Wanted: Service I am scammed by an australian company!!! Help!!!

[buy.name]

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[VirtualT]

interesting, I live just down the road, let me know if I can help in any way

 

[Honan]

See the BSB and account number at the bottom of the pdf invoice?
That is the account your friend should have paid into
Has your friend got a record of this payment?
And did your friend quote the invoice number 1337 on their bank deposit?

 

[leo]

Well whois records are always kept so even if he changed there is always proof what was there before and you havee payed him so by no way should you think its just a question of $2000 it is a question of morals if you leave the $200 today maybe tomo some guy may leave $2000. Although i am sorry i dont have any solution for your problem but sure hope you figure it out . Keep us updated.

 

[buy.name]

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[Honan]

Your receipt says 5th October
The payment would not have reached that account yet
It may appear tomorrow 6th October at 9am Australian Western Time
IMHO, I think there has been a misunderstanding and once that company has your payment they will refund it.
Suggest you edit your posts immedaitely to avoid legal action

 

[buy.name]

Your receipt says 5th October
The payment would not have reached that account yet
It may appear tomorrow 6th October at 9am Australian Western Time
IMHO, I think there has been a misunderstanding and once that company has your payment they will refund it.
Suggest you edit your posts immedaitely to avoid legal action

the point is the seller said that he has never heard of me,
and has never agreed to sell the domain name to me.

and my friend sent the payment about 24 hours before.
it's not the problem.

 

[kam]

Your receipt says 5th October
The payment would not have reached that account yet
It may appear tomorrow 6th October at 9am Australian Western Time
IMHO, I think there has been a misunderstanding and once that company has your payment they will refund it.
Suggest you edit your posts immedaitely to avoid legal action

I don't think so, since the seller did not response in a reasonable time.

Kam.

 

[nWo]

the point is the seller said that he has never heard of me,
and has never agreed to sell the domain name to me.

and my friend sent the payment about 24 hours before.
it's not the problem.

I would tell your friend to get his ass to the bank and stop the payment.

 

[Leading Names]

$200 for Perth.info, Did the ridiculously low asking price not set any alarm bells ringing? That would have made me very suspicious from the outset. Also, the whole tone of his correspondence with you looks dodgy, insisting on payment via wire etc – has scam written all over it IMO.

If you can't recover the funds, take it as a lesson learned – could have been a lot worse.

In future, if you don't know the person you're dealing with – use escrow. Especially when a deal has a "to good to be true" look about it.

- Rob

 

[JayB]

interesting, I live just down the road, let me know if I can help in any way

maybe VirtualT could pay them a visit?

 

[Poker]

agree, stop the payment. Red flags showing up here, to begin with the name is worth much more than $200 (have to question why he would offer it so low)...also his quick pivot from easy going seller to someone warning you that your harassing him (setting up proof of your attempt to hijack the domain)..the guy appears to be scamming you and you have to be smarter than he is.

 

[Theo]

Sounds like you're being taken for a ride by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide. Those two can easily be the same person, using this scheme to defraud you.

 

[fab]

maybe VirtualT could pay them a visit?

Sounds like a good idea to me as well, and if your friend sent money via bank, he should have a receipt, why not ask him to final a police complaint, that should get them edgy.

 

[buy.name]

$200 for Perth.info, Did the ridiculously low asking price not set any alarm bells ringing? That would have made me very suspicious from the outset. Also, the whole tone of his correspondence with you looks dodgy, insisting on payment via wire etc – has scam written all over it IMO.

If you can't recover the funds, take it as a lesson learned – could have been a lot worse.

In future, if you don't know the person you're dealing with – use escrow. Especially when a deal has a "to good to be true" look about it.

- Rob

I agree with your point of view,
yes, I know it's too good to be true,
I couldn't believe it as well when he told me $200, it was registered since 2001 by using Trademark and has been extended to 2009, I guess even the renewal fees is higher than $200 since it is in Network Solutions.

if the asking price were $1,000, I definitely would not send the payment via wire transfer... I would choose a more secure payment method instead.....

 

[buy.name]

Sounds like a good idea to me as well, and if your friend sent money via bank, he should have a receipt, why not ask him to final a police complaint, that should get them edgy.

I appreciate VirtualT very much,
but I think it doesn't help if he pay a visit to them........

I also don't want to ask my friend to final a police complaint,
because I don't want to trouble him.... it's just a $200 loss,
I posted this thread here just because I want to let you guys now my experience....

 

[buy.name]

I have received a reply from the guy yesterday,
but I don't know what did he mean....

he replied me only below short words:
Then just ignore it. It must have been a mistake I suppose.

Regards,

for this email of mine:
Hey!?!?!?

John has told me that he bought "perth.info" a year ago,
I talked with him on phone this morning....
can you please explain the situation......
I have paid you but seems like I will get noting.............

I think that he at least replied me so I removed my article temporarily though I don't know what did he mean....

did he mean he will refund me?
I have sent him a reply to ask him refunding me....
but still haven't got reply in last 24 hours...