HELP...i think i have been scammed

[armyguy112]

My jurisdiction is: Canada

Ok so i found this site on pure luck some how looking up legal issues on bank wire transfer scam, now before i go any further let me tell you that i live in Toronto, Ontario Canada and i did business with a guy who lives in the US. The agreement was, i send him $3,000 for some products that i was going to resell, he gave me a good price on the products, i'm suppose to get 25 of them. We did this through a Bank to Bank wire transfer i have his full name, address, bank account number and routing number...It has been two weeks since i heard from him and to be honest im getting a little suspicious...i also have emails of our conversations...Is there anything i could do with this information? I know i can contact the police where he lives but what all will that do? International lawyers will cost wayy to much...its a stupid mistake i know but i am trying to figure out how i can get this money back...

PLEASE HELP!

 

[Duranie]

It is terrible idea to wire money anywhere, especially internationally. 99% of these requests are scams. I would start by calling the police where he lives. This is hoping he gave a real name of course, chances are that is fake too. You may be totally out of this money. See what happens and if he disappears, you learned a tough lesson. Wherever you saw this guys ad too, that website needs to be warned so they can take down his ads.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

Duranie is on the money, pardon the pun. Wire transfers are a terrible idea. Where did you transfer the money? To a bank? To Western Union?

How do you know that you know where this person lives? Did you have a conversation? Do you know anything about the business? Is it reputable? Are they rated in the Better Business Bureau? Is there any explanation why you wouldn't hear from someone after they wired you $3,000? I'd be more than a little suspicious and wait until I hear more answers from you about the circumstances surrounding this transaction.