DR Resolved @AretasIV vs. @EliteLinkHub

Username: @AretasIV

Please create your Dispute title using the format in the description below. @AretasIV vs. @EliteLinkHub

Are you the buyer or seller? Buyer

What is the date the incident took place? Jan 11, 2026

What is the name of the accused? @EliteLinkHub

Did you encounter the accused on BlackHat World? Yes

Have you started a chargeback with your bank or a Dispute with the payment provider over the transaction? No

Have you contacted the accused via DM (direct message) here on BlackHat World? Yes

Have you informed the accused of the Dispute? Yes

Please add the URL (link) to the location the transaction took place here on BlackHat World.
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/search-google-reviews-german.1785339/

What product category best describes the product/service involved in your Dispute? Other

What is the USD amount involved in your Dispute? $75

Please describe the reason for submitting a Dispute, in detail.
I started a thread looking for a specialist who offers "German" Google reviews. Several people contacted me. In the end, I chose the people I had contacted. After I sent EliteLinkHubper a DM here on the forum, he told me to continue our communication on Telegram. I asked for all the details again and sent the payment. At first, he said he would start work tomorrow, and the whole time he kept asking me not to scam him. That was already a bit odd after I paid. Scammers usually ask those kinds of questions. A reputable specialist does their job, and if the client is satisfied, they'll automatically contact them again. In this case, he supposedly started work today and wrote to me that he couldn't do German reviews and that I should give him another country so he could complete the job. Since I don't work in any other country and was only looking for German reviews, I told him to refund my money. He refuses, saying he's already incurred some costs... I'm uploading screenshots of the entire chat history.

Please detail exactly how you have tried to resolve your issue before now.
I asked the seller to refund my money, as I only need German reviews.

What kind of outcome are you looking for from this Dispute?
I hope the BHW team helps to weed out such sellers/vendors here in the forum. It's just a waste of time.

Please paste any URLs that point to evidence for your Dispute.


Please upload any screenshots, videos, or other document files that point to the required evidence.


Please confirm you have sent a DM, here on BHW, to the accused? Yes

Please confirm there has been a 24 hour period between informing the accused of the dispute and right now? No

I don't think it makes sense to wait 24 hours. The supplier can't deliver what I need and what I paid for.
Proof of payment:


Further evidence:

He says he's not a scammer but deletes the entire chat history... But even here he's too stupid, because I already uploaded all the screenshots yesterday.

I uploaded the screenshot above It was just a small preview

Information For The Accused
@EliteLinkHub, you have 24 hours to respond to this disputes thread. If you do not respond within 24 hours or we note that you're engaging in any other activities on the forum rather than dealing with this dispute, the decision will be made in favour of the dispute starter and you will be permanently banned from Black Hat World. In the event that you're permanently banned from the forum, you may send in a support ticket using our support channel only once you've refunded and/or provided what the plaintiff has requested.

If your responses to this dispute do not remain prompt, your account will be banned.

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The accused has been permanently banned from Black Hat World for failing to resolve this dispute.

The dispute thread will remain live and is now open to commentary as rule 4 is no longer enforced in this thread.

Well. He probably hasn't even understood why he was banned. He thinks it's my fault.

@AretasIV Have they refunded you yet?

No. Since he deleted the entire Telegram chat back then, he probably doesn't have my wallet anymore either.

I have no idea what his intentions were. He initially asked for my wallet address so he could send it back to me. Shortly after, he deleted everything on Telegram. He's also cleaned up his Telegram profile (deleted his profile picture, etc.). He might be planning a new account. I'm almost 100% certain his goal is to scam users here.

Let's assume... he can't provide his service. Then you should just refund the money immediately. And don't delete any messages.

Thanks for the information, @AretasIV. In the interest of full transparency, @EliteLinkHub has contacted us to claim that they've issued a refund through Binance. However, despite repeated attempts by our Support team to gain evidence of this from the seller, they've refused to provide any screenshots of the alleged refund.