Someone scammed me...What should I do?EDIT:SCAMMER REVEALED!

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:05 am

grossaffe wrote:did he ever IM any of you guys? 'cause I know one guy randomly IMed me if I would build him a portable (cause I'm known for my extensive track record, right?)

Whut?

It's annoying. I guess you have dealt with a noob, for sure.

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grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:16 am

lovablechevy wrote:
grossaffe wrote:did he ever IM any of you guys? 'cause I know one guy randomly IMed me if I would build him a portable (cause I'm known for my extensive track record, right?)
yeah, he always contacted me through aim. his screen name had something to do with the chicago bulls.

that's the one!

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:51 am

Yeah, all contact was through aim.

I hope I am allowed to post this...AIM is chitownbulls911. If anybody has him added, tell me if you see him on, he probably has me blocked.

Does he have another alias? I am filing a police reprt tomorrow, hope that helps.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:46 am

palmertech wrote:Yeah, all contact was through aim.

I hope I am allowed to post this...AIM is chitownbulls911. If anybody has him added, tell me if you see him on, he probably has me blocked.

Does he have another alias? I am filing a police reprt tomorrow, hope that helps.

he is not online right now

So Many Kinds of Bagels · Wed Aug 13, 2008 3:54 pm

Pull a Pulp Fiction on his ass.

Jongamer · Post by **Jongamer** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:06 pm

Jongamer wrote:Yeah I got scammed a while back to here, by dshacker.

All I sent him was a completly broken old Phat DS and a Working PSone as payment for what he was SUPPOSED to do.

I have gotten over it.

Now he just pmed me, and Supposedly he is supposed to send me a semi broken DS lite (Says he will pay for shipping), but I am not holding my breath

weaponepsilon · Post by **weaponepsilon** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:53 am

Too bad none of these Dirtbags live nearby...I'd love to just walk up with my posse and knock on the door and demand "payment". Been screwed before on ebay, that crap yahoo auction site, and a few times by people I've met. Know that it'll catch up with them sooner or later.

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:00 pm

Well, I just called the Chicago police department, it took like 30 minutes to get to a real person. While they were asking questions (Address, phone, IP, etc.) they asked my race and age... "Caucasian, 15..." Then they say that you have to be over 18 to file a police report.

Stupid me! My parents are aware, but prefer to not get involved with my dealings. Should I just call them tomorrow as my dad? Not like they will know the difference...

Also, I have his IP address, anything I can do with that? And when I file a police report, how do I know anything happens? What if he just says that he has no idea what I am talking about when the police show up?

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:18 pm

why would they ask for your race?

Calling them as your father probably isn't such a good idea. Just annoy one of your parents till they do it. That you have to be 18 to file a report is just retarded, though.

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:29 pm

Actually, they asked my ethnicity. Better term, I guess.

Probably because they want to see if they have you on file.

I can understand not letting minors file police reports, imagine all the fake ones that would get called in! Or kids filing police reports all the time just because some kid hit them.

I guess I will get my mom to call, my dad is not so good at this stuff. The main thing is that they do not want to be interfering with my business dealings, so they stay out of it. I don't really feel like I need their help, but apparently, the Chicago police dept. does.

Is anyone here from Chicago? $20 to the first person to go to the guys house and get my money, I have his address.

No, seriously, I will pay $20 to anyone who can get my stuff. They also earn +1000 karma points.

underclocked · Post by **underclocked** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:35 pm

You should have IM'd me about all this a week earlier than you did, since I was actually in Chicago that week.

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:35 pm

palmertech wrote: Is anyone here from Chicago? $20 to the first person to go to the guys house and get my money, I have his address. No, seriously, I will pay $20 to anyone who can get my stuff. They also earn +1000 karma points.

Not if they kill the guy and steal the money

Anyway, yeah, I get the point with the police reports, but they should just filter out the bad ones, and accept serious ones (like theft, especially if you know who did it)

Either way, I wish you good luck and if you can't find anyone to go there, find his phone number and tell his mother about it.

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:13 pm

Does anyone here have a good suggestion for finding a phone number from an address? Most places are the opposite...

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:59 pm

The phone book?
You got his address, so find the phone number of that address

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:06 pm

Just for the record guys, what is aim? you guys were talking that this guys aim name was chitownbulls911. Is it kinda like msn messenger?