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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: x56h34 on January 23, 2004, 06:46:21 PM

Title: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: x56h34 on January 23, 2004, 06:46:21 PM

I would like to thank everyone for their support in regards to the recent Blizzard PPC fraud.

Great news! I received most of the money back! PayPal's investigation worked smashingly well and now I have received 238.27GBP back out of 275GBP which I had originally paid. So that's about -37GBP for me, but considering that I've had nothing and now I have something, I am satisfied.

I can live with -37GBP, and I'll take it as a lesson on never to foolishly jump on a deal which sounds SWEET before investigating. I just figured that in the Amiga community there was a non-existent chance of scammers, but now I know better.

All in all, a big FU to the scammer(s) and a happy day for me. May the remaining 37GBP in their account serve them as money to buy some food/drinks on which they could choke on.

EDIT:

See THIS (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5998) thread for more information if you missed out on my and Dragster's complaints.

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: sir_inferno on January 23, 2004, 07:10:20 PM

kool

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: J-Golden on January 23, 2004, 07:22:01 PM

Glad to hear!!!!  So, did you get ANY info as to what happened?  Cause you know, ther eis still the unfinished Blanket Party to plan... :-D

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Dragster on January 23, 2004, 07:23:54 PM

No news for me yet  :-(

I'll post as soon as I know something...

Dragster

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: x56h34 on January 23, 2004, 07:25:29 PM

No reply whatsoever from the seller/scammer. It was a classic hit and run. :-)

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: bloodline on January 23, 2004, 07:30:21 PM

The fact that you got most of the money back is very pleasing! :-)

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Cyberus on January 23, 2004, 07:42:27 PM

@x56h34

Did any of that information prove useful? ;-) By the way, have you tried asking the CC if they can reclaim the remainder of the funds?

@all

Having gone through a similar experience myself, may I say this ALWAYS PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD where possible, as CC companies can be very helpful in reclaiming funds.
Also, as I think Framiga has mentioned in the past, COD where possible.

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: lempkee on January 23, 2004, 08:42:24 PM

hello ,this is good news! but i wont i wont be satisfied until i hear dragster say that it went ok aswell..

best of luck to you dragster!

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: x56h34 on January 23, 2004, 08:48:30 PM

Keeping my fingers crossed for Dragster too!

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Dragster on January 23, 2004, 10:09:10 PM

@Lempkee, @XF


thank you mates... I'll keep you posted.

No news as of now.

Cheers

Dragster

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Dragster on January 23, 2004, 10:20:34 PM

Hi!

Good news has come! Just checked my paypal status and I've been rfunded 254.46 GBP out of 265. :-)

Thanks everybody for your support... I hope this lesson we've been through makes people deal with much more care.


Cheers

Dragster

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: x56h34 on January 23, 2004, 10:33:29 PM

Woohooo. :-) Minimal loses! :-) Congratulations!

PayPal have really suprised me with the quality of their work on this one! Well done. :-)

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: MarkTime on January 23, 2004, 10:41:34 PM

auction fraud is rampant, according to the u.s. government...

I was also a victim, and paypal concluded their investigation in my favor.  I was out u.s.$105 dollars and they were able to collect $4.79

so...I still lost the hundred bucks, but in my case I just defrauded a few ppl and made my money back anyway....(OK THAT LAST LINE WAS A JOKE)...but the rest was real.  

its OK... hundred bucks, and lesson learned.

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Glaucus on January 24, 2004, 12:43:29 AM

 :-x

That makes me mad!!!

Well, happy to see you got refunded almost all your investment, but still, it's such a scummy thing to do!

Conversly, I actually purchased my A4000 over the net from some guy in the US. Aside from having my monitor busted in the mail, it all went fine. But that was years ago, before the scammers realized how easy it was to manipulate eBay for their own sinister deeds.

  - Mike

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: BouncingAyatollah on January 24, 2004, 02:35:09 AM

Nice one guys!  :-)

Glad to hear of a great outcome for both of you.

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: B00tDisk on January 24, 2004, 03:18:24 AM

Quote

Glaucus wrote:
Well, happy to see you got refunded almost all your investment, but still, it's such a scummy thing to do!
  - Mike

Tell me about it; I paid some wanker in Washington state $50 for a teeshirt that he never sent, moreover he told me he'd send me a patch or update for AmigaOS and that never arrived either!

Bastards, preying on the remaining Amiga users...

 :-D  :-D  :-D

Oh, and "'Shake well before use,' she said 'but you never touch me anymore, always busy listening for phone sex, coming through the back door.' "

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: PiR on February 06, 2004, 05:47:38 PM

I was also _EXTREME_ glad to find this thread!  :-D
Especially that it was on both dudes!  :-D

All the best for all of the community!

The less scumm - The better World!

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: amigamad on February 06, 2004, 07:28:59 PM

Glad to hear you bot got most of your money back, i would also say dont buy anything from jon sales i wont put the email address here but it took lots of emails and he told me twice he was sending item and when i got no reply i thought i had lost my money the item i bought fom him was a power tower and  i did get it after loads of unansered emails. When it arrived it was dirty and connector for led,s and floppy connector was wrecked so i need to do a bit of work on wiring them up plus it never had any bay covers. :-?

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Flowman on April 27, 2004, 08:10:24 PM

Nice man u own =) can u fix my money back 2 hehe

Title: Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
Post by: Karlos on April 27, 2004, 09:35:24 PM

Jolly good show :-)