Scammer ‘Sells’ This Disabled Woman A PS5 For $450 And Never Sends It, So She Decides To Mess Up His Life
It’s been difficult to get your hands on the new PlayStation 5 since its release. So if someone really wants the console, they have to be open to all kinds of opportunities.
Which is why artist Brittany Everette pursued one that presented itself on Twitter. Or at least she thought it did.
“This guy … reached out to me saying he was selling his PS5 digital edition that his fiancé gifted him because it was the wrong version. He was selling it at the regular price too,” Everette tweeted.
The woman was skeptical at first but he seemed genuine, so she agreed to a 50% down payment and the rest 50% on arrival. And that’s when she realized she was being scammed.
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
The woman never had any personal interactions with scammers prior to this experience. So for someone without any “formal” training, you gotta give it to Brittany, she’s certainly quick on her feet!
“Surprisingly, the authorities haven’t responded after I reported the scam,” Brittany told Bored Panda. “The only thing I’ve received are confirmations that my reports/complaints were filed.”
She said the reaction her thread has received was overwhelmingly supportive. “I had no idea my story would reach this many people. The amount of love and positivity has been truly incredible.”
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Image credits: _BeeEv
Even though she got her money back, Brittany still doesn’t have a PS5. “I’ve tried every restock at Target, Walmart, Amazon, GameStop, Sony, and Best Buy with no luck,” she explained. “Bots buy entire stocks out within seconds then resell them for over $1,000. I really want one, but it’s starting to seem impossible (this is me asking if Sony wants to send me a PS5 digital edition).”
And she isn’t alone in this situation. Sony has created one of the hottest gadgets of recent years in the PlayStation 5, but its launch has been spoiled by scalpers who are buying up scarce supplies and threatening the long-term health of the company’s most important product.
Scalpers, who buy the PS5 at retail and then resell at a higher price, have long been a challenge in the gaming business. But the problem at this particular time is even bigger since the coronavirus has squeezed production and pushed more console sales online — where scalpers use sophisticated bots to buy up the PlayStation 5 (and the new Microsoft Xbox).
These bots constantly monitor online stores for changes in inventory and supplies, then automatically place orders and check out in seconds when the goods become available. The technique is based on familiar web-crawling or scraping technology, but specifically tailored for e-commerce and can sometimes jump to the front of order queues.
A console’s debut is planned to set off a virtuous cycle of consumers rushing to buy the devices, while developers release games that capitalize on new graphics and processor capabilities, increasing the demand on both sides.
“The PlayStation 5 could miss a critical chance to get into a good hardware-software upward spiral,” said Kazunori Ito of Morningstar Research. “The peak of the platform will likely be low and the platform’s total revenue earned won’t be as strong as we hoped for.”
As for Brittany, she isn’t ashamed she got herself into this mess and thinks other people shouldn’t be too. “At the same time, don’t let the scammers/scalpers get away with it! Hold them accountable for the terrible way they’re treating people,” she added.
People think Brittany handled the situation like a pro
Image credits: denosmama
Image credits: MsMartaD
Image credits: NmesoKay
Image credits: Scott_EJ
Image credits: SmurdaOfficial
"sell your bootyhole, idc"
That was my favorite part XD
Mine too XD
Mine three
Or holes, since his fiance tore him a new one 😂
LMAOOOO!!!
I was dead when I read that!!!!
lol
🤣🤣🤣 I’m going to be randomly laughing about that for weeks
Children, please don’t imitate that one without checking your countries’ laws before. Pretending to be a lawyer can get you in serious legal trouble in several countries.
But I doubt if any scammer will file a complaint or report you to the police. Criminals generally aren't too keen on contacting the police.
“Officer, arrest this man! He assaulted me after I tried to rape him...s**t”
Exactly, unfortunately, it could work for the rapist.
Aragorn II Elessar -
Yes, scammers do not want to be noticed by law enforcement, in the case that police would actually do their job.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
not a criminal, just a s**t head.
He's LITERALLY a criminal
In the US, even lawyers pretend to be lawyers. Have you seen the TV ads?
M O’Connell that made me chuckle! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a commercial for a lawyer in the uk? US commercials are wild!
As a legal professional....I fully endorse this comment. 😆
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
M O'Connell -
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
abphoto easy
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
osgood-george good
Actually that is not accurate, as long as you are not practicing law with out a license, and not impersonating an actual lawyer and not doing it to facilitate a crime, there are no laws broken.
I don't know why AzKhaleesi's comment was down-voted???? Why catching a crook is considered being against the law, especially when police is completely ineffective? You should like it, shouldn't you?
What? What are you saying? Catching a crook is not legal? Since when? Even citizens are allowed to make a citizens arrest in order to catch a criminal. What does any of that mean or have to do with the previous comment at all? And does the second part of ur comment have anything to do with the 1sy sentence of ur comment? Like are you asking about why the comment was down voted and then continuing on that topic or did u just switch topics cuz I hve no clue wat catching crooks has 2 do with the last comment or wat police ineffectiveness has to do with it either. I'm extremely confused here.
You need to go back and read this carefully before you comment, Jessica.
Exactly, Az. Exactly.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
And you know that for sure for every single country in this world? Plus: it may be that there were no laws broken, but it is completely possible that something like this ends up in court. What will be expensive and tim-consuming. So: legal trouble, even if you are innocent in the end.
There are "laws" which keep crooks and all kinds of criminals, and lawyers who defend them in lucrative business. I'm pretty sure that is happening in every country in the world. Human beings are incapable to rule themselves in any remotely just manner, and there's a reason for that.
The FBI and PIs pretend to be other professions all the time. What is the scammer gonna do? Report her? To do so he also has to admit that he committed a crime.
That is a part of the job, Tobin, it's called undercover investigation, undercover agent.
In America, it won't get you in trouble in a case like this. Maybe an admonishment. But she didn't file any official documents as an attorney or any official reports, complaints, or take other legal actions usually limited to legal professionals, and she also didn't try to represent herself as an attorney for the sake of financial or other malfeasance (e.g. to con someone) so....no one would give her a second thought for how she went about it.
Actually thats not true. ANYONE can act as their own lawyer. What you cant do is sell yourself as a lawyer for money. These false inaccurate beliefs is exactly how these dirtbags are successful. They prey on people not knowing what they can do. In my life experience most laws are written in favor of criminals...written to Actually make it easy for criminals to profit and virtually impossible for honest people to live.
So have friends who are lawyers and who are willing to be with the fake law firm. I know that doing this is not illegal, at least in my state.
It is illegal here in the U.S. as far as I know to represent yourself as an attorney when you aren't. Legal Eagle covers this while reviewing the movie "Legally Blonde" talking about the scene where Elle represents herself as an attorney to get a friend's dog back from her ex.
Not in the way this woman did. You cannot represent yourself as an attorney and 1) receive money for work you did as an "attorney", 2) file legal documents /official legal responses, motions, or other pleadings, etc. in any judiciary system, etc. representing yourself as an attorney. You cannot practice as an attorney...esp.in exchange for money, or any goods or valuable services.
You're misled. Only if you try doing legal stuff. All she did was send an email. Not at all illegal. Read up on your facts
She was on her way to be a lawyer. Good for her, and her friend, and especially for the dogie.
What’s he going to tell the police? (Scammer)“Yea so she pretended to be a lawyer to scare me” (cop) “Sir, why was she trying to scare you?” (Scammer) oh because I scammed her out of $450 prior to the email, I pretended to sell a PS5 and she sent me $450 but I never sent her anything” (cop) umm sir do you realize you just confessed to a crime? You have the right to remain silent *handcuffs click around his wrists) That’s how that would have gone down had he reported her so I’m pretty positive no scammer is going to the authorities because the victim is trying to get her money back.
Except, he would have claimed he did nothing to her. Then, she'd show all the evidence and he'd be in deeper than if he confessed immediately. Cops don't like being lied to
This is another unjust, one - fits - all laws. Pretending to be a lawyer to do what??? That should be taken into consideration by lawmakers, especially if law enforcement do not respond to filled complaints - calls for justice. This is the reason why crooks, scammers, liars are kept in business. It doesn't take a genius to correct this problem, if only people we (voters) put in power did their job. Think before you vote.
Christina, don't listen to anyone here saying she'd be in trouble for this. Az is correct.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Oh okay, adult. Thanks for the advice. 😂
Fake or not, I hope it’s scares dirty low-life scammers!
I don't know how she was able to know that the new twitter handles were for the same individual. Also, how did she find the e-mails of his fiance? This kind of information doesn't seem like something you could get from a simple internet search.
Work out his name because all of his twitter handles are variations on a theme.Also, presumably she had some details for where she sent the money. Once you know his full name then paying for a background check on a zillion online sites will also give you emails and phone numbers of people who live at the same address or are related.
This comment has been deleted.
“Work out his name because all of his twitter handles are variations on a theme.Also, presumably she had some details for where she sent the money.” Are you staying this, about his ever-changing Twitter handles being similar/variations, as fact? He’s a scammer who got money out of her, twice, but he’s not smart enough to create a Twitter handle that she, a perfect stranger, couldn’t find to stalk? I mean, I’m not on Twitter but I can’t imagine it would be that difficult to create an unidentifiable handle and/or block someone you don’t want following you- especially one that’s difficult for those who don’t personally know you to find. Wouldn’t this mean that any criminal could find any Twitter user? Sounds illogical to me. As far as I’m aware, personal information is minimal for online monetary transactions.
If you have a link to any tweet of any person, you can see all the handles changes you want. It's really thay simple and the fact that multiple people on this thread don't know it validates the "stupidity" of the person.
It takes two seconds to create a new Twitter. A block is just a minor inconvenience
Actually, it's very easy to find info on almost anyone in the US as it's available via public records. Also, she had a name and location from the Staples mailing receipt he sent her. Lots to go on there, especially if he had an unusual name or lived in a small community.
You can, that's why it's scary. Most sites list people who may be associated with you, family, friends, if you're roommates (due to address). That's ALL connected to your information. AND if you're willing to shell out the money for it. So yeah, she was determined.
I confess I'm a bit skeptical of this story. It's amusing, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it being true.
It’s super suspicious that the girlfriend texted her out of the blue and is like “I’m taking my child and leaving him since he ripped you off!”
I think the fiancé received an email, according to story
Also, we’re treading on thin ice daring to question this story. Op checked some relevant boxes by interweaving them into her story so she’s likely off-limits to skeptics.
Nice try, 67Firebird aka Henry Beacon. Now get off the internet before we send a screenshot of your comments to your girl.
This comment has been deleted.
So many holes and several points of seeming manipulation and deceit. What does her being disabled have to do with this story? Is it cited in an attempt to justify her foolishly sending the second/final payment? Her empathy for his “sick” kid won out, which is why she fell for it, but only because she’s disabled and feels empathy so much more profoundly than the rest of us?Scammer is “so stupid” yet he managed to scam her, twice! So much to cite, so little space to say it. So, his gf texted her and was fully supportive of this total stranger- the event effecting their relationship and gf was concerned about a random stranger who wants a ps? Mentioning Ativan- wth? She’s clearly an over-sharer and attention seeker, imo. This story paid off for her- we’re talking about her and it’s manna from Heaven for many these days. Attention is their addiction.
The disabled part is pretty obvious - guy says he needs money because kid is sick, the lady knows how hard it is to be chronically ill so is sympathetic to the issue. I don’t believe this whole thing, but that part at least made sense.
Probably she got the information from a background check website.
If you follow a person, or have a link to one of their tweets, their twitter handle just changes, but the follow/link stays the same. I follow a girl who changes her handle every 24 hours (the actual @, not the just the name), but the follow stays, so you can just see the change.
You’d be surprised
Facebook. LGTFY.
Keep dreaming, dear Tantalum.
I got ripped off and called the USPS police. Holy cow that's where retired nazis go to work. never be afraid to get them on your side if scammed and snail mail is involved.
A long-time friend of mine (and most decidedly not a Nazi, as his father and his family fled Germany to get away from those vermin) spent his career as a USPS lawyer. His work motto was that of Bruce Banner aka The Incredible Hulk--"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
Robert McLaughlin follower
she should have asked for legal fees as well
Just dont pay someone in advance, find one in your own city and then Dont buy them from people trying to make money off the lack of PS5s I just report everyone of them on Facebook marketplace as a scam. Ive noticed no one reselling the new Xbox
Especially paying them the second amount before getting your stuff - Stupid.
when you scam the scammer who tried to scam you
As messed up as this is. People have to understand, never to send money to strangers EVER! It's that simple. You do cash transaction in person and always take someone with you to a public meet up spot. You will save yourself a lot of trouble and getting ripped off. If you just send strangers money than you must know you might get robbed.
Oh boy... and she got scammed a second time senting the rest of the money!
You do realise that people have been physically harmed at such in-person meets? Even when they took a companion? At least online they can only steal your money, they can't also try to kill you or beat you up.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Stephanie Keith no
Why wait for Bitter Cold Karma when you can serve up Sweet n' Hot revenge
Ok, I give her credit for following through, but all that effort could have been avoided if she had not sent good money to a stranger.
I see what you're saying but also have you sold anything online before? I wouldn't ship anything until I was sent the money first. But I do usually go through Ebay or Marketplace so it's more legit.
I have sold and bought online many, many times for years, however, I generally do not do transactions with individuals that I cannot verify.
Exactly! Although, I strongly doubt the story- too many holes and too much space used emotionally manipulated the reader. She’s clearly an over-sharer (Ativan/disabled irrelevant to the “story” and tmi, imo) and people like that are usually also attention-seekers who spend their time thinking of ways to garner attention. For some, attention is like a drug and they’re addicted. Wasting time on Bored panda and Pinterest are bad enough (for me alone). Not judging anyone who spends their time online, at all, I’m just hard on myself- the little voice (that varies between dad & mom) in my head saying, “lazy woman- do something productive!” If the voices ever do go away I’ll probably waste entire days online but I still won’t waste my time seeking attention.
You're being a little weird. You've commented multiple times on the same story yelling about how you don't believe it. Like ok??? Move on.
Not judging anyone? Every comment you've left here is judgemental in the extreme. You should really just quit it. FYI, nobody cares whether you believe her story or not.
People think they will never fall for a scam, but I almost did fall for an apartment fraud. So ... Don't gudge. I am happy she got her money back, because the police dosent help much
Idk, I’m not convinced the bank AND Apple Pay would be unable to do anything. Also I get that ps5s are currently not in stock, but I sure as hell wouldn’t buy one off a stranger for basically a new price. I mean, f**k scammers, and if this story is true she was just trying to help a guy out. But you gotta be super wary of this stuff.
After you send the money, yeah it's a done deal.
I’m glad his child didn’t have to be raised by him anymore
I think it is a bit presumptous. I agree he needs to be punished but he may be a d**k and a loving das (speaking as someone who cut all ties with her dad). Most relationships are not this onedimensional.
Hey, quick question, up near the top they were saying how the text bubbles were green. Does that mean something important? Sorry, I know this is probably a really dumb question.
I know this was ages ago but I can answer your question. Blue Text Bubbles mean when the person is using iPhone to iPhone. Green Bubbles mean an iPhone user is texting to an android user so if the author used Apple Pay it should have been blue text bubbles.
Mmm, I wasn't sure either but assumed it is the same as blue ticks in WhatsApp that show the message has been read?
Great line from a movie... "There's no more deeply moving religious experience, than cheating on a cheater!"
What we really need is some kind of organisation that would look into scams and other frauds like this with a view to getting things either back to how they should be (ie money back) and/or getting them into court. If such an organisation existed they could be given legal powers to actually take people away from their homes to ask them questions. To make it fair they could have, say, a lawyer or something? Anyway, it's a shame nothing like that exists..
There are. In Germany are love-scammer-hunters for example.
Sounds like you are almost describing a PI Private Investigator
Everyone thinking it's fake making judgments that there's holes in the story, this doesn't sound right, how'd she do this and that – not realizing you're only getting the gist of the story, not every detail. That's why it's not perfectly clear to you how she did it.
I genuinely don't know what her being disabled has to do with this.
So that we’ll disregard her bad decision to foolishly send the 2nd/final payment? To me it reads as: being disabled makes/made her profoundly more sensitive (than the rest of us) to his sick daughter therefore, it excuses her bad decision, and any judgements about the bad decision are unacceptable. Emotional manipulation, which is one of the reasons I doubt the story. Sharing that she took Ativan is equally irrelevant to the story but sharing both these things may be intended to “check the boxes” relating to any special/protected classes, which (for some) makes her above reproach. As though anyone who reveals their skepticism is attacking their disability/race/gender, etc. Those with dissenting opinions are often treated with contempt and, to sharer & those who agree with/support sharer, is a justifiable. For some, it’s okay to be hateful but it’s not okay to respectfully disagree.
I'm so happy for you. It can seem too hard to get justice but once you're on a roll, it's not about the money anymore. You are called to a higher purpose. The energy and resources you discover and access become limitless. What you have shown is a true superpower better than any stupid Marvel character. You are an authentic superhero!
Wow
i loved this! i don't know if anyone else in the 90s got a phone call regarding a bill that was looong overdue to the tune of a couple of hundred dollars but i did. the guy was so official sounding regarding the legal issues i would face if not paying. so, that was when i told him that i was an officer of the court via the district attorney's office (which was true) so i would like to speak to a supervisor regarding the statute of limitations of such a claim. he said he would have someone call me and then...never heard another thing.
RIGHT ON LADY. So if everyone could pull this off it would be great. I was scammed on my debit card and the bitch thought I still lived at the area code on my phone which was attached to the information. What the bitch didn't know was I had moved and she lived in the same city as me now. So when she called Better Buy and bought a 600 dollar camera on my card, she did the STUPID THING Best Buy does which is let ANYONE pick it up. BUT since the Best Buy she chose was ten minutes from me I went down there and showed them the fraudulent use of my card, and my email from my bank they gave me a copy of her State I.D. with name and address. I went to P.D. and showed them all the evidence including her name and address, my emails and bank info and in this state over 500 is a felony. SO I got to follow them the next morning when they went to her apt and after she answered and tried to lie and say it wasn't her they showed her a copy of her license and picture and then she (continued below
tried to bolt and they grabbed her. They did not show me to her as boyfriend was linebacker large and not the same color as me. They said here is the camera can she be released and the cops said NO. Since the amount was now a felony she would be arraigned and bail set. So she got bailed out according to cops and they asked if I would testify and I said yes but she took a plea, did 20 out of 30 days. Got my money back and Best Buy got their camera back as the money had been taken out of their account by my bank.
Long story short don’t be a moron and send a stranger money
👏👏👏👏👏👏
I am so sorry but I couldnt stop laughing for 5 minutes at that bratz doll picture 😂
Yes. It's perfect.
Really sad to see to what extent one is left to fight alone by the "authorities" who SHOULD do all of this work! And who DO all of it if YOU have an unpaid parking offence etc.
The phrase "you Go, Girl!" could have been created just for you.
The best part of this story is that you showed yourself to be an honest and kind-hearted person, while he acted like a crooked, cold-blooded, manipulator (also stupid). When the money is long gone, those two things remain. You also may have warned off another woman he would have hurt. Congrats.
“Surprisingly, the authorities haven’t responded after I reported the scam"? More like, unsurprisingly.
I think she was being sarcastic there.
They always always say Buyer be wear greed to have the latest whatever is why scammers succeed
Um its beware not be wear lol
Stop blaming victims, you tool. Scammers exploit any emotion, including compassion, love (for children, for example) and despair. The result is nobody trusting nobody else, which is not a way to have a society. It's always the criminal's fault.
[beware]
This article describes how "regular shoppers" will get so disgusted with not being able to buy hot items. I can see this as the potential demise of online shopping for those types of items. Anyone who figures out how to identify and stop scalper/scraper purchases will make bank.
The online retailers know. Who else would buy up their entire stock of an in-demand item the second it's available? It isn't that they can't identify the scalpers, it's that they don't care. It's all money in their pockets.
Never rip off a woman.... hell hath no fury!
Same thing happened to me but I trace their IP and was able to find his location and kicked their door (figuratively or or not is up for you to decide). Called the local PD and told them what was up and they helped me get my money back. Dude had TONS of consoles just sitting in his living room which were confiscated by the PD as they had been purchased using stolen money from various people.
Scamming doesn’t pay 👏👏👏 I applaud this very intelligent person!
should have added on the legal fees to the amount owed :)
Hell yeah! The best part of this is the -far more- money and heartache she saved the fiancé and her child.
I dud something similar. It's not hard to find people, when they're idiots.
Yeah, I run a law firm in the CoV, and frankly...I'm impressed. Homegirl did some homework--though she night want to try using paypal next time...?
Shoulda charged him an extra 100. Like the guy in Taken said, “For being an *sshole.”
This is why I never buy things from people online. Too many dishonest people looking to scam others. If I want to buy something, I'llgo to the store itself and buy it.
Way back in early 2000s, I had a pricey Graco stroller that eventually was recalled 2 years later for a fast fix-it part. Prior to the recall, as a first time mom who invested in a "good" stroller to last, the stroller was bending and tilting. This happened just outside the 90 day Babies R Us return time and there was no extended warranty to buy. I contacted Babies R Us, Toy R Us, and Graco, and everyone said so sad, too bad, buy a new one. I was pissed off. I gathered every single email address I could find. All my local, state, and national consumer television anchors, advocacy rights groups, stay at home groups, BBB, and Fight Back with David Horowitz (which had long been off the air). I called Toys R Us & Graco corporate and weaseled the email addresses for corporate officers, HR, charity outreach, and executives! I tailored a polite, but very disgruntled first time buyer disappointed mass email listing every single person and entity openly on the email and as a written list
of CC at the bottom of the list. A few days later, I was CCd on a reply from the President of Graco to one of the executives at Toys R Us asking them to "please take care of this for Us"! A little while later, I received an email from Toys R Us asking for information to send me a replacement, even more expensive, stroller. Those were the only replies I received to sending out an email with over 100 addresses!! This was long before Facebook, Twitter, and Instashaming!
It's a lot easier than scammers think to track them down online. I commented about scammers in India in another post and got downvoted for it. There's people that track down scammers for a living and post videos about it on YouTube. Some of them are pretty entertaining because they hack into the scammers' video cameras and actually watch them.
Demonstrating not only that normal people are capable of heroic genius, but that our overpriced government is worth nothing to us, the users. Time for another one.
Should have charged $200 legal fees.
Sell his bootyhole? After you'd just reamed him like that, it'd be cents on the dollar.
I generally have the prestigious law firm of Howard, Fine & Howard take care of my business. ;-)
This is like being on Ebaumsworld, fake stories. stupid people buying things from people online and not meeting in person.
Read it all, but struggles to concentrate on anything past "pandemy"
I am pretty certain the police would not follow it up like this. Well done.
Well, I too will call BS. You used phrases like "pandemy, bc, and sheesh." Clearly a 12 year old girl writing fan fiction. And no, you cannot find everyone's information so easily online, this is not NCIS.
You're not too bright, seemingly. You'd be surprised what you can find about people on directory and genealogy websites. As for OP's saying "bc" and "sheesh" making her a 12-year-old girl... hardly. I'm 35, and both are part of my standard vocabulary & have been for years. So *I* call BS on *your* stupidity, because not only are you lousy at estimating somebody's age, you clearly have no idea how much info you give up - or your parents give up about you! - every day of your life. Good luck if you ever develop a stalker, you'll never get away from them if you're truly so naive about what folk can find on the web about you.
You forgot to add in the lawyers fee!
Kudos to you! Good job dealing with all this while you're sick!!! You are my hero. So happy to hear that your investagative skills worked in your favor!!! That low life scammer belongs behind bars. The world is full of them!!!! GOOD JOB!!
I'M SO IMPRESSED BY HER SAAVY TO KNOW HOW TO REVERSE SEARCHES!! I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN!! BRITTANY, KUDOS TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT LOOK INTO, WORKING FOR THE FBI!!! YOU'VE GOT MOXY AND SMARTS!!!
Well played my dear, well played.
Great sounding story. I will wait for the movie to come out. I have dealt with lyers and scammers, and they say the most craziest stuff, to convince you that they are in dire need - My wife left me, my car broke, my dog died, my..........
Hilarious, Informative, 10/10. Would hire PA&P for sure. Round of applause to you sister.
👏
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Rainbow Panda easy
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
degunk87 good
This is a bit educational--this is all the information that can be revealed about you from simply telling your name.
Great job B
Why do people think that the FDIC would do anything?!? It's like reporting an armed robbery to the garbage man.
And they say we are the weaker sex! HE stole her money but SHE burned his life to the ground plus got her money back. Sony really should send her a PS5 for the mess she went through trying to buy their product. Great story.
Living for this!
The constant images led me to think she was sent from God
Wowww, real charmer for doing that, take that scammer!
Awesome
Absolutely brilliant! Five stars.
I was looking to do some extra work when I received a letter from the postman I had to sign for. upon opening it there was a check for 2,900 dollars ,there was a detailed letter with it explaining what the job was about and what I was to use the money for. So I thought it was okay thinking because of me having to sign for it, it had to be okay. I took the check to the bank asked them if it was okay they said it was. so I took the money did what I was told to. Then the very next afternoon the manager calls me from the bank and tells me it was all a scam. So right now I am paying the bank back because of it. It is called secret shoppers it's all a fraud.
Wow. What an idiot. Kudos to you for getting back at him!
This reminded me of a movie "$2!!! I want my $2!!!" - Johnny the paper boy in Better off Dead not sure if he ever got his money but he made quite the attempts at it. Could have learned a new move with this post.
Not paid back till he catches a beating. Robbing a sick woman is the worst.
It's not surprising to me that the authorities had not responded. There are even laws which keep all sorts of crooks in business, and no layer will touch them. When you sign a contract, you lose, even though you proved that all the information in that contract is willful lie. So what is a consumer to do? Hire a lawyer to check anything before signing any written agreement? Thank you The Department of Injustice.
We are never safe, the scammers are everywhere, and modern technology, gives us more issues, I believe in Karma, it works at least, some of the time, there are too many, people who were, born without a soul, caution is best !!!
Damn
Love this woman
You are my hero! I just get pissed an tell the person that whatever, had better be delivered within the week, ( after waiting over a month or two in non pandemic times) and if it isn’t, I will a take them to court, make sure no one ever buys this from them again, file fraud charges with internet fraud companies and the FBI, etc. etc. . Usually that get the point across. I am also like a dog with a juicy bone and can find out what ever I need to also, and make sure they know this. And then I add, and I am u able to work, and all I have is time, to make their lives miserable, so pay up, or send the product. Thank you very much.
wish i could do that to some sites. two china sites, where they promise you a live like puppy! I sent the money and got a "if you're blind its acts like a real one." most expensive fake! Glad you got your money!
Great detective work Brittany! Congrats!
I wish I had this dedication! My daughter was scammed through PayPal for $80 and I tried to go after the scammer but it was hard work, trying to figure out who he was. After a bit of searching I gave up...
It takes a bit of know-how, yeah, but it's not that hard once you have it. The original permalink to any tweet stays valid even when the user changes the name of that account (he'd have done better just to make a whole new one, less traceable). If you have someone's phone number, or their social media identities, and they use the latter the way most folk do, you can usually find their state or city, and through the linked accounts find their relatives on sites like Ancestry. From there, you can find newspaper reports, obituaries, marriage announcements, and if you're in the UK the electoral roll will tell you the address most recently used by them or their family to register to vote ... It's shockingly easy, for someone used to the internet and with any experience at all in genealogy, to trace people.
With this talent this woman should set herself up as a digital recovery agent ala Travis McGee
A business oppurtunity. Since this woman has shown such talent perhaps she should set herself up as a digital recovery agent ala Travis McGee.
Love that Brittany's kick ass!
That was amazing!
I love scammers❤️❤️❤️ even more I love when people get revenge on them!
omg. i never send money to anyone... i'd not have the patience to do all that s**t
Nice
cool story