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Offline x56h34Topic starter

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Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« 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.

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See THIS thread for more information if you missed out on my and Dragster's complaints.
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2004, 07:10:20 PM »
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2004, 07:23:54 PM »
No news for me yet  :-(

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

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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2004, 07:25:29 PM »
No reply whatsoever from the seller/scammer. It was a classic hit and run. :-)
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2004, 07:30:21 PM »
The fact that you got most of the money back is very pleasing! :-)
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #7 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!
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2004, 08:48:30 PM »
Keeping my fingers crossed for Dragster too!
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2004, 10:09:10 PM »
@Lempkee, @XF


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

No news as of now.

Cheers

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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #10 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

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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #11 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. :-)
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #12 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.
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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #13 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.

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Re: Blizzard PPC fraud conclusion.
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2004, 02:35:09 AM »
Nice one guys!  :-)

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