Scammed?
#62
#64
#65
RE: Scammed?
ORIGINAL: wreckordbreaker
How would you handle it?
ORIGINAL: AK47
I'm not impressed with how anybody is handling this issue...
I'm not impressed with how anybody is handling this issue...
Then I would have put the info up on the forum so everybody else could have been warned (I agree on this part that its a necessary evil.)
If you have his address,and you have a receipt for the check he cant win.
He may hide from you, but he cant hide from the federal court when he gets indicted for fraud.
Remember, as tough as it is to bite your tongue,and to try to remain calm. the law is on your side.
In the court system they have whats known as "perponderance of evidence" meaning that you just have to make the judge belive you more than the other person.
You show them a receipt for the check,show it was sent registered mail,and that it was deposited...And he avoided your calls,didnt send you anything and ....BINGO!!
I just wouldnt want to have it go that far.
#66
#67
RE: Scammed?
ORIGINAL: xcrusader12
and also the person who says he knows the guy isa new member.... I donno... but if i was gonna scam sombody on a forum.... thats probably what i would do. Just check out the times between posts between those three... its almost always the next post and sometimes even within an hour or two if they are calling them out or mentioning them... I could be wrong... but they all have the same writing style too.
and also the person who says he knows the guy isa new member.... I donno... but if i was gonna scam sombody on a forum.... thats probably what i would do. Just check out the times between posts between those three... its almost always the next post and sometimes even within an hour or two if they are calling them out or mentioning them... I could be wrong... but they all have the same writing style too.
thats a good conspiracy theory but there are a couple of problems with that..i live in kenosha and not racine and my name is bryan not marcell and i am white and he is black...amongst a LONG list of other things..if you need more proof---> http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...d-0e33f784f556
#68
RE: Scammed?
Those who say this is the reason they never buy unless they can pick it up locally; look for sellers with a credit card option. There are so many more products available and better prices online. I know a lot of ebay and forum sellers aren't set up to accept cc's but that's the ones i stay clear of cuz there's too much risk to the buyer and almost none to the seller (too easy to scam). I've bought a few items on forums via paypal direct cash but only from long time members with good track records. Besides, it's so easy for seller to set up cc payments (even through paypal) .. yeah it costs seller a little more per transaction (very little) but it usually shows they are serious sellers and also looking out for the buyer not just themselves .. sending paypal direct payments, postal orders, western union, cashiers checks and you have little to no protection against scams; pay by cc and not get items and you simply do a chargeback and that's the end of it and no one loses any sleep.
Doesn't help this particular case any but hope you two work this out and you get your money back.
Doesn't help this particular case any but hope you two work this out and you get your money back.
#69
#70
RE: Scammed?
Just wondering if there was any update?
I think I am screwed on a purchase. There was a post for a K&N filter and I sent $$ a few weeks back (postal money order) and seller said it was shipped last Saturday or before. (From Kansas to Ohio) It's been a week supposedly in transit and I ain't got crap. I asked seller if he had tracking or anything and he says dude, I sent it by postal mail. Guess I'll pray that it shows up, but it looks like I just lost the cost of a K&N filter.[&:]
I think I am screwed on a purchase. There was a post for a K&N filter and I sent $$ a few weeks back (postal money order) and seller said it was shipped last Saturday or before. (From Kansas to Ohio) It's been a week supposedly in transit and I ain't got crap. I asked seller if he had tracking or anything and he says dude, I sent it by postal mail. Guess I'll pray that it shows up, but it looks like I just lost the cost of a K&N filter.[&:]