Ed Mack Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Contacted moneypak then the Oil City pd. Oil City said they would get back to me. Next, I will probably get a hold of the Pittsburgh FBI. Should I go ahead and flag the ad?I would just wait for the Police to contact you. They might want to keep the communication going with this person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Moneypak also put a freeze on the debit card she gave me. I assume it is probably cancelled by then. Did anyone get another debit card number from her? Curious to see if she just uses another or recycles them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Well, the Oil City police said the address wasn't their jurisdiction. So I called the state police which checked the address. It is a trailer park and nobody recognized the name. I think she told me she was visiting her in-laws. They told me to contact my local pd which I assume will not do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 I got an email from her on my other account and she says she is from Virginia. Now I have no clue what to tell the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Dropped everything off at my local pd. I will update everyone if anything comes out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Well, it looks like I wasted my time. They basically can't do anything because it costs too much. In the meantime, the latest email to my other address "I live in virginia ,I am with my in-laws in pa visiting.I live off of shore drive in virginia beach.I have another buyer if you do not want it so let me know so I can let them know.I have changed the down payment to 150.00." I really hope she hasn't swindled another lego fan. I also like the way she has time to respond to my other email but not my real one. She is probably contemplating another excuse to give me. She mentions she has been working a lot too. Funny, since she said she is visiting the in-laws. I like this email too, "I do not live in pittsburgh i live in virginia and if you really want the set I will accept 200.00 down and the rest once you receive with the moneypak but that is the lowest i can go on a set this expensive.I just saw one go the other day on ebay for 2,500.Let me know cause I am offering that price to many". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 Not giving up yet. I asked her for her permanent address and she said she lives "4789 old hickory road virginia beach va". I sent the local pd there an email asking to verify if she lives there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeboy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Not to sound cynical, but after reading this entire thread, it sounds like you need to cut your losses and move on. Tough to accept, I know, but you've at least done what you could, as well as keep this community informed. Those two things should count for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idunno101 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Not to sound cynical, but after reading this entire thread, it sounds like you need to cut your losses and move on. Tough to accept, I know, but you've at least done what you could, as well as keep this community informed. Those two things should count for something. I agree obviously this person knows waht they are doing with the fact that you haven't caught her yet. It may be a tough pill to swallow knowing that you have gone this far and have wasted your money. But she'll probably just keep you running around in circles and could takes monthes of your time. But what goes around comes around so I hope good things happen to you in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I disagree with just letting it go. If you have the time and the will, see this till the end. Just letting it go is why we have so many Lego scams IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idunno101 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 well if you are going to keep pushing on you will probably have to convince the PD to look into this because you can fake alot of stuff by just typing in words. The police would probably try tracking her email because she has to be contacting you somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 This situation is crazy.....she just emailed me this morning saying that she wants 75.00 down and the rest when I receive the set. That makes 3 emails from her and I have only emailed her once asking about local pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 This situation is crazy.....she just emailed me this morning saying that she wants 75.00 down and the rest when I receive the set. That makes 3 emails from her and I have only emailed her once asking about local pick up.She is getting desperate. She needs to get as much money as she can before she closes up shop and moves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 It would probably cost $50 just to ship the set. I haven't heard from her in a couple of days. Definitely think she is done giving excuses to me. Basically the local PD cannot do anything. They have to jump through hoops to get warrants which cost a lot of money. My only chance is if the feds get involved. They do not have to jump through as many hoops to get phone records or debit card info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Latest email from her to my other address which I called her out on being a scammer. "I don't know what you are talking about I am not scamming anyone.DO NOT contact me again or I will press charges for harrasement.Get a life and stop bothering me we have no dealings together so I have no reason to talk to you and furthermore I have done nothing wrong." Sure press charges lol. She also said the set was sold. Anyone here buy it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Latest email from her to my other address which I called her out on being a scammer. "I don't know what you are talking about I am not scamming anyone.DO NOT contact me again or I will press charges for harrasement.Get a life and stop bothering me we have no dealings together so I have no reason to talk to you and furthermore I have done nothing wrong." Sure press charges lol. She also said the set was sold. Anyone here buy it Exactly...Let her press charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mos_Eisley Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I haven't responded in quite some time and that person has contacted me at least 10 times asking if I'm still interested. She said she can now accept Paypal. I told her that would make me feel more comfortable so she told me to send payment to: [email protected] I would have to think someone could figure out who he/she is from a Paypal account... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 I suppose I could contact paypal. I wonder what they would do. I will go ahead and send an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 At least with Paypal, aren't you covered for up to $1000, or is this only for purchases through eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Not sure what the limit of coverage is but paypal does cover transaction outside of ebay. Here is another link I just flagged off of craigslist http://ventura.craigslist.org/clt/3245144764.html This is the same guy I think I reported earlier. $300 for the set The picture he uses is from another website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Here is paypal's response: "Thank you for contacting PayPal. PayPal is committed to maintaining the privacy of its members. For this reason, we have a very strict Privacy Policy. However, the local law enforcement is welcome to contact us directly. To view our Privacy Policy, click the "Privacy" link at the bottom of any PayPal webpage. If you have further questions, please click the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the PayPal webpage. Thank you for choosing PayPal." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Here is paypal's response: "Thank you for contacting PayPal. PayPal is committed to maintaining the privacy of its members. For this reason, we have a very strict Privacy Policy. However, the local law enforcement is welcome to contact us directly. To view our Privacy Policy, click the "Privacy" link at the bottom of any PayPal webpage. If you have further questions, please click the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the PayPal webpage. Thank you for choosing PayPal." You have to have a valid banking account to obtain a PayPal account. See if she will accept a smaller amount. When she accepts payment, I believe you will get her name from Pay Pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mos_Eisley Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 You have to have a valid banking account to obtain a PayPal account. See if she will accept a smaller amount. When she accepts payment, I believe you will get her name from Pay Pal. Make sure to send payment via a credit card through Paypal. If you use a credit card and don't receive your items, even for a transaction outside of eBay, you will get a full refund. I was going to do it, but I just have too many other things to do right now to be messing around with this person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stackables Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Make sure to send payment via a credit card through Paypal. If you use a credit card and don't receive your items, even for a transaction outside of eBay, you will get a full refund. I was going to do it, but I just have too many other things to do right now to be messing around with this person. Could I just send a $1 and get the information I need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mos_Eisley Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Make sure to send payment via a credit card through Paypal. If you use a credit card and don't receive your items, even for a transaction outside of eBay, you will get a full refund. I was going to do it, but I just have too many other things to do right now to be messing around with this person. Could I just send a $1 and get the information I need? You could, but I doubt you'll get anything valuable from it. It will display any name they want so they could put any ficticious name in it. I don't think it gives an address, but I could be wrong. I think you would need someone with the authority to contact Paypal for it to be of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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