So what do you do if you get scammed? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Webster10 · 12-01-2015, 11:45 AM

I recently bought an OFT from a member here and the seller ceased all contact after I sent him the money through paypal. The package could still be shipping, but just in case, what protocol should I follow if I did indeed get scammed?

jawn · 12-01-2015, 11:46 AM

File a claim through Paypal, and report the user to a moderator.

Shark_Bait88 · 12-01-2015, 11:55 AM

What jawn said. I had some dude scam me with TRD springs. I filed a claim through PayPal and eventually got my money back. Although I never directly reported him to the mods on here, I did notice he made another post for the springs and made sure to share my story on there and PMed everyone on the thread that said they'd PMed the guy about them.

Webster10 · 12-01-2015, 11:59 AM

How long did it take to get the money back, and did you have to have any evidence to be able to prove your claim

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Ashikabi · 12-01-2015, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Webster10

How long did it take to get the money back, and did you have to have any evidence to be able to prove your claim

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I've dealt with paypal before. It takes maybe a week or 2. No evidence needed, just a statement. Could be case by case. I think if they can't supply paypal with a tracking number you pretty well automatically win

Tcoat · 12-01-2015, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Webster10

I recently bought an OFT from a member here and the seller ceased all contact after I sent him the money through paypal. The package could still be shipping, but just in case, what protocol should I follow if I did indeed get scammed?

Exactly how long ago is "recently"?
You may be jumping the gun in th assumption you were scammed just because you haven't heard back.

Packofcrows · 12-01-2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Webster10

How long did it take to get the money back, and did you have to have any evidence to be able to prove your claim

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72hrs-1month for me.

Got scammed on a tablet ($600) elsewhere and another time on rent money ($2000) in college.

KR-S · 12-01-2015, 09:45 PM

OP, exactly how did you pay the guy? Did you gift him the money? I hope not.

humfrz · 12-01-2015, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Exactly how long ago is "recently"?
You may be jumping the gun in th assumption you were scammed just because you haven't heard back.

I agree with @Tcoat, maybe the seller had a family emergency, maybe he/she got sick, maybe is on vacation......

humfrz

Tcoat · 12-01-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

I agree with @Tcoat, maybe the seller had a family emergency, maybe he/she got sick, maybe is on vacation......

humfrz

Maybe the op has been so eager to get his Oft That he has driven the seller insane with requests for updates.

Maybe recently was this morning.

So many maybes.

Everybody likes to jump in with zero facts to go on other than the very brief and uninformative istory the op stated.

Hotrodheart · 12-01-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Webster10

I recently bought an OFT from a member here and the seller ceased all contact after I sent him the money through paypal. The package could still be shipping, but just in case, what protocol should I follow if I did indeed get scammed?

My policy is to go see the person face to face, calmly state your complaint, and then open fire.

P.S. What is an OFT?

Hotrodheart · 12-01-2015, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Maybe the op has been so eager to get his Oft That he has driven the seller insane with requests for updates.

Maybe recently was this morning.

So many maybes.

You may be right.

humfrz · 12-01-2015, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodheart

My policy is to go see the person face to face, calmly state your complaint, and then open fire.

P.S. What is an OFT?

Oft is an English word used sometimes in a literary context, synonymous with "often".

Often ...... get it ........often ...

Or ...... maybe OpenFlash Tablet ......

humfrz

LXXXV1 · 12-02-2015, 01:10 AM

I get the feeling we're getting trolled...

It was just Thanksgiving weekend...if they're American, give the seller and the delivery service a break. Ever heard of black friday and cyber monday?

Hope you didn't gift it. You NEVER gift unless it's a friend or in person. If you did gift, you're SOL. Want to know what to do if you're scammed like this? Learn from it.

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Shark_Bait88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FR-S Location: Midwest Posts: 1,348 Thanks: 1,670 Thanked 862 Times in 480 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	What jawn said. I had some dude scam me with TRD springs. I filed a claim through PayPal and eventually got my money back. Although I never directly reported him to the mods on here, I did notice he made another post for the springs and made sure to share my story on there and PMed everyone on the thread that said they'd PMed the guy about them. __________________ "Shark_Bait88, the man who’s spent the most money modding his stock FR-S and it’s still stock." -@jdnguyen

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