973-756-2027
Complaint 224536 Details

I POSTED AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST, GOT A TEXT FROM THIS NUMBER 9737562027 SAYING HE/SHE WAS INTERESTED IN WHAT I HAD ON CRAIGSLIST, WANTED TO DO THE TRANSACTION VIA PAYPAL, I RECEIVED EMAILS FROM WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE REAL PAYPAL SO I FOLLOWED THE REQUESTS AND INSTRUCTIONS AS REQUIRED BY "PAYPAL" PAID ALL TYPES OF FEES AND ETC. WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CREDITED BACK ALL THE MONEY I SENT PLUS THE PRICE OF WHAT I WAS SELLING. ANYWAYS, YESTERDAY AS I DIDN'T RECEIVE A RESPONSE AS I WAS EXPECTING TO RECEIVE I LOGGED INTO MY ACTUAL PAYPAL ACCOUNT AND CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER, TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND GAVE THEM THE "TRANSACTION ID #" THAT WAS ATTACHED TO ALL OF THE EMAILS I RECEIVED FROM "PAYPAL" AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS FAKE, FRAUD, NOT REAL AT ALL. MY HEART DROPPED AS I WAS IN ROUTE FROM HOUSTON WHICH IS WHERE I LIVE TO SAN ANTONIO FOR A DAY FOR WORK, I JUST GOT BACK INTO TOWN AND STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THIS CELL NUMBER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME EXACT WAY, FROM THE SAME EXACT NUMBER, EVERYTHING. SOMETHING I OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE DONE TO BEGIN WITH BUT I DID NOT KNOW ANY BETTER OBVIOUSLY AND THE EMAILS FROM "PAYPAL" LOOKED LEGITIMATE AND REAL DOWN TO THE T. EVEN THE EMAIL ADDRESS FROM THE FAKE PAYPAL IS THE EXACT SAME AS THE EMAIL ADDRESS FROM THE REAL PAYPAL WHICH IS WHY I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OKAY. TURNED OUT I WAS WRONG, I MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE, LOST A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY, OVER $2,100. I HAVE A NEWBORN SON AND A FIANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND THIS HAS PUT A HUGE HUGE DAMPER ON MY LIFE, MY RELATIONSHIP AND MOST DEFINITELY MY BANK ACCOUNT. I AM ABOUT TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION TO START THE PROCESS OF FILING CHARGES AND DOING WHATEVER I CAN POSSIBLY DO BUT AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT ELSE TO DO AT ALL. I'VE CONTACTED MONEY GRAM WHICH IS HOW I SENT THE MONEY THAT WAS REQUESTED OF ME FROM PAYPAL, I'VE INFORMED THE REAL PAYPAL OF WHAT HAPPENED AND NOW THE LAST AND THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR ME TO DO IS GO TO THE POLICE. IF YOU CAN IN ANY WAY AT ALL ACTUALLY HELP ME AND SOMEHOW GET MY FINANCIAL DAMAGES RETURNED TO ME I WOULD BE MORE THAN GRATEFUL AS WOULD MY FAMILY. I HAVE ALL OF THE RECEIPTS AND EMAILS AND TEXTS FOR PROOF TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO SEE ANYTHING I'VE BEEN THROUGH OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!