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Well mate there is very little you can do. . . Once you have willingly transfered your money over to someones account it is legaly theres.

There is no point going to the bank because the person who own's the account hasnt broken any laws unless he was bound by a legal contract of some sort.

My mother works in a bank and she explained to me that this sort of thing happens alot and there is absolutely nothing that can be done.

The safest way to buy/sell goods interestate would definately be via C.O.D(Cash On Delivery). Even so, you may turn up to the post office and end up paying for an empty box.

Once again. . . It would be very hard to get your money back. . .

It's a quite risky business buying and selling via the internet.

Abo Bob Grand Master

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It would cost you more to chase it through the courts than it's worth but a contract is a contract whether it's written, verbal, emailed or whatever. I haven't finished my law degree but I have passed contracts.

You could write him a letter saying that you know who he is and that you will sue him for the money plus costs and generally make life hard for him. You can use the Small Claims Tribunal or whatever it's called in your state.

Be up front with him and say that you realise that its going to be hard for you to get it back but that you are willing to go to the effort just to **** him over.

Was it through these forums? If so, maybe there is something that can be done????

P1E Mentor

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Well mate there is very little you can do. . . Once you have willingly transfered your money over to someones account it is legaly theres.  

There is no point going to the bank because the person who own's the account hasnt broken any laws unless he was bound by a legal contract of some sort.

My mother works in a bank and she explained to me that this sort of thing happens alot and there is absolutely nothing that can be done.

This is absolutely incorrect. It's called online fraud and it has been targeted by police lately. Definitely file a police report - and be sure to e-mail him a copy.

MINES_DATSUN Proficient

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yeh you can do something about it , online fraud. 5 years in prison .. for 130$ mwahahha. ey dude, are you sure he isnt replying on purpose or is it just he isnt home :D . but yeh , we would like to know who it is.

if i were you . id get a bunch of friends , drive to his house in "the tarago" and just drop him , walk in his house and tax everything and go home :D.

raz0r$harP.UK Grand Master

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Can't you go to the bank and say that the dude messed you up? You paid for goods not received..

Failing that, call up the bank and say that you deposited the money into the account by accident (Wrong account no?). I've messed up the account number before and the bank has reversed my deposit.

While I don't advocate 'shady' tactics, if you have been wronged sometimes it's the only way out..

predator Grand Master

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Um, i have been in a similar situation. You *can* get the bank to investigate and get the money withdrawn, but its around $40 I believe to get their investigations team (or something like that) onto it. For $130 it's hardly worth it.

Other option is what others are suggesting, speak to the cops and file a report. Again, because its a small amount cops aren't going to be jumping backwards to investigate it - but worth a try.

In my case it was an accident so I just asked nicely and they deposited it back.

sewid Grand Master

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If you are really pissed off you need to go down to the local police station and file a report there.

From there it should get escalated to the federal police but the guys are pretty busy these days.

If you just want to report this as an online crime, visit the AHTCC (Australian High Tech Computer Crime) website: www.ahtcc.gov.au website and grab the crime reporting form.

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