I think he will do it again soon
A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
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Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#42Essentially, author believes it's more important to help the scammer recover than to help the other victims get their stolen money back.
Exactly! That's why he should have gone to the Police.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#43We had someone scam us on eBay for a laptop YEARS ago (like, 15 years ago) before they had the full buyer protections they have now. There wasn't really any recourse, but he had used his real phone number on his account. Or, I should say, his mother's real phone number, since he lived at home. We ended up calling, and reaching her, and when we told her what had happened she lost her shit, forced him to refund the order and, I presume, ensured that never happened again.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#44I have dealt with chronic liars before and I believe his apology is a scam too. He just wants you to go away so he can get back to business.
He should be reported to police.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#45That. Was. Poetic.
You sir, are legend.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Telling the brother seems to have done the same function as telling the parents, since that's the point at which the behaviour changed.
Telling the brother showed that there was a threat. Not telling the parents showed that the threat was a bluff.
Not calling the cops showed that, especially.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
The assumption is that the scammers parents would react in a way that would make a meaningful difference and the very fact that the scammer is a scammer to me calls this into question. Best way to express your opinion about something with someone is directly, not by asking their parents to do so for you.
Do you have kids? My experience of kids is that they are greatly influenced by how their parents see their behaviour. Unless of course the parents have not built good relationship with their children, in which case the kids might not care a hoot what the parents think.
He's 22, not 9.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#48I'm a cynic, I know, but the I'm sorry sounds like a prepared cut and paste for when it goes bad. He had other Apple giftcards in large amounts laying around that he could use to appease the author??? This is a well worn machine.
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#49A while back I was trying to buy a macbook online and while searching for cheap macbooks, I went down the rabbit hole that is Alibaba (here's an example of what I was talking about[1]).
The seller claimed to be based in USA, had warehouses in Brazil and demanded that I pay via Western Union. After confirming all the details (via email). I decided to give it a shot. After sending him about $250 CAD (of the $500) he sent me a shipping code which had a description of a GTX 970. After complaining to him about it, he claimed that there was some mistake and his wearhouse in London would have it fixed and sent me another tracking number.
After a day of shipping, he emailed me claiming that he had a talk with the shipping company and they had decided to keep the laptop in escrow till I paid the entire amount (and sent him the confirmation numbers). At this point, I realized I was getting duped (if it's too good to be true, it's generally false), and canceled my payment.
A year later, both those shipping numbers still work and claim that the items are on the way.
I did try to follow up on his "company" and the shipping company, but there had been some serious work put into it (they had good SEO, support accounts, forums etc - all of which were fake btw).
I wanted to contact the local authorities, but in all honesty, no action would be taken - the scammer was located in a different country and I had nothing but an email and a name to go ahead on.
The reason I felt bad after this was not because I got scammed, but because "I" got scammed. (I was always proud that I could not get duped or fall into such scams but I had)
[1] - https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Price-For-Aple-Macboo...
Re: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
#50This was an enjoyable read. I love when scammers get their comeuppance.