[fmajid]

Doesn't matter. Amazon commingles the inventory so you might get a fraudulent product from a third-party seller even if you buy from Amazon itself.

Always buy electronics from a reputable retailer like B&H Photo or Target. Amazon or NewEgg are not trustworthy.

[wccrawford]

Sure, you might get a fraudulent product either way. But that's not the problem here. The problem here is that they couldn't return the product and get their money back. And the scam itself caused that situation.

That has everything to do with whether it was Amazon themselves denying the return, or the seller themselves.