Can Shopify help consumers who bought from a fraudulent store?

Topic summary

A customer purchased from a Shopify-hosted store (Martozi.com) using Affirm financing but never received the product or shipping information. The store has since gone offline and is unresponsive.

Key Challenge:

  • Payment through Affirm (not credit card/bank) limits access to standard fraud protection
  • Affirm is reportedly difficult to work with on dispute resolution
  • Customer cannot prove non-delivery to support their claim

Shopify’s Response:

  • Platform cannot intervene in merchant operations or order fulfillment
  • Directed customer to fill out a “Report An Issue” form
  • Recommended contacting bank/payment provider (Affirm) for fund recovery
  • Cannot share investigation findings due to legal restrictions

Ongoing Issues:

  • The complaint form reportedly doesn’t recognize the order URL
  • Multiple frustrated users express dissatisfaction with Shopify’s limited ability to help fraud victims
  • Some commenters criticize Shopify’s merchant screening process

Status: Unresolved. The customer has limited recourse beyond pursuing the dispute with Affirm and filing a complaint form that may not be functioning properly.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

What a b.s. and useless answer. This process DOES NOT WORK.

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