Beware of Swindler!

[EOS500N]

no intention 2 create any trouble here. juz wanna keep all informed of tis incident & beware of tis person...

some fella by the nick of video_guy posted some sale of 52mm filters in buy/sell. dat was around 29 aug thereabouts. seeing the thread, i proceeded 2 pm him stating my interest n leaving my contact no. no reply initially til about 2 days later on 31 aug. he sms-ed me asking me if i was still interested.

arranged 2 meet but he claimed dat he stays in pulau ubin n is lazy 2 travel. so we arranged 2 transact via mail. n i transferred $30 (yes juz dat small amount) to his so-called posb acct no 198-13738-3. all correspondence was done via sms 2 his so called hp no 91482769.

upon confirmation of receiving the transfer, he claimed dat he'll do the mailing the next day. so i patiently awaited the arrival of my stuff. kinda forgot about it til about a week later. i then proceeded 2 sms him, giving him the benefit of the doubt. apparently no reply. was kinda busy n forgot 2 call him. n then i happen 2 remember again juz 2 days ago. tried 2 call the hp directly. n bingo! line is not valid.

moral of the story? i've got nobody 2 blame except myself of cos. have done a few bank transfer & mail kinda deals here. but so far they're all clubsnap regulars & reputable ppl. like jasphotography juz 2 name 1. excellent personal delivery service juz for a $20 77mm uv filter.

if i'm not wrong, dat video_guy even posted looking 2 buy some stuff here. not sure anyone else got cheated by him. anyway juz b on the lookout. fortunately $30 is juz a small sum n a lesson learnt on my part. will b checking up on the posb acct & hp no 2 c if the fella can b nabbed. not so much for the $30...

[offspring]

Tamade...... Is it possible to report police on such cases? Banks will not release details of account holders unless requested by police.

video_guy please clarify on this issue

[Parchiao]

IF what you say is true, and since the transfer of SGD30 can be proven, go ahead and make a police report. You may think that it is not worth the while, but you could be potentially saving someone else from getting cheated for something that can be worth more than SGD30, maybe that hapless old man/lady who lives near you.

[sfhuang]

Is the risk of going to jail worth 30 bucks? Just don't get some people.

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by offspring Tamade...... Is it possible to report police on such cases? Banks will not release details of account holders unless requested by police. video_guy please clarify on this issue

i have no expreience with such cases. 1st time it ever happened 2 me. will try 2 check with posb whether the acct is still valid.

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by Parchiao IF what you say is true, and since the transfer of SGD30 can be proven, go ahead and make a police report. You may think that it is not worth the while, but you could be potentially saving someone else from getting cheated for something that can be worth more than SGD30, maybe that hapless old man/lady who lives near you.

definitely can prove it cos the internet bank transfer info all in my account. any idea how the police will handle such cases? or will they even entertain such cases. furthermore it's been 11 days since i transferred the $.

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by sfhuang Is the risk of going to jail worth 30 bucks? Just don't get some people.

well, stranger things have happen. who noes how desperate dat fella is?

[EOS500N]

i juz did a search of threads posted by tis video_guy fella. surprisingly only managed 2 come up with 2. n none of them is the 1 where he wanted 2 sell the filters.

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...ight=video_guy

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...ight=video_guy

[majere2sg]

He even have a thread to ask how to delete all his posts and start fresh..

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by majere2sg He even have a thread to ask how to delete all his posts and start fresh..

bladdy hell! is dat so???

[EOS500N]

btw i juz found the damning thread where he posted 2 sell his filters...

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=43588

mods, pls move tis thread wherever it should belong. cos i really dunno where 2 post it. thanx!

[First_Saint]

That fella once replied to the sale of my Metz flash but I supected that he was not sincere and did not meet him to sell my flash...

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by First_Saint That fella once replied to the sale of my Metz flash but I supected that he was not sincere and did not meet him to sell my flash...

it appears dat he's juz in here 2 muck around. from all his postings, i c a trend. he posts 2 buy/sell but never seems 2 conclude any deals. bottomline, he juz doesn't wanna appear in person. motive prob 2 make himself appear a regular here b4 starting his tricks. i'm silly enuff 2 b his victim i guess. 2 bad...

[Mystix]

juz curious can this really be treated as a police case?
so that means as long as person did not keep his promise we can
report to the police and treat it as a swindling case no matter how small the amt?

[sfhuang]

Maybe can get his IP address from the mods along with his mobile number to NPP and lodge a report.

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by Mystix juz curious can this really be treated as a police case? so that means as long as person did not keep his promise we can report to the police and treat it as a swindling case no matter how small the amt?

i mean, $ is involved here. the fella disappears, cuts his hp line, has a dubious bank acct. its not abt a promise at all...

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by sfhuang Maybe can get his IP address from the mods along with his mobile number to NPP and lodge a report.

not well-versed in such things. will the IP addy help in anyway? planning 2 check with the bank & Singtel tml 2 c how it goes b4 deciding whether 2 make a police report.

[tweakmax2]

i believe that it a bad experience ... cos i ever bought stuff like tis before and the sad things is that the mail went to wrong add .......and i never received it... it might be the postage errors rather than cheating... cos 30 bucks i dun tin it worth to take the trouble to cheat or even to terminate the hp line....

Being an officer myself ... i can onli tell u that by making a police rpt will lead to only a record purposes where we will explain the crime preventation measures to u. u willingly transferred the cash to him and he mail the stuff to u he may turn to bite u saying u received the goods and pretended all these stuffs.

there is also instances where ppl who are SIAO may create trouble by hamtam a false a/c resulting everyone into unneccessary trouble.

juz my 2c

[tweakmax2]

Originally Posted by EOS500N not well-versed in such things. will the IP addy help in anyway? planning 2 check with the bank & Singtel tml 2 c how it goes b4 deciding whether 2 make a police report.

for Ip add... i tot it will always change when each time one log on... how to track ?

[EOS500N]

Originally Posted by tweakmax2 i believe that it a bad experience ... cos i ever bought stuff like tis before and the sad things is that the mail went to wrong add .......and i never received it... it might be the postage errors rather than cheating... cos 30 bucks i dun tin it worth to take the trouble to cheat or even to terminate the hp line.... Being an officer myself ... i can onli tell u that by making a police rpt will lead to only a record purposes where we will explain the crime preventation measures to u. u willingly transferred the cash to him and he mail the stuff to u he may turn to bite u saying u received the goods and pretended all these stuffs. there is also instances where ppl who are SIAO may create trouble by hamtam a false a/c resulting everyone into unneccessary trouble. juz my 2c

i guessed as much the police might not entertain such cases. which is why i said i only have myself 2 blame. but i'll try 2 trace the fella out n if i find him, well... anyway thanx for the info.