Scammed for $550 - RepGuys Scammer = Mugshots!

[t0mmy]

yea thats him that you named over in WF i called him out over there in a thread he made asking for investors, it got deleted then though, he also pmd me saying he was not mugshots bla bla obvs bs

 

[The Dark One]

I wan't using any CC, just the actual paypal account itself.

He also told me to send the payment as a gift. His plan was well played out.

He told me he knows someone who's programming the app but is only accepting western union and I've told him I cannot do that.

Then I asked for this direct paypal and he told me it was locked with some $XX,XXX in it. Didn't go much in details about that.

Later, he said he's gonna use his wife's account and send the money as a gift and he'll also send it to the other person as a gift.

It was so well played out, and hadn't he used that skype name I would never ever know about it.

Since I sent the payment as a "gift" I cannot do a dispute saying, "I haven't received the item since you know it's a "gift"

Instead, what I've done was dispute it as an "unauthorized transaction" and called paypal immediately on the phone and told 'em I had no recollection of that payment.

So, have to see how this goes.

My answer to this is play dirty.

File an unauthorised transaction despute. Tell paypal you have no idea who made the transaction but it wasn't you. Tell them you have some see some suspicious software on your PC which has been doing some odd things recently which looked like it was logging into paypal through a small browser window.

There is an 80% chance you will get your money back. If this does not work, go to your bank and tell them paypal have taken the funds from your account with zero authorisation and the bank will then take the money from paypal.

I have done this countless times when I have been scammed and it has worked plenty of times. Play ignorance and you will win.

 

[The Dark One]

Sorry to say, but the chances of winning are bleak because I guess they track ip and all. You will most likely get a reply like this, "We couldn't find evidence of unauthorized transaction and the claim was not ruled in your favor" ( Been there, done that...)

As opposed to this, being honest with Paypal improves your chances of winning the case, even it it's a gift payment. As I mentioned earlier, force them to review and study the scammer account nicely. This helps with scammers who have many chargebacks on their account.

Anyways, our best wishes are with you

Bullshit - do not listen to this person.

 

[swedishsteel]

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-joint-ventures/481523-credit-cpa-joint-venture-marketing-idea-inside-no-money-needed-get.html


He is gonna sucker someone in from WF. I searched through my PM's and saw a few messages from him. He replied to my jv thread to pm him he was interested, he goes "How would this benefit me" Probably didnt even read what i posted, Just trying to lure someone in.

 

[Fuggz]

Ha, I have got a very funny and interesting twist to this story, does anyone know how to get old Skype chats from an older computer where the HDD failed?

If not I still have some pretty hilarious things to show, give me some time to get it all together and many lolz will follow!

 

[gamingneeds]

I would ask your "friend" who recommended the guy to you to give you $550. lol

 

[tigerjim14]

That sucks...sorry to hear that

 

[bornformoney]

UPDATE: Paypal Closed the dispute saying they cannot prove that it's an "unauthorized transaction".

I think I lost it all.

 

[SEO20]

Mugshots - see you in vegas - ohhhhhhh guess not!

 

[Kickflip]

Bullshit - do not listen to this person.

Who is the bullshitter now?

UPDATE: Paypal Closed the dispute saying they cannot prove that it's an "unauthorized transaction".

super11 called this from the start.

 

[cosanostra]

OP if you want, send me a pm with his paypal account.

 

[itzcorky]

Hey, BHW.

I have lost about $550 when a friend of mine introduced me to someone with the Skype handle "repguys".

So I had a decent chat with "repguys" for 3 hours whose name is Corey or something like he told me. Later, when it was the topic on facebook and viral scripts, he had told me to invest $500-$600 and I get 50% off whatever the share it is.

So, since you know facebook + viral script and this guy seemed legit, I sent him the money through paypal (gift) and asked him how long it will take to setup. He said the money goes to someone he knows, a programmer who is behind this project.

So I've been waiting on that money, as he said the project will kick into action in 24 hours. That 24 hours has been 240 hours so far.

So today, I felt a little suspicious and googled the skype name "repguys" and guess what, the bloody mugshots thread appeared and a little search had revealed that it is none other than our bloody idiotic poo-eating mugshots.

I know I've been stupid guys. All this convo has been happened outside BHW and so I do acknowledge mods can't do anything on this issue, but I just thought to put this out to everyone.

$550 is not a big deal to me at the moment to pull hair about, but I've just talked to paypal on the phone and filed an "unauthorized transaction" claim since the payment I made was as a "gift" and I know my chances to win the money back by disputing it in the form of "item dispute" are less.



He told me that's his wife.

I have been so stupid and learned my mistake.

I'll keep the forum updated.

+rep to Winchester as it was his post that was indexed in google.

From now on man I would recommend only paying half money up front to people once for the start and then the other half once it is finished. I hate when people do this stuff. Pm me his paypal ID and I will help you out with the dispute.

 

[The Dark One]

UPDATE: Paypal Closed the dispute saying they cannot prove that it's an "unauthorized transaction".

I think I lost it all.

Did you do what I told you and that was to go to your bank. Paypal did the same to me and I simply went to my bank. When the bank get involved paypal automatically shit themselves.

Tell your bank you saw the money taken out of your account and have no idea who did it, they will take the money from paypal and paypal will take the money from the scammer.

This is how it works.

 

[The Dark One]

Who is the bullshitter now?



super11 called this from the start.

You are so clueless its unreal. Are you saying that no one on this planet has ever won an appeal like that ever before? Don't talk such shite. People win these cases all the time. In this case he didn't win, however I have advised an alternative form of action so stfu.

 

[fred7]

You are so clueless its unreal. Are you saying that no one on this planet has ever won an appeal like that ever before? Don't talk such shite. People win these cases all the time. In this case he didn't win, however I have advised an alternative form of action so stfu.

The problem is you are the one who start calling super11 a bullshit. Then something happened against your suggestion. Do you think Kickflip made a mistake to ask you that kind of question?

By the way, take care of your own business. I saw that you were reported on the shitlist section. Look at this url http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/shit-list/375298-please-careful-when-dealing-dark-one.html

 

[Bross]

In SEO Google can sometimes be an ass.
In spotting scammers, Google is your best friend ever.

Hope $500 won't hurt you too much.

 

[newman123]

none other than our bloody idiotic poo-eating mugshots.

Epic lmfao

 

[Fuggz]

Scanned the other thread, but couldn't find what I was looking for.

Does anyone have mugshots personal info? If so can you PM it to me, I think this guy is going to try to seriously scam me hard. Any help greatly appreciated!

(I had no idea it was Mugshots at first, until I checked his Skype name and email address)

TIA