I had an issue recently with an online paintball "store", where I paid with PayPal. It was well after the 30 day period that I realized that I wasn't going to get my items (had not been able to contact him after the 30 day period, either), so I contacted the police department in his area. Shortly after that, I recieved new communication from the person in question, and got my refund. I'd recommend taking all the info, calling the police department in his town, and filing a complaint. That should get the ball rolling on your situation. One thing though, be sure to save ALL communications with him, wherever possible.
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leroy ny ..ibelieve that's a couple hours away from me...i live in buffaloComment
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Originally posted by eNder159
yup one hour away from me...if you give me more details like street address ill pay him a visit...and ask him wuts up...ill be sure to be armed with my airsoft pistol, aired up mag, knives, and an old poolstick....anybody from rochester wanna help a fellow AO'r out?Comment
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my mom works for the IRS. We got his name on file
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post up the street addressComment
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there is no town in NY that is called Le Roy...there is one called Leroy though...also only 4 howards listed in LeroyA Sanchez Machine Distributor
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Reverse lookup isn't giving any results on that phone number.
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I can give you guys a real life experience that just happened to me.Originally posted by Timmee
I see a 6000 dollar military computer on Ebay. I bid and loose by 10.00. I ask the seller to contat me if the high bidder does not follow through for some reason. The seller states that there are 2 item and would offer me the other one for the high bid price of 600+ bucks. I agree and send the 630.00 to a residence in Buffalo NY. The chick cashes my money order. No product ever came my way. I contact the Buffalo PD. They go check it out and find her. She states she knows nothing about it and doesn't even own a computer. I contact the Postal Inspection Service. They persue the investigation and she admits cashing the money order and states that her boyfriend does some selling on Ebay. I get a copy of the signed money order...blah blah...blah. After hearing nothing from the postal service for a while, I call them and they tell me in so many words that 630.00 is not enough to warrant any prosecution. The chick gets away with my 630.00 and the Feds tell me "OH Well". This is what you get for your tax dollars. Nothing. My only recourse to to get a judgement against her, aloowing me to place a lien on anything she buys in the future. The ***** will never own a house etc. until I get my 630.00. I will wait it out. I will try to stop thinking about midnite runs to buffalo. Keep your eye on the newspaper...nobody beats me and gets away with it.
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Nice, see if you can get his home address so we can have someone take pics of his house and I'll e-mail them to him. MUAHAHAHHAHAOriginally posted by AGDlovermy mom works for the IRS. We got his name on fileComment
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Paypal told something similar...since they couldn't recover my money the only thing they could do was wait until someone pays him with paypal again and then those funds would be given to me until which time I am fully reimbursed. Somehow I just don't see this happening.Originally posted by TunamanMy only recourse to to get a judgement against her, aloowing me to place a lien on anything she buys in the future. The ***** will never own a house etc. until I get my 630.00. I will wait it out. I will try to stop thinking about midnite runs to buffalo. Keep your eye on the newspaper...nobody beats me and gets away with it. Comment
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Can't you get a lien on any paychecks or other income?Originally posted by Tunaman
You could get a baliff to seize property as well.
What ticks me off is that you can't claim the recovery costs against them.
Well, car fires happen.......
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Don't expect the FBI to do anything at all. Try the local PD in that area, see if they would be willing to do anything. If you paid with a CC (and you should ALWAYS use a CC with paypal payments) then your company should take the hit. You can also file with ebay for a small amount of restitution, but not the full amount.
Crap like this is going to ruin Ebay.Comment
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These are the closest I could find in the reverse directory thing:
http://www.reversephonedirectory.com...Leroy&state=NY
http://www.reversephonedirectory.com...e+Roy&state=NY
No one by that first name, but maybe you could call them and ask around. Hope that helps some.Comment
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I just got off the phone with the LeRoy Village Police Department. I gave them all the info I had and the special Paypal phone # for law enforcement. The officer said he would get back to me tomorrow.Originally posted by Steelrat
ilikePB, thanks for trying to help out. It's good to know that your fellow AO'ers will rise up and help you out.Originally posted by ilikePBComment
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The smaller the town, the better. Leroy sounds small, so thats a plus. Paypal accounts have to be linked to a valid checking account, and thats the best place for the cops to look.Comment
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