! Unless it's to my wife... Then I just list off reasons why until I feel she is satisfied. But I digress...
    Anyway, what a great story and hopefully you listen to your gut in the future... as I know you will... because Instinctually we are more intelligent than we sometimes allow ourselves to be...
    Love it!!!

    • @UrbanWanderlustStudios
      @UrbanWanderlustStudios  2 роки тому

      WOW YES!! thats exactly how I've been trying to live my life now... saying NO without giving a reason. I said the same thing too! And yes you're right, it's horrible that we have to punish the masses for the few that did us wrong. Now I'm just extremely careful now who I work/collab with. thanks so much!

  • @cherylmeehan6915
    @cherylmeehan6915 2 роки тому

    Thank you, Judith, for letting everyone know what happened. I think that once anyone is on social media they are opened up to these predators.
    Another UA-cam channel that has a Shopify business was sued because their Shopify site was not sufficiently accessible to a blind person, who seems to be suing any site he can.
    Glad you won your case, unfortunately they didn't. Please make sure your Shopify site is not vulnerable in this area.

    • @ShalimarGaynor
      @ShalimarGaynor 2 роки тому

      Wth?!! How?! I don’t understand how a website could even be accessible to the blind.

    • @cherylmeehan6915
      @cherylmeehan6915 2 роки тому

      @@ShalimarGaynor There is special software the blind use to access websites. Nobody thinks about that when they set up their website but if it can't be used by a blind person and they are "denied the right to purchase" from your site because it's not compatible with this software you can be sued. I think the law is called the Americans with Disabilities Act (around the 1970's). Yeah it's disheartening to innocent businesses who are unsuspecting.

    • @ShalimarGaynor
      @ShalimarGaynor 2 роки тому

      @@cherylmeehan6915 oh wow this is terrible

  • @victoriataitague1344
    @victoriataitague1344 2 роки тому

    That’s Crazy but you have Gods favor so boom 💥 I’m just stoked that you won when they were trying to get over on you

  • @carolacarola6137
    @carolacarola6137 2 роки тому +1

    I had a similiar experience with a creepy webdesigner. Such a bad gut feeling. He was pushy, out of line, started to make moves on me. I canceled order thankfully.

  • @SANGEET_SABHA608
    @SANGEET_SABHA608 2 роки тому

    So glad it all worked out for you in the end. Sending love to your baby girl 😘

  • @MzRikapooh
    @MzRikapooh 2 роки тому

    So glad this worked out for you.

  • @I.Ionescu
    @I.Ionescu Рік тому +1

    SIREN code is a registration code for companies located in France, but not concerning overseas companies, if this can help. Good luck with your work!

  • @nsimmons7754
    @nsimmons7754 2 роки тому

    If, for any reason At All you feel wrong about a situation, just don't do it.
    Your got is you Spirit saying Noooo... That's not right.

  • @lisawalker7923
    @lisawalker7923 2 роки тому

    omg thank god you got your money back

  • @Angiebaby-uh8zx
    @Angiebaby-uh8zx Рік тому

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @shirleythigpen4045
    @shirleythigpen4045 2 роки тому

    so I have a question about that are yall not allowed to give out these people name. I feel like it will help other people in the long run. if they feel some way about it yhen they shouldn't have done it.

    • @UrbanWanderlustStudios
      @UrbanWanderlustStudios  2 роки тому

      There’s a small chance that the “scammer“ used a name similar to the real persons identity that they stole, and for that reason I didn’t want to give out the name. And if a scammer were to do this again they most likely wouldn’t use the same name anyway

  • @sophiageorge1332
    @sophiageorge1332 2 роки тому

    Omg that’s so crazy what’s happening people are you disgusting my Instagram was hacked about 2 weeks ago and they wanted money for me to get it back crazy!!! They also got money from some of my friends and their friends 🤦🏽‍♀️ thanks for sharing I’m happy you won your case 🙌🏽. ✨🖤🤍✨🖤🤍👍🏽👋🏽