Scam By Apid [Impersonator]

[Therohr]

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Information
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Purchase Date: July 04, 2020
Date the problem begain: July 05, 202
Method of Contact Used (chat progam): Discord
Instant Messenger username of the person you're accusing: [not the display name, must be real username]: started conversation as juralumin#5643 then changed his name to Axonide#2603

Your Instant Messenger ID: TheRohr#7892

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DISPUTE Information
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https://www.epicnpc.com/threads/buying-mankrik-gold-horde.1651763/#post-6898693
Approximate value of property: $354.99
Was Trade Guardian used? No
If yes, what is the Trade Guardian ID?

What is the dispute about?
Well, I got scammed by APID: discord: juralumin#5643
https://www.epicnpc.com/members/apid.666980/

He directly messaged me on discord after my post and never posted in the thread
After I sent the funds he changed his discord name, deleted all his message and then blocked me.
Since he deleted all his messages from our conversation all I have is a one-sided convo with myself.

He changed his discord name to Axonide#2603, which I think is linked to this account:
https://www.epicnpc.com/members/axonide.911903/

He decieved me into using friends and family so paypal wont do anything, I was already on the phone with them for over an hour talking to 3 different people.
I have attempted to reach out to both discords and the yahoo email that his pay pal was attached to, no luck on anything so far.
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[Therohr]

I understand this is totally my fault as I was gullible and over trusting. I have only ever purchased two accounts on this site and both went so smooth I didn't think this could ever happen to me. He told me that for his protection I had to have a higher rating and he would only accept friends and family. He then told me to message him the next day to check if the funds had gone through as there was a hold up on his end. When I asked him to check he said he was driving and would soon. That is when I noticed he had changed his name and I got concerned. When I started putting the pieces together that is when he deleted all his messages from the conversation and by the time I could tell him I was going to report him he had blocked me.

 

[Therohr]

I also tried to send him a message to the email attached to his PayPal.

 

[Therohr]

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I can’t add him as a friend, prolly because he blocked me, but I can still see him on my discord so every time he changes his name I see it. He is now: Super#5107

 

[Therohr]

Also at this price point I can file a report with the FBI against him for Internet crime. Pulling the trigger tomorrow if he doesn’t refund.

 

[Therohr]

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Found the EpicNPC Account attached to the name he just changed his discord to.
https://www.epicnpc.com/members/spellslinger.331959/

 

[Therohr]

Decided to try and request funds letting him know I’ll file a report with ic3 tomorrow if I am not refunded. So if anyone sees this PayPal user he is scammer [email protected]

 

[apid]

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Hi i just want to clarify that i havent chat with him before so i think the scammer create discord id that similar to mine and scam this guy.

Please double check the discord id next time or pm me to verify it first

Please be very careful next time since i got few report that someone impersonate me.

 

[Therohr]

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UPDATE:
I have spoken with the real, APID, AXONIDE, and SUPER who were the names the scammer used discord nitro to impersonate and which their accounts are listed above.. The third name he used is , which now has dropped its nitro status. So, I am thinking this is his "real" discord.

 

[Therohr]

I believe he is using a trick with russian characters that look exactly the same as english characters but are technically different, he then uses nitro to change the name, including the #XXXX part to impersonate people with good ratings. With that information, the only real person i can accuse is the paypal email, [email protected].

 

[Adoxia]

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The discord Nitro didn't drop off. When they unfriend you & block you it doesn't show the symbol anymore. I'd recommend using only EpicNPC chat to do deals as it's very simple for people to impersonate users on discord by fake characters & Nitro. Closing as off-site scammers.