I have been scammed – by this person
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57839111
Having agreed a mutually acceptable price – I offered to make payment by credit card – was informed person did not have facility to accept a CC. Asked person to ship camera to me and on receipt I would make payment – person countered by suggesting I pay half first and on receipt I would pay the balance.
Person was said to be a dentist working in Ilfracombe and suggested I could collect - all sounded to be above board – Once I had agreed and paid the initial half – person disappeared as did my money.
Asked DPreview investigate and was informed they don't actually have access to users' email addresses. All they can tell me is that (s)he has visited DPR from IP addresses in Poland, London and the outskirts of Manchester (near Rochdale).
Scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to get your money - There's no one group of people who are more likely to become a victim of a scam. It's not only the naïve and gullible who fall victim; all of us may be vulnerable to a scam at some time.
As the Internet becomes more complex and we continue to converse with more individuals online, it is difficult to know if people are who they say they are.
Don’t be as trusting and foolish as I have been
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57839111
Having agreed a mutually acceptable price – I offered to make payment by credit card – was informed person did not have facility to accept a CC. Asked person to ship camera to me and on receipt I would make payment – person countered by suggesting I pay half first and on receipt I would pay the balance.
Person was said to be a dentist working in Ilfracombe and suggested I could collect - all sounded to be above board – Once I had agreed and paid the initial half – person disappeared as did my money.
Asked DPreview investigate and was informed they don't actually have access to users' email addresses. All they can tell me is that (s)he has visited DPR from IP addresses in Poland, London and the outskirts of Manchester (near Rochdale).
Scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to get your money - There's no one group of people who are more likely to become a victim of a scam. It's not only the naïve and gullible who fall victim; all of us may be vulnerable to a scam at some time.
As the Internet becomes more complex and we continue to converse with more individuals online, it is difficult to know if people are who they say they are.
Don’t be as trusting and foolish as I have been
