VE1OC/VE1BMJ Scam
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As of Dec 9, 2013: ONLY BUYERS AND SELLERS directly involved with a transaction can post here. Do not post replies in any topic if you are not the buyer or seller in the transaction being discussed! If you believe you can help the buyer or seller, please use the Private Message system to communicate with them. NOTE: if you have been scammed by someone pretending to be a ham, please post in the Scammer Reports forum instead. See viewtopic.php?f=2&t=136 for additional rules.
VE1OC/VE1BMJ Scam
I had an ad here on QTH for a parts radio, and IC-736. A person using the name of Daniel Guam, VE1OC answered my ad using the danielgaum@outlook.com email, not using the standard respond button in the QTH ad which would have exposed his IP address/location but he started a plain email to me. (this would be my first clue as to his intensions). We corresponded and he said $200 shipped for the radio from Halifax, Canada. We agreed to Good and Services and I made a $208 payment to cover the processing fee. We continued to correspond and I was advised of a 21 delay in him receiving the payment from PayPal. I contacted PayPal and they confirmed that as a new PayPal listing (his) they put an automatic 21 day delay on payments. He stated that he would cancel the PayPal $208 payment and to send him F&F and he would get the radio out immediately and cancel the original $208 PayPal payment. As I really wanted the radio, I foolishly agreed and made the $200 F&F transfer. Right after making this stupid action, I went to the Feedback Forum here on QTH and finally realized, too late, that I had been taken for a ride with this SCAM. I went to PayPal immediately and filed a dispute with PayPal and at least have locked these funds ($208) away from him. However, he did send a follow up email after I accused him of the SCAM and he stated he was sick, in the hospital with cancer and could I send him some money so he could be released and he would send the radio. Fat Chance!!! Anyway as it stands he has not communicated for over a week, I have lost $200, do not have the radio, and have learned a good lesson. I doubt that I will ever hear from him again.