Been Scammed You Know These Details?

[GD51LA]

COMMONWEALTH BANK.

MR D M SHAW. BSB-06 2692 ACC NUM-21170654

0497 108 142

I transferred money for a 6 boost manifold, now his number is disconnected

[perzn_34]

NIGERIA

[AMR33]

No idea. But saw this in the Known Bad Traders list, similar name but diff phone #

Known Username(s): skyzthalimit
Email: [email protected]
Location: Western Australia
Names Used: Don, Don Shaw

Mobile Phone: 0415 051 226

[NXTIME]

what username? And what location was he supposed to be in?

[Arkhaeon]

That BSB is the Commonwealth bank in Martin Place, Sydney.

[Birds]

You deposited funds into a random person's bank account before receiving the item?

[protecon]

There's only one D SHAW in Sydney;

361 Kent St

Sydney NSW 2000

(02) 9279 0787

I doubt that's a match though - that's a pretty expensive apartment building by the looks of it.

[Mikha1]

Your best bet for redemption is to register a dispute investigation through your bank to recover the amount and contact authorities if you haven't already done so.

[Owgasm]

You deposited funds into a random person's bank account before receiving the item?

But that's how the internet works these days.

[Mikha1]

But that's how the internet works these days.

+1

thats how things are bought online lol

Edited November 12, 2014 by Mikha1

[NXTIME]

There's only one D SHAW in Sydney;

361 Kent St

Sydney NSW 2000

(02) 9279 0787

I doubt that's a match though - that's a pretty expensive apartment building by the looks of it.

With the BSB being the CBA in Martin Place....it does add up though

[vetter2769]

With the BSB being the CBA in Martin Place....it does add up though

time for a good ole fashion egging

[Owgasm]

Egging will just waste $3 more of the hundreds/thousand lost already.
Could be a fake name.

[Birds]

+1

thats how things are bought online lol

That's how people get scammed and why sites like this are full of scammers taking advantage of that mentality.

Use PayPal or COD if you can't see the goods in person. Criminals and honest folk dress the same.

[Exodus01]

That's how people get scammed and why sites like this are full of scammers taking advantage of that mentality.

Use PayPal or COD if you can't see the goods in person. Criminals and honest folk dress the same.

Whilst i get your point, it's not that easy with online sales.. paypal is useless and in my 3 disputes (fake items, items not showing up) they have never returned my money even with their your covered policy. and COD is just not always available.. It's just the way of the internet..

Sorry to hear for the OP.

[Birds]

It's not the way of the internet at all. If it's not safe, simply don't do it...or be prepared to lose your cash. Like I said it is this complacency that makes this place such an easy target for scammers.

I've never had those issues with paypal. I've given them records of PM conversation and they've asked sellers for postage tracking numbers and I've been able to resolve every case I've ever opened. PayPal is usually enough to scare away most scammers. In any case, it affords you that extra protection over and above a bank deposit. You can also make the seller put up an eBay listing so you can see their feedback...I don't know of anyone who doesn't have access to an eBay account these days.

Fake items might be hard to prove, but that can happen in real life transactions too. This is about the goods never turning up at all. Just because transferring money blindly to someone online may be the only way to buy something off someone, does not mean you should necessarily buy it. People get so desperate for the parts they are chasing, that when they spot a good deal, they put on blinders to how dangerous what they are doing is and sometimes end up still without the part and minus a lot of money.

It really is the internet equivalent of some random guy in a carpark offering you electrical goods and you giving him your cash and saying can you come back next week with the goods. How often do you think that guy is gonna turn up?

Have some patience and take some precautions people - in 90% of scamming cases I see on here, both of these are missing from the buyer.

[GD51LA]

thanks for the support guys!!

I have some people on the right side getting more info on this guy. I have 150 cousins in sydney (really).

three of them are c#ps

who ever owns that account, is going to cry

[GTR-N1]

They still need to be discreet until they can draw definitive evidence.

Requires lots of Qs + the right Qs + collate corroborative data.

Might take a while.

[Lemzki]

You deposited funds into a random person's bank account before receiving the item?

You would send out parts to a random person before receiving payment?

Just saying.

[Birds]

You would send out parts to a random person before receiving payment?

Just saying.

No I'd use PayPal or the many methods of doing it safer that I've already mentioned. No wonder scammers succeed with idiots like you around.

Just saying.