Scamers just caught me fo $16.500

**David - WI** · 11-02-2021, 07:16 PM

If this is legit... you actually got scammed; you should contact the FBI office where ever you sent the money.

$10k+ should get them to look into it?

Easy to find the number / email info online.

**RiverRat71** · 11-02-2021, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by David - WI

If this is legit... you actually got scammed; you should contact the FBI office where ever you sent the money.

$10k+ should get them to look into it?

Easy to find the number / email info online.

We had an imbezzlement case at a business I worked for a few years back & the detective working our case said the feds wouldn't get involved for anything less than 250K. We fell just a few thou short. We had all the proof in the world & the DA shelved it because of local good ol boy sh!t so we were effed. Not sure about personal issues like this but my guess is the FBI is out. RR

**David - WI** · 11-02-2021, 09:32 PM

Geezus... that's sad, but (it looks like) the OP is outside of US (scammed by someone in the US)?

**Dave S** · 11-03-2021, 12:49 AM

**** the Sedds.......Grindam up a make doog food........naaa..... why make doogs sick??????.send it in a bag to Marthers Wine land.......PooooPooo......43AKAya.... SKS........

SMF.....Hell cat........Phft.......DS out......

**Forkin' Crazy** · 11-03-2021, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by RiverRat71

We had an imbezzlement case at a business I worked for a few years back & the detective working our case said the feds wouldn't get involved for anything less than 250K. We fell just a few thou short. We had all the proof in the world & the DA shelved it because of local good ol boy sh!t so we were effed. Not sure about personal issues like this but my guess is the FBI is out. RR

How worthless and pathetic. The FBI needs to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up!!! It is nothing more than a political machine and has been for years... CIA included.

Like I said, keep "rattling the chains". Call, write, email. State senators, representatives all the way down. If you have any friends here in the US, have them raise hell too. Fraud and theft is the same whether it is 2K or 250K.

Give us more details and some of us will "rattle the chains" with you.

**FUJIMO** · 11-03-2021, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Captain UK

One other thing I found out they lifted the pictures of the pair of 300X engines being advertised
by odptransport claiming the engines are in and being shipped from Alaska which is where and the bank account I payed into is

...this bank is your connection. if they will not help, they are liable.

**DangerNewb** · 11-03-2021, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...this bank is your connection. if they will not help, they are liable.

Correct. That's where to start.

**Captain UK** · 11-03-2021, 12:33 PM

I called the police they said you need to report it to the police in the Uk get this because that where the crime originated from
I explained i
I have had a house their for 20+ years the money was sent to your country it went into one of your banks and the deception and theft was by one of your ethnic citizens
Now given that the police here are worse than useless unless same here speeding seat belts using a phone any thing that raises revenue You couldn't get them to turn out even if you lived next door to the police station here. Go in there and tell them you need them to look into something 5000 miles away he would nearly choke on his doughnut

**Pulse186** · 11-03-2021, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by roadkill636

warning of a guy that "has a friend " with items for sale.

And they often mention their wife, it is a ploy to add legitimacy to the scam. If there is a wife and more people are involved it must be legit, right?

Listed a car on ebay and the first contact was the "wife" sending me the phone number of her "husband" You see, he was busy at work and didn't have time to find a car. I knew it was scam right away and sure enough the odd phrasing of the text, asking questions that would easily been answered by the auction info, and asked if he could pay with paypal. No doubt the paypal payment would have been for too much and I would have needed to refund the difference.

I've sold many cars and expensive items online, cash in person is the best and you still have to be careful with wire transfers because once they post they can't be recalled. If you are a seller you also have to be careful because scammers will overnight a check to make it look like a wire transfer so you have to call your bank and verify it was a wire transfer and not a mailed check. Be ever vigilant gents, these scammers will never go away.

**David - WI** · 11-03-2021, 01:49 PM

I would still contact the FBI... possibly you are a "small" part of a very large fraud and you certainly want to be included in the "victim" group in case it does end up in court.

**wcarlyle** · 11-03-2021, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Captain UK

I called the police they said you need to report it to the police in the Uk get this because that where the crime originated from
I explained i
I have had a house their for 20+ years the money was sent to your country it went into one of your banks and the deception and theft was by one of your ethnic citizens
Now given that the police here are worse than useless unless same here speeding seat belts using a phone any thing that raises revenue You couldn't get them to turn out even if you lived next door to the police station here. Go in there and tell them you need them to look into something 5000 miles away he would nearly choke on his doughnut

And the police you spoke to are correct, you must file a report in the UK to begin the investigation. No one will do anything in the states including the bank, until that is done and they have an originating complaint with a case number. The problem I see is in your last sentence, if you can not get the police there to do anything, then you are sunk. Law Enforcement agencies in the states would respond to a request from your local authorities if asked. You just have the get the locals on board to help you. Computer IP addresses can be identified, bank subpoenas can be issued for account records, and money transfers can be traced. Typically though, these scumbags are probably negotiating with you from a third world country, and your money was transferred to an overseas account. It is still worth the effort to try, at least you will know what happened, and you could also get lucky.

**RiverRat71** · 11-03-2021, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Forkin' Crazy

How worthless and pathetic. The FBI needs to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up!!! It is nothing more than a political machine and has been for years... CIA included.

Like I said, keep "rattling the chains". Call, write, email. State senators, representatives all the way down. If you have any friends here in the US, have them raise hell too. Fraud and theft is the same whether it is 2K or 250K.

Give us more details and some of us will "rattle the chains" with you.

I also found out that the DA is practically god. Elected official that you can't do sh!t about except report to the Bar Association which isn't going to do sh!t to a DA. No way to go over his head. Totally effed up system. RR

**Captain UK** · 11-04-2021, 02:33 AM

Defiantly next time with anything I buy they will need to be on WhatsApp at least then you can put the phone on video call and see who your dealing with plus they can show you live the item your purchasing and where it is located and them I cant see anyone genuine having a problem with this .
By the way there was a wife the money was put into her account.
The account is in Chase bank 1201 Styveson Ave NJ ACC number 803684700 in the name of Lesa Kingston. I called them they were really sympathetic and helpful. They said they obviously cannot discus an account with me and to call the company who i used to buy the currency from and transferred the funds to that account and get them to launch a fraud investigation with them as they made the transaction .
Well that's all been done and that's where we are with it at the moment
Just want to thank all you guys for your input. Most of us work hard for what we have .
The pond life that's done this doesn't get to see my wife in a wheel chair with progressive MS Sad thing is they wouldn't give a **** anyway.

**CUDA** · 11-04-2021, 01:36 PM

As for the MS my General Practitioners wife who is a MD her self came down with MS fast and hard, read read up on it and went to Germany for stem cell infusion, she went over in a wheel chair about 24 years ago, you would never know she has any Issues, she put together a non profit co. that gets groups together charter a flight they take care of everything, I understand your in the UK but if you call her she could point you in the right direction.

239 595 7179 just tell her jim jesella referred you she is very involved in MS

**Captain UK** · 11-06-2021, 01:09 PM

BEWARE This is an update for everyone who has read this post I have reported the scam to the FBI

There are Engines for sale under 260/ 280 Mercury's on Facebook Marketplace the 260hp 2.5s are my engines obviously after
resent advents they are NOT for sale and its a SCAM probably the same asshole who stole my money as bad as this is i do not want to see this happen to anyone else its not a great feeling believe me