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How to properly report a fraudster to the police?
https://www.ebay.com/usr/ashste8 - This is a scammer (or scammers) who probably have a network of accounts, selling non-original, fake goods. Uses a loophole in the rules of the eBay platform. Here's what it is. He offers a small monetary compensation when you open a return of the goods. If you do not agree, then in the correspondence he agrees to a larger compensation, but in order to offer it, he asks to close the current dispute about the return. You will not be able to open a new dispute, since eBay allows you to open a claim for the return of goods only once. I have transferred the data to the eBay support service and I suggest everyone file a complaint with the Texas State Police. Or the US Cyber ​​Police. There should be no place for scammers on eBay.
Our correspondence with him confirms that he deceived me and asked to close the refund. Why does such a loophole exist on the platform and why does the platform not react to such blatant fraud?
How to properly report a fraudster to the police?
lady_madonna
Mentor1 year ago@trancefmmeister
You made an error when you complied with the seller asking you to close the Return Request. The seller will now have no repercussions because of that. If you had kept the request process going, you could have had Ebay step in to help you, resulting in an Ebay defect on the seller's account.
Not sure that the police would get involved as no law was broken as far as I can tell from what you wrote.
trancefmmeister
OP1 year agoHow could it not be, if the person in the correspondence (available to eBay) admitted that he sent the wrong product. And he himself asked to close the return process in order to open a new one with a larger amount. That is, he knew this and did it intentionally. Therefore, there are all the signs of a deliberate fraud. And if you look at his profile, then comments about the fraud came from another user. Also, when closing the return, you need to leave a comment (as eBay suggests) and I left a comment there that the seller himself said to close the return in order to reopen it for a new amount - all this is in the correspondence. That is, the correspondence (which is saved on eBay) fully confirms that the seller is a fraudster. If he himself had not confirmed this in the correspondence and it was different, then your words would have made sense.
glorybells
·1 year ago@trancefmmeister , what they did was certainly unethical, but, as @lady_madonna pointed out, I’m not sure they did anything against any specific laws. eBay policy is one thing, and they certainly violated that, but as far as breaking the LAW, it really doesn’t appear that they broke it.
trancefmmeister
OP1 year agoAgree that "not sure" and "doesn't look like" are somehow very subjective. That is, only a lawyer who knows the laws can talk about this. It is unlikely that the opinion of an expert who tells you "not sure" will be important to you. Is there a fact of fraud? Yes. Any statement to the police about a crime (in this case, fraud) can be filed. And the police themselves, based on the statement, make a conclusion whether the information is sufficient for an investigation or not. Was the law broken or not.
lady_madonna
Mentor1 year ago@trancefmmeister
What exactly did the seller do that qualifies as a crime for law enforcement to be involved?
They did not use physical force to get you to close the Return Request. Buyers should be aware that if they close the Return Request, the seller is not obligated to issue a refund, nor can Ebay help the buyer in that scenario.
They may be an unethical seller, but no crime involved.
Did you file with Paypal or your funding source in order to receive a refund?