I’ve been looking really hard for a good deal on a used Nintendo Switch for my daughter and thought I found a good one. I’m not usually a person that gets scammed and such, so I fee like a real idiot right now. I found one on Offerup but the description listed a phone number to call. (Big mistake.) I texted the number asking about the system and they routed me to the Facebook profile of their “brother” the “owner” of the system. I messaged him and checked his profile. He had information back to 2016, and I thought it was a pretty legitimate profile.. he sent me videos and audio of the things he was selling and told me he wanted to make a deal for a bundle. I agreed and paid through Facebook Messenger using PayPal for $325 with a (kind of) receipt for the payment. His tracking number for the package hasn’t been updated in a week and I’ve been wondering about it. I messaged him back today and noticed he deleted the Facebook profile. I’m trying to figure out if there is ANYTHING I can do. It really sucks because that was going to be my daughter’s main birthday present next month. Without income currently it’s really a big hit to the chest.
Edit: he didn’t delete his account. He blocked mine.
Edit 2: He deleted the first account and made a new account with the same name and pictures. I’ve contacted PayPal and told them the situation.
Edit 3: So it was bought in goods and services. I have the history of our conversations and I’ll just be waiting for PayPal to respond. Crossing my fingers. Never going to do this again. Thank you, fellow Redditors.
Submitted March 25, 2020 at 07:54PM by volcom91891 https://ift.tt/2UFQ5lL
