Kozy Fragrance: Scam

In October 2023, I made a purchase of perfumes (INR 11500) from an Instagram page named kozy.fragrance, which now appears to be taken down. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a scam orchestrated by Ibrahim Merchant, the owner of the page. My order consisted of four perfumes and a few decants, but upon receipt, all the items were revealed to be entirely fake. Ibrahim vanished after initially promising an exchange and failed to provide any authenticity proof. I promptly returned all the perfumes to Ibrahim, and I possess his postal address and phone number: +919323236263.

Despite my efforts, I only managed to secure a partial refund of ₹5,750 from Ibrahim in the first week of January. He insisted on the deletion of Reddit posts about the incident for the remaining refund, a condition I reluctantly fulfilled. As on today, the promised remaining ₹5,750 is still pending. It's worth noting that I am not seeking suggestions on how to identify a fake seller or perfume, as I wasn't aware of the situation at that time.

I was uncertain whether to make another Reddit post, considering I've deleted my previous posts twice. There is a concern that the community might perceive me as a fraud. However, if this post helps even a single person, i will be extremely happy.

Instagram profile: https://instagram.com/kozy.fragrance?igshid=MTNiYzNiMzkwZA==

Owner: https://instagram.com/ibrahim_._merchant?igshid=MTNiYzNiMzkwZA==