Loot scam

emerald21

Garry1308 wrote: »

Thank you ThumbRemote.


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Yes indeed lol I posted on here once and the remarks I got were really rude and cheeky but I have to say I was well up for them and despite the doubters I got my money back . Have a look back it's a good read lol

robatwork

Garry1308 wrote: »

Anyway, I'm out of here as I didn't come here to be insulted. I know I made an error and I lost £100 and I also know I won't make that same mistake again.

Your money has been stolen - even if you in some eyes are foolish or stupid or greedy, the fact remains you are a victim of crime. Report it. Police or actionfraud

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

Garry1308

An update for those interested!! I did report it and he was arrested and pled guilty to mine and hundreds of others. He has done it before and been jailed previously and he is now on remand and waiting on another jail sentence. Thanks to everyone that tried to help and offered advice x

robatwork

Garry1308 wrote: »

An update for those interested!! I did report it and he was arrested and pled guilty to mine and hundreds of others. He has done it before and been jailed previously and he is now on remand and waiting on another jail sentence. Thanks to everyone that tried to help and offered advice x

Good to see you took my advice and reported it, and the scumbag is locked up.

Didn't need the kiss though.

paddyrg

I'll take the kiss... It's all attention ;-)

Anyway, just a word of extra warning - you might find yourself on a suckers list which gets sold scammer to scammer, so be very alert to any other unsolicited brilliant offers you may receive. Some of these can look very legit, and play the long game, so keep your wits sharpened!

Garry1308

Thanks Paddy, I'll not make the same mistake again.

Robot, you don't need to take the kiss.

jshannon

It's no different to EBay asking for money upfront actually - you never get the goods first!

shaun_from_Africa

jshannon wrote: »

It's no different to EBay asking for money upfront actually - you never get the goods first!

It's very different to paying upfront when buying from a seller on ebay.
For a start, when buying from someone on ebay, with a very few exceptions you can pay via paypal which provides very good protection should you not get your goods or they are not as described.
Another point is that sellers on ebay can't ask for payment by a non traceable method such as UKash, which is how the OP was asked to pay.