Is it reasonable to take 3months to refund via Cheque?

[chimoko]

hi, i need some help here. I invested almost $7000 US on buying ipods. At first there were some problem on the transaction , mainly my fault., so it ook around 5 days for me to send the first payment. When i was about to finish paying off the deal , this salesperson told me because it took so long to complete the deal, they have raised the minimum units to double what i was about to purchase. I was not happy , but i was anxious and i guess i was foolish. I accpeted his suggestion and chipped in more fund. During this time, this salesperson encouraged me to upgrade to double up my new order. He kept saying if i upgrade it and he can ship it out right away.I refused to do so, because he has kept saying he will ship out right away. The third time he said they are running low of the ipod nanos and asked me to upgrade some to the video = chipped in even more money. I was soft-hearted and upgrade a few of them. Finally he got all of my money and he still couldn't ship out what i want. He said i still need to send $200 for the employee in the warehouse for their CHRISTMAS BONUS !! . I was like !@#$ that is crazy. He said once i sent out the $200 , he will make sure the shipment out of the door by 6AM monday ( which is yesterday). I guess i was crazy and i really wanted it badly. I sent him $200 and told him if i did not receive a tracking number by tuesday , i will getting all my fund back.



Guess what, he broke his promises again and said it will take 3 months to do the refund VIA CHEQUE ! I cannot trust this person anymore because i might end up getting a bounced cheque. I am thinking of giving this person my banking information and have him to transfer the fund by wiretransfer within 3 weeks , or i will report fraud on him.

He lives in the same city as me , and i had his previous bank account information(this one got suspended/closed).

Can anyone give me any suggestion ? This guy broke his promises 3 times and this deal has been going on for 2 months

BTW, the person who talked to me on the e-mail is not the one who holds the account name. The account name is Riley Robertson ,their company name was monstersaler on alibaba and for some reason they disappeared and i cannot find their profile anymore. Peopel beware


News from the Police today. The Police told me that there is nothing they can do because he has not commited a fraud yet. And i commited into this tranaction and i should've stop paying him earlier. but the police suggested that i should find a lawyer to file a civl suit against him . Now the problem is i don't have his physical address and his cellphone is always off. So.,..
I am going to check out the address he left on alibaba.com , which does not say exactly the address..but i will give a try and ask around

[JimJRJ]

Sounds like you got scammed big time When he wanted you to upgrade to ship out earlier that should have sent off warning bells for you and then the part about sending $200 for bonuses, wow, big red alarm there.

Whatever you do, do not give them your bank account information, otherwise your account will be cleaned out. These guys are scammers. That's why their one account has been closed. If they live in the same city, find their address and notify the authorities. I hope you didn't give them the whole $7,000. Tell the guy your going to take legal action and are going to get the police involved. But for goodness sakes, do not send anymore money or give them your bank account information.

[droog79]

You got f*cked! Dont hold your breath on a refund. If he lives near you bring a bat and 3 of your largest friends and pay him a visit.

You are lucky that he is near you, the police will be able to do more since they have 100% jurisdiction. You've contacted them right?

[eayala604]

DAMN! WE NEED TO EXCHANGE NOTES AND TAKE ACTION FAST BACAUSE IM ON THE SAME BOAT AS YOU. I'M 99% SURE IT'S THE SAME GUY I GOT SCAMMED FROM.

[ccthom63]

No way it should take that long for a refund. Go to the police immediately and file a complaint. Since you are in the same city, there is a chance you could get your money back or at least catch this ruthless thief. I don't see how these scammers can live with themselves. Good Luck!

[chimoko]

hi, just a update of my situation. This guy e-mailed me back on friday and said there will be a 10% deduction from the cheque they are going to refund me due to the many hours they spent on..blablabla.

I told them that i will seek legal services and this guy was not afraid at all. He said they are not afraid because they are not SCAMMER and legal service will only cost me more time and money.


I am feed up with them and i am going to the police tomorrow.
I already filed a complaint to RCMP. The problem is i don't have his exact address.
whoever needs help and we should get together. Thanks

[chimoko]

Well, i gave them my bank account information, but it's ok. I will just close this one then, since i only no money in that one anyway ( $1.80 left) . That is as much as he can get out of me.

Originally posted by JimJRJ
Sounds like you got scammed big time When he wanted you to upgrade to ship out earlier that should have sent off warning bells for you and then the part about sending $200 for bonuses, wow, big red alarm there.

Whatever you do, do not give them your bank account information, otherwise your account will be cleaned out. These guys are scammers. That's why their one account has been closed. If they live in the same city, find their address and notify the authorities. I hope you didn't give them the whole $7,000. Tell the guy your going to take legal action and are going to get the police involved. But for goodness sakes, do not send anymore money or give them your bank account information.