Hey everyone, I got scammed last night unfortunately and I was hoping somebody would be able to help me out, I lost $199.99+Money transfer charges from Western Union, here's what I got: HIS POST: http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/2342896#Post2342896
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Date that scamming took place:</span> Friday, March 13th, 2009
<span style="font-weight: bold">Method of Contact Used:</span> (MSN, AIM, ICQ, etc) AIM
<span style="font-weight: bold">Instant Messenger ID of scammer:</span> avatarofthejim
<span style="font-weight: bold">Your Instant Messenger ID:</span> The Ba7man
<span style="font-weight: bold">Markee Dragon Account of Scammer:</span> AvatarOfTheJimm
<span style="font-weight: bold">Other information: Scammer e-mail: [email protected]
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<span style="font-weight: bold">What was scammed?: </span> $199.99 of my money for buying an account.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Link of trade thread:</span> http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/2342896#Post2342896
<span style="font-weight: bold">Approximate value of scammed property:</span> $199.99 USD
<span style="font-weight: bold">Was a middleman used?: </span> No
<span style="font-weight: bold">If yes, who?: </span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Describe how you were scammed: </span> I sent him the money via Western Union and he went to go pick it up and never signed back on AIM or attempted to contact me.
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Date that scamming took place:</span> Friday, March 13th, 2009
<span style="font-weight: bold">Method of Contact Used:</span> (MSN, AIM, ICQ, etc) AIM
<span style="font-weight: bold">Instant Messenger ID of scammer:</span> avatarofthejim
<span style="font-weight: bold">Your Instant Messenger ID:</span> The Ba7man
<span style="font-weight: bold">Markee Dragon Account of Scammer:</span> AvatarOfTheJimm
<span style="font-weight: bold">Other information: Scammer e-mail: [email protected]
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<span style="font-weight: bold">What was scammed?: </span> $199.99 of my money for buying an account.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Link of trade thread:</span> http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/2342896#Post2342896
<span style="font-weight: bold">Approximate value of scammed property:</span> $199.99 USD
<span style="font-weight: bold">Was a middleman used?: </span> No
<span style="font-weight: bold">If yes, who?: </span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Describe how you were scammed: </span> I sent him the money via Western Union and he went to go pick it up and never signed back on AIM or attempted to contact me.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Other details / notes:</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #FF0000">Proof</span></span> (You MUST provide proof or your claim will not be vailid)
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Chat Logs:</span> Use
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Did you do any background searching before the trade?:</span> Yes / No (optional) Yes, I did search, he had used other sites and sold things previously - no complaints shown.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Have you traded with this person before?:</span> Yes / No (optional) No.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Approximately how many trades have you done on Markee Dragon?:</span> (optional) I have done 8 successful trades on Markee, been scammed twice. This is my 3rd.
The Ba7man (11:30:58 AM): Hello, I saw your post about the warrior on the MD forums (http://www.markeedragon.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/2342896#Post2342896) and I was interested in talking with you about it.
avatarofthejim (11:31:29 AM): Hey
avatarofthejim (11:31:36 AM): Which character, the warrior or hunter?
The Ba7man (11:31:40 AM): Warrior.
avatarofthejim (11:32:15 AM): No problem.
avatarofthejim (11:32:21 AM): What questions did you have regarding the account?
The Ba7man (11:32:39 AM): Well the account looks amazing thus far, I just have a quesiton to ask you since this would be my firts time buying an account.
avatarofthejim (11:33:09 AM): I would be happy to answer any questions you had.
The Ba7man (11:33:18 AM): Western Union, I know with PayPal you can recall money if somebody tries to [censored] you over, what security do I have with WU if (I hate to assume but you can never be too careful) you decide to recall the account on me?
avatarofthejim (11:34:21 AM): Well upon completion of the transaction I will be emailing you a photocopy of my ID. So if ever the account was compromised in the future, you will have the proper identification documents to send to Blizzard to successfully recover your account.
The Ba7man (11:34:55 AM): That's a lot better than I expected in all honesty.
avatarofthejim (11:35:32 AM): I'm glad that helped =)
The Ba7man (11:35:47 AM): Well, I have to be off to work but i'd just like to say i'm very interested in buying the account and when I get back (If somebody hasn't boughten form you already) we could discuss it further and I could begin the payment?
avatarofthejim (11:36:07 AM): But don't limit your payment options to Western Union. I'll also take a money transfer through Pokerstars or Fulltilt Poker.
The Ba7man (11:36:18 AM): I've never even heard of either.
avatarofthejim (11:36:42 AM): Absolutely, please get back to me asap when you get home from work. I'd love to finalize a deal with you today.
The Ba7man (11:37:00 AM): Same here, upon the money being sent via WU, when do you think I could receive the account/info?
avatarofthejim (11:37:24 AM): As soon as I pick up the cash. Which is approximately 10 minutes or less.
The Ba7man (11:37:42 AM): Sounds great. =] Is the warrior currently guilded?
avatarofthejim (11:38:16 AM): Yes sir.
The Ba7man (11:38:50 AM): Alright, then I would probably keep him on that server instead of xfering to my older one. Well, you can expect to hear back from me around 5:00-6:00 ESt, does that work with you?
avatarofthejim (11:38:59 AM): Sounds great.
The Ba7man (11:39:13 AM): Alright, and would you mind doing it via phone?
avatarofthejim (11:39:40 AM): I'm actually in the process of buying a phone today... would ventrillo suffice for now?
The Ba7man (11:39:45 AM): Ventrilo works fine.
avatarofthejim (11:39:57 AM): Sounds great I'm looking forward to hearing from you later.
The Ba7man (11:40:08 AM): Indeed, i'll contact you later today. Have a good one.
avatarofthejim (11:40:22 AM): You too sir.
The Ba7man (1:16:20 PM): Hey man i'm at work, could you send me an armory link to the warrior?
avatarofthejim signed on at 5:23:55 PM
avatarofthejim (5:24:04 PM): Hey there
The Ba7man (5:24:18 PM): Hey man.
avatarofthejim (5:26:43 PM): Did you want to see the armory link of the warrior?
The Ba7man (5:27:00 PM): Yes, please
avatarofthejim (5:29:26 PM): Give me a moment, armory is lagging badly.
The Ba7man (5:29:57 PM): No worries
avatarofthejim (5:30:34 PM): http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Blackhand&n=Trample
avatarofthejim (5:30:41 PM): Did you get that?
The Ba7man (5:30:47 PM): Yup.
avatarofthejim (5:31:20 PM): Brb im going ot restart aim
avatarofthejim signed off at 5:31:22 PM
avatarofthejim signed on at 5:31:42 PM
avatarofthejim signed off at 5:32:12 PM
avatarofthejim signed on at 5:41:19 PM
avatarofthejim (5:41:27 PM): Really sorry about that.
avatarofthejim (5:41:35 PM): My internet is extremely choppy at the moment.
The Ba7man (5:41:41 PM): No problem man, mine's the same here.
avatarofthejim (5:42:29 PM): But yeah, regarding the account, did you have any other questions?
The Ba7man (5:42:37 PM): This might be a weird request, but woudl you allow me to log onto the account just to run over the stuff he's got etc etc? I'd ask for an in-game demonstration but my account isn't up atm.
The Ba7man (5:42:52 PM): And uh, he's got epic flying right? Haven't played in so long, not sure if the bronze drake is or not.
The Ba7man (5:43:11 PM): And I got my western union account all setup.
avatarofthejim (5:43:47 PM): Yes, the bronze drake is an epic flyer. And unfortunately due to a series of attempts that others have taken to steal my account, I don't permit people to log in anymore.
The Ba7man (5:44:04 PM): Understood, no worries.
avatarofthejim (5:44:07 PM): Simply put, I don't trust anyone anymore on these forums.
The Ba7man (5:44:12 PM): I don't blame you.
The Ba7man (5:44:26 PM): Happened to me once, I was lucky my last few trades they went through well.
The Ba7man (5:44:37 PM): Alright well, you're the seller so let me know what you want from here.
avatarofthejim (5:44:39 PM): Yeah trading accounts is even riskiet.
avatarofthejim (5:44:44 PM): riskier*
avatarofthejim (5:44:57 PM): If you dont midn me asking, where do you reside, and how old are you?
The Ba7man (5:45:08 PM): I live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and i'm 18.
avatarofthejim (5:45:32 PM): Okay sounds good, i'm up here in Illinois and i'm 18 as well.
The Ba7man (5:46:07 PM): My cousin is actually up at University of Illinois. Nice place.
avatarofthejim (5:46:25 PM): Yes, Illini is a great school my brother goes there =)
The Ba7man (5:46:39 PM): Nice. =p Well now, where do we go from here?
avatarofthejim (5:47:20 PM): I was wondering if it would be possible to do a money transfer through Pokerstars? Willing to give a small discount if thats possible.
avatarofthejim (5:47:27 PM): I can walk you through it.
avatarofthejim (5:47:36 PM): And its faster than WU, because I don't have to leave the house.
The Ba7man (5:48:56 PM): I'm really sorta shifty about that sorta thing, and it's a lot of money i'm risking up here, so i'd like to keep it on WU if at all possible.
The Ba7man (5:49:03 PM): Just for my sake of security, I suppose.
avatarofthejim (5:49:25 PM): Thats completely fine with me.
The Ba7man (5:49:32 PM): I appreciate it.
avatarofthejim (5:49:39 PM): I'm comfortable with Western Union. Have we agreed on the price?
The Ba7man (5:49:52 PM): $199.99 correct?
avatarofthejim (5:49:58 PM): Correct.
The Ba7man (5:50:03 PM): Sounds good to me.
avatarofthejim (5:50:18 PM): Okay, is this your first time using Western Union?
The Ba7man (5:50:28 PM): Indeed, my account is all setup.
The Ba7man (5:50:50 PM): Currently i'm on the send money screen, have my state selected and the country i'm sending to, do I use money in minutes i'm assuming?
avatarofthejim (5:51:00 PM): Yes.
avatarofthejim (5:51:13 PM): Are you using a credit card?
The Ba7man (5:51:26 PM): Debit, does that effect transaction speed?
avatarofthejim (5:51:39 PM): Nope, thats perfectly fine.
The Ba7man (5:51:47 PM): Alright, just need your info.
avatarofthejim (5:51:55 PM): Full Name: Kevin SanJose
avatarofthejim (5:52:05 PM): Location: Mount Prospect, IL 60056
The Ba7man (5:52:41 PM): Is your middle name San or is your last name SanJose?
avatarofthejim (5:52:51 PM): My last name is SanJOse
The Ba7man (5:52:54 PM): Alright
avatarofthejim (5:54:04 PM): Also i'll need your information to pick up the cash as well.
The Ba7man (5:54:16 PM): Kevin SanJose Mount Prospect IL United States
The Ba7man (5:54:21 PM): There's your info and here's mine:
avatarofthejim (5:54:23 PM): Correct.
The Ba7man (5:54:26 PM): **
The Ba7man (5:54:47 PM): Everything good?
avatarofthejim (5:54:57 PM): Yep, thank you.
The Ba7man (5:55:01 PM): Alright, submitting it now.
The Ba7man (5:55:51 PM): Apparently I need to contact them about more information needed to process the transfer
The Ba7man (5:55:54 PM): So i'll do that now.
avatarofthejim (5:56:17 PM): Okay let me know if you have any questions.
The Ba7man (5:56:52 PM): On hold atm with them.
avatarofthejim (5:57:28 PM): Alrighty.
The Ba7man (6:03:22 PM): Alright, it's been approved.
avatarofthejim (6:04:10 PM): Sounds good. MTCN#?
The Ba7man (6:04:18 PM): **
avatarofthejim (6:04:54 PM): Okie dokes let me confirm it real quick.
avatarofthejim (6:06:53 PM): Okay it is confirmed.
avatarofthejim (6:07:04 PM): Stay here I will be back in less than 10 minutes.
The Ba7man (6:07:08 PM): Alright, will do.
avatarofthejim (6:07:28 PM): By the way, did you enter a phone number and/or a secret question to the transaction?
The Ba7man (6:07:49 PM): I wasn't prompted for one, but if it comes up my phone number is **.
avatarofthejim (6:07:58 PM): ok
avatarofthejim (6:08:40 PM): Stay ehre will be back asap.
avatarofthejim (6:08:42 PM): here*
The Ba7man (6:08:49 PM): Gotcha, looking forward to it man.
avatarofthejim signed off at 6:10:24 PM
That's the end of it. Is there anything I could do with this information to possibly get my money back or get this guy charged with internet fraud or anything? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
