Zelle and unknown shipper: Did I get scammed?

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone Amount not specified. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

So I’m about 99% sure I got scammed. I found a page on FB selling motorcycle parts. They had like 15k followers, so seemed pretty legit. I inquired about buying a part, they quickly accepted my offer (flag 1), said no PayPal (flag 2), only Zelle, Apple Pay, or Chime. I paid with Zelle. The email/phone on Zelle were different from what was on their FB page (flag 3). Two days later they said it had shipped. I asked for tracking and they said the freight company (it was a large part) would reach out. I asked again and they said the freight company should be calling soon to arrange delivery, and they called 10 seconds later (flag 4 + showed up as ā€œpotential spamā€) saying they needed a refundable insurance deposit (flag 5). I got pissed and hung up. The seller still hasn’t blocked me, and sent me the tracking information through ā€œWorld Best Logisticsā€; a freight company I’ve never heard of. The tracking brings up a semi-legitimate-looking page with my info on it, and says the shipment is on hold. I reverse image searched a few of their other listings and found that the pictures were stolen from other sites (flag 937). Did I get scammed??

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Use two-factor authentication on all accounts

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Check for spelling errors and poor grammar in emails

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Verify sender email addresses carefully - scammers use similar domains

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