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I got scammed for $2.7K Beware

By Soulrider911

6 years ago


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#37 6 years ago

this sucks, but it is a learning lesson in the long term of life, you will bounce back from this and be stronger then ever.

dont let these scammers discourage you. my buddy did nearly the same thing in high school and lost more then you trying to buy his first motorcyle. long story but they used ebay and western union to do it. he never got a motorcycle and was bummed for a long time over it. the problem is its probably not one person and a whole team of experts that do this all day long like a job.

I almost fell for one too, awhile back and these guys were real pros even with a website and live customer service!!! all a scam.

its sad and unfortunate but again it could have been more and things have a way of coming around.

I have seen lonely women scammed for more then 100k by these broke crooks.

I would also like to add, I will never buy something without seeing it in person now.... UNLESS I can afford the risk. which most of the time is not worth it to even take a chance. if its something small and stupid then okay under a 100 bucks I would but you start climbing higher and the risk is not worth it.

#135 6 years ago

Thanks for sharing that story about counting money and that shady guy who pulled the 120 stunt at the sisters house. Just scum and I wouldn't have thought anything either if he just put it in his pocket.

Counting money I see is important in the sense that mistakes do happen

A older man once bought a game from me and didn't count his money correctly

He loaded up and drove off and handed me the envelope and I didn't think anything of it or count it, because as others said above he seemed very trustworthy, well he was but to a fault.

Long story short I had to call the guy and let him know he over paid me and he had to turn all the way back to pick up his extra money.

Many people may not have been that honest but it avoids that from happening too
Sometimes people mix their game money and gas money together if they are driving from ways away.

So it's best to do that I think out of plain respect and explain that you just want to make sure the amounts are correct, I don't think many would take offense to that

It's all in the approach

#204 6 years ago

I at least hope you called your bank to report this fraud

It's simply not so easy to open an account with fake id. Now when I say that let me put this in as well before someone jumps in.

Yes you can open account
But there are layers of customer identification systems in place so this kind of thing can not happen.

AND

If it is a relatively new account the bank should recognize a new account getting wires as suspicious

Yes it's possible to fool all these layers but not easily. I would at least file a dispute so the bank itself can send an investigator to the case and even get the police involved

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