So, in a nutshell, I conducted a transaction with whom at first seemed to be a shady trader, then ended up getting me to trust him. (Yeah, I am a sucker.) Needless to say, the end result wasn't that great.
I had a thread here looking for some toons, (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/2158916#Post2158916) and was contacted by a member here, Warglaiveslol. (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/users/100521)
He contacted me on AIM, wanting to sell me his Warrior located here: (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbth...KEE#Post2131751) (This was prior to the proof that he scams being posted by Endbomb1.)
I was skeptical of the trade at first, questioning him why he had negative rep here. He told me it was because Endbomb1 never actually paid him, and he in return left negative rep for Endbomb1. So, being the sucker I really am, I believed him.
We started talking more about the warrior, then about where we lived, etc. He had me call him and talk to him for a bit, all in all, he really had me trusting him that he was legit.
He wanted to avoid using PayPal, stating that he had been scammed to many times, which is something I can understand. I even offered him to not give me the SQA to the account until 90 days after the transaction, so if I was to attempt a reversal, he could easily get the account back. Yes, he turned down this idea also.
So, he wanted me to pay him via Western Union over the internet. I went ahead and went through the process, sent him 330$, went through the whole verification process, etc. He told me the next morning he would pick up the money, and send me the account info. As you can guess, this has never happened. He has picked up the money, and disappeared. I have called him, and HE has answered his phone saying that I got the wrong number. Simply pathetic. Then today, I saw Endbomb1 post proof that he paid this scammer, so in the end we both had the same thing happen to us. (He got hit a lot harder, at least I only paid 372$ total.)
So, I have quite a bit of information on him right now. I have a scan of his ID, his address, his phone number, etc. I have the option of going to the legal department here on base and filing a report there. (A buddy of mine here has been in nearly the same predicament, notified our command of what happened, and ended up getting the scammer into some deep [censored], but I would like to avoid this.) So, maybe all of you who are familiar with the subject could suggest something? What can I do to get this guy to stop scamming? I really don't want anything seriously bad to happen to him, seeing as kids will be kids, and it was only 330$, but I am not too sure. Who knows how long he has done this, and how much he will continue doing it. Just between me and Endbomb1 he has acquired over 1000$.
So, what do you all suggest I do? Like I said, I have quite a bit of information on him.
I really don't get how people can live with themselves scamming others, especially someone who is serving the country he is lucky enough to be living in. It really makes me sick.
I had a thread here looking for some toons, (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/2158916#Post2158916) and was contacted by a member here, Warglaiveslol. (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/users/100521)
He contacted me on AIM, wanting to sell me his Warrior located here: (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbth...KEE#Post2131751) (This was prior to the proof that he scams being posted by Endbomb1.)
I was skeptical of the trade at first, questioning him why he had negative rep here. He told me it was because Endbomb1 never actually paid him, and he in return left negative rep for Endbomb1. So, being the sucker I really am, I believed him.
We started talking more about the warrior, then about where we lived, etc. He had me call him and talk to him for a bit, all in all, he really had me trusting him that he was legit.
He wanted to avoid using PayPal, stating that he had been scammed to many times, which is something I can understand. I even offered him to not give me the SQA to the account until 90 days after the transaction, so if I was to attempt a reversal, he could easily get the account back. Yes, he turned down this idea also.
So, he wanted me to pay him via Western Union over the internet. I went ahead and went through the process, sent him 330$, went through the whole verification process, etc. He told me the next morning he would pick up the money, and send me the account info. As you can guess, this has never happened. He has picked up the money, and disappeared. I have called him, and HE has answered his phone saying that I got the wrong number. Simply pathetic. Then today, I saw Endbomb1 post proof that he paid this scammer, so in the end we both had the same thing happen to us. (He got hit a lot harder, at least I only paid 372$ total.)
So, I have quite a bit of information on him right now. I have a scan of his ID, his address, his phone number, etc. I have the option of going to the legal department here on base and filing a report there. (A buddy of mine here has been in nearly the same predicament, notified our command of what happened, and ended up getting the scammer into some deep [censored], but I would like to avoid this.) So, maybe all of you who are familiar with the subject could suggest something? What can I do to get this guy to stop scamming? I really don't want anything seriously bad to happen to him, seeing as kids will be kids, and it was only 330$, but I am not too sure. Who knows how long he has done this, and how much he will continue doing it. Just between me and Endbomb1 he has acquired over 1000$.
So, what do you all suggest I do? Like I said, I have quite a bit of information on him.
I really don't get how people can live with themselves scamming others, especially someone who is serving the country he is lucky enough to be living in. It really makes me sick.
