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<\/p>\n\n\nYou’re scrolling, and suddenly Previousin.com shows up with stylish clothes, home gadgets and gifts priced at a fraction of what they normally go for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you see in the photos looks great. What you get in the mail is often different, and undoing the purchase can be much harder than making it.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Previousin.com isn’t the maker of what it sells. It works like thousands of other shops, listing low-cost supplier items that ship directly out of warehouses in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s the setup: the store prices the items, runs the ads and collects payment, but never touches the products. A supplier you’ll never hear from packs and mails them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This isn’t a single rogue shop. Previousin.com is one of many near-identical stores in a scam network, sharing templates, product photos and return policies, and reopening under new names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nothing about the items matches the ads. They’re very low quality, and the pictures are usually borrowed from other sellers or brands, so they show a product you’ll never get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On paper, the refund policy looks comforting. Read the fine print, though, and it says something else:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do not buy from Previousin.com. It’s a high-risk store where you’ll likely pay far more than an item is worth, with no practical way to return it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s what stands out about Previousin.com:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s a script most orders follow. Read it before buying, and you can avoid both the loss and the weeks of back-and-forth emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ad usually appears on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok. It’s a short video or polished photo with a steep discount on the product and, often, a “limited time” tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look closely and the same video often turns up in ads for dozens of other shops. They share suppliers, and they share marketing material too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previousin.com’s categories, star ratings and friendly About Us page give it an established feel. Strip those away and you often find a store template and a supplier list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The personal touch is usually borrowed too. That About Us story of a small family business or a passionate founder shows up, in the same words, on many unrelated shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shipping from China can turn a promised 5 to 7 days into three or four weeks. Along the way, tracking can show the same update for days at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Split shipments add another headache. Some orders turn up as several small parcels with separate tracking numbers, and if one goes missing, proving it can be difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compared with the ad, the item that finally arrives is smaller, thinner or simpler. It’s the kind of product other stores sell for pocket change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clothes get the most complaints. The fabric feels cheap, the stitching gives way, and the sizes come from a chart unrelated to the one on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The refund path runs through photos and a parcel to China. Pay for that postage and you can end up with the refund wiped out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next comes the usual offer: keep the item for 15% to 30% back. Fair on the surface, but most of your money is still gone on something you didn’t want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many buyers decide it isn’t worth the fight anymore, and that reaction is exactly what the policy is designed around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The signs below show why Previousin.com isn’t the bargain it seems. None takes more than a minute to check before you pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spot a leather bag at $29 or a smartwatch at $19? That’s not luck. At that price, what arrives is a much cheaper version of what’s in the photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A higher price with a line through it makes the deal feel even sweeter. That price is rarely real. It only exists to make an ordinary price look discounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A quick reverse image search often finds these pictures elsewhere: other stores, marketplaces, or a brand’s own site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Found the photo on a brand’s site? Your product won’t come from that brand. Found it on a marketplace? The same item is often sold there for less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your order goes wrong, who do you chase? With stores in this network it’s hard to say, because a company name, tax number or local address rarely appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The help page usually lists an email address or a contact form, but no phone number or live chat. Problems that need speed can end up dragging on for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slow replies have a second cost: they eat into your time to open a dispute with your bank or PayPal. Keep an eye on the deadlines while you wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The urgency is staged. Timers reset with a page reload, every listing claims “only 2 left,” and no store with real stock looks like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step away and revisit the page later. When the “sale” is still running, you know it was never limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Checkout can quietly include shipping protection, priority handling or a second item, already ticked. Take a moment to read each line of the total before you pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faster shipping? Real cover? Those add-ons rarely provide either. They raise the total on an order that may already be worth far less than you’re paying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check the name before you type a single digit. If the payment page belongs to a different, unrelated company, stop: someone you’ve never heard of is taking your card details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its About Us story, policies and product photos are copied across dozens of other shops. Stores close and reopen under fresh names, but the catalog stays the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few minutes of checking can tell you whether an online shop is worth your money. Start with these questions before you pay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If several answers come back wrong, close the tab. There’s almost always a seller with a clearer return policy and a company you can actually look up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For extra protection while you browse, Malwarebytes Browser Guard<\/a> warns you about many known scam and phishing sites before they load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If Previousin.com showed you something you really want, get it a safer way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The trade-off is simple. You may pay a little more, and you’ll get the item you ordered from a seller that actually honors refunds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ordering from a shop like this doesn’t mean the money is gone. Acting early gives you the best chance of fixing the order or getting a refund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you paid by bank transfer, contact your bank right away and ask whether the payment can be recalled. The sooner you call, the better the odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the store won’t cooperate, file a complaint at econsumer.gov<\/a>, which handles cross-border shopping complaints, or at ReportFraud.ftc.gov<\/a> in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, and a delivery doesn’t change that. Previousin.com is a high-risk store in a scam network, selling very low-quality items with returns that cost too much. Do not buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n China, in most cases. Suppliers there ship the items directly, which is why delivery can take several weeks and tracking updates often trail behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A low price drives the whole thing. The photos usually come from other sellers or brands, and the item you receive is a cheaper version made to meet that price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually, yes, but only by sending it to China at your own expense. With an inexpensive item, you could spend more on postage than you’d ever get back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask one simple question before you box anything up: would a “not as described” dispute through your card issuer or PayPal cover you instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Begin by putting the problem to the store in writing. Refused or stalled? File with your card issuer or PayPal, and back the dispute with item photos and listing screenshots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take them with a grain of salt. On-site reviews are easy to fill with glowing ratings, so it’s better to hunt down buyer photos and comments on independent sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Previousin.com’s very low-quality items look nothing like the ads. It’s a high-risk store in a scam network of lookalike shops, and returns there rarely make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our verdict: do not buy from Previousin.com. If an item still interests you, look it up on a marketplace that offers buyer protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ordered already? Hold on to your confirmation email and listing screenshots. Photograph the package when it lands, and if the store won’t fix things, dispute through your card or PayPal.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We investigated Previousin.com shopping site – legit store or a scam? Read this before you shop to see what we uncovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":429939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,2838],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-429914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scam-reports","category-scam-shopping-sites","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":429942,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429914\/revisions\/429942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Where to Buy Instead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What to Do If You Already Ordered from Previousin.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Is Previousin.com a scam?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where does Previousin.com ship from?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Why does the product look so different from the photos?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Can I return an item to Previousin.com?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
My order never arrived or isn’t as described. What now?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Are the reviews on Previousin.com real?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n