A Western Australian has paid over $2000 for a heavily-discounted outboard motor only for the product to never arrive.

Consumer Protection WA has issued a warning against the website suzukioutboarding.com.au, after it was discovered the company had set up a fake website by using an Australian business’ ABN in order to scam unsuspecting boat owners.

It is hard to enforce the Australian Consumer Law if an online business is overseas. Credit:Suzuki

The website has since been taken down, but Consumer Protection said they had received reports from two Western Australians in regards to the scam.

It's understood anyone who ordered from the site should not expect their goods to arrive, after one person said they had lost $2430 after paying for the outboard motor via bank transfer.