Quindi, non sono un novellino che vende e compra roba usata in Svizzera, lo faccio da anni principalmente tramite Facebook, Tutti e Ricardo! Sono sempre stato abbastanza sicuro di me nel gestire questa roba e i truffatori… ma questa volta sono stato piuttosto stupido e ingenuo.
Un “ragazzo” (Frank Peier) a Buchs SG stava vendendo una scheda grafica per computer (RTX4090) a 1100 franchi, mentre se nuova costa 1600~2000 franchi. So che in quel “settore” ci sono molti truffatori e normalmente sono bravo a individuarli subito, ma questa volta non mi è sembrato così, quindi gli ho mandato un messaggio e tutto sembrava normale, ho persino controllato le foto su Google ecc.
Concordiamo che mi mandi la GPU per Post, dato che mi ha dato una ricevuta molto credibile da MediaMarkt! Poi gli mando un deposito di 200fr tramite TWINT, come ho fatto diverse volte in entrambi i modi… più tardi mi ha chiesto altri 200fr perché sua moglie aveva paura dell’alto rischio… Mi stavo già pentendo di tutto, ma alla fine ho comunque mandato i 200fr tramite TWINT, ma a sua moglie… In breve, dopo questo mi ha ignorato e bloccato… Dopo lo stress del primo giorno, ora sono ben consapevole che non riavrò indietro i miei soldi, ma ora la mia domanda è:
Vale la pena di portarlo alla polizia? Faranno qualsiasi cosa? Ho i numeri di telefono, i nomi, l’indirizzo, il conto e la ricevuta ecc.
Vale la pena recarsi personalmente all’indirizzo?
Vi espongo qui la ricetta e il nome perché perché no…
Grazie per ogni suggerimento!
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di BruNreL
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Definitely go to the police and let them document everything. Even if nothing comes from it directly it will still help them build a stronger case if the guy ever gets caught later on.
Always try it. He has twint, so he has a number, so he has a bank account. Give them all your infos, and hope for the best.
I think it is always worth reporting to the police. You have an account you sent the money to, at the very least they might red flag those accounts.
I would never trust that method for such an amount.. you have experience but still, a purchase like that I would do only in hand. Sorry for the money to lost
I hope you are above the age of 40.
You should report it to the Police, yes, even if you don’t get your money back there will be reports and that may lead to something one day.
You should also remove the fake invoice, it may not be the real name of your scammer but may be the real name of someone. Same for going there personally. You may end up threatening an innocent, and then you will be the one facing court. The only real thing you got, is a phone number.
Remember: If it’s too good to be true, it usually is. Also go to the police.
Shouldnt be a big problem; go to the police and report the number to them. Most probably a fake name on the address. Also contact your bank and tell them about it.
Please give feedback how it worked out for you
Could you somehow verify: If this guy is really existing in Buchs under the phone number? And if so: Is he really dealing the card or did a 3rd person scammer somehow get the receipt and plays foul?
Anyways, contact police for potential fraud.
Got scammed similarily. I went to the police. Never saw my money back but the lady went to prison. I was told she was merely a “prête nom” for african scammers.
The twint account connected to a number and a bank account. If those are fake too then there’s more criminal acts at hand than just scamming you. Absolutely go ahead and give the police all the information.
Also i would try to call the number from a random phone at work (not a mobile number) or something, see who answers and then tell them that you are whatever (dentist, DHL, Post, Bank, Insurance) and go with “am i talking to mr. [random name]?”, if the scammer is dumb he’ll answer with “no its Mr. XXX” if he just says no then ask who are you talking to then and if he never booked service XY with your company? Eventually tell him that you maybe got the wrong number and say goodbye.
€dit: The “why not” reason for exposing this might be that Mr. Peier is a real person but not the scammer or it is a case of identity theft.
First, the invoice is clearly fake. TVA is 8,1%, not 8%, therefore is a forgery.
Second, go to police and report the scam. You may not have your money back, but they can stop him to do it again.
Aye, Police.
Maybe in the future, you ask if you can pick it up – if silly excuse you know it’s scam.
If he agrees, you can still ask for a sending by Post.
I always pay after I have the item in my hands and is of the expected/agreed state.
If they ask to pay up front for anything I just report them and block them.
I had an incident on Ricardo with a TV, real nice deal for a tv that had less than an year, It was half the price from when it was new but it was too good to be true, they asked for a advance payment and I said no need as I will pick it up personally and would like to see if the device works or not. They tried to sucker me into “reserving” it in case they got a better deal on Tutti or on Market place and I just told them to eat sht and reported them to Ricardo.
Never pay upfront for something you don’t know it exists and it’s not from a trustworthy source, I know I know some websites even legit ones do nasty things but you have much much less chances of getting shafted.
Switzerland is nice but the level of thrust is too high nowadays
You have plenty of information to supply to the police, best of luck 🤞
TWINT really needs to do something about the criminality that they are hosting…
The warning sign that you ignored WAS the always biggest one… the low price. If you KNOW (as you did) that a new high demand item is advertised so far under the standard price then you should immediately doubt the legitimacy of that item. You fell for a scam for the exact same reasons that everyone else does.