Sorry for posting in here guys, but I figured people in here know more about this stuff than the Off Topic Forum.
I have recently run into a scam where there was 1 person selling about 15 camcorders through Ebay. He requested the money Paypal, so I sent it that way two weeks ago. He said he sent it out but could never give a tracking number. Now each of the 15 people are getting replies from him, individually, saying that it was probably lost in the mail and they'd have to wait until the postal insurance comes through before he can issue a refund.
I got nervous on the third day of this transaction because he had inconsitantly lied about too many things over the phone (i.e. shipping method, whether he was going to be out of town, some B.S. about a warehouse, etc...) and that he had refused to use i-Escrow for another Bidder, so I put in a complaint into Paypal. I was wondering if they locked any of the money out of his account, because apparently he said to another Bidder that he's already drained the account and there's no use in filing a paypal complaint. I see that this @$$hole has two private auctions listed for $7K items and is no longer using Paypal, though previously it has been his only requested method of payment.
Can someone please give me an overview of what happens the moment I filed the complaint? Plus, anyone here know how to get in contact with the FBI? I've been doing my best to alert other buyers of his auctions... but this guy won't give up selling things he doesn't have. Thanks
I have recently run into a scam where there was 1 person selling about 15 camcorders through Ebay. He requested the money Paypal, so I sent it that way two weeks ago. He said he sent it out but could never give a tracking number. Now each of the 15 people are getting replies from him, individually, saying that it was probably lost in the mail and they'd have to wait until the postal insurance comes through before he can issue a refund.
I got nervous on the third day of this transaction because he had inconsitantly lied about too many things over the phone (i.e. shipping method, whether he was going to be out of town, some B.S. about a warehouse, etc...) and that he had refused to use i-Escrow for another Bidder, so I put in a complaint into Paypal. I was wondering if they locked any of the money out of his account, because apparently he said to another Bidder that he's already drained the account and there's no use in filing a paypal complaint. I see that this @$$hole has two private auctions listed for $7K items and is no longer using Paypal, though previously it has been his only requested method of payment.
Can someone please give me an overview of what happens the moment I filed the complaint? Plus, anyone here know how to get in contact with the FBI? I've been doing my best to alert other buyers of his auctions... but this guy won't give up selling things he doesn't have. Thanks
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