[FraudVictim]

Hello,
I am not sure if it is the right forum, But you must help me, Please!
I am lost. I have been scammed and I can't sleep or think about anything else.
Please bear with me. You are the only ones that can help me!!

I sold an expensive headphones amp (1650$ worth) to a person named Bang Yan from Georgia.
I am a seller on Audiogon and I have 10 positive feedbacks without any negatives, And the buyer had no feedback.
He said he already had this device, And that he buys it for his friend (Already somewhat suspicious).

After he received the item he said that one connection was faulty and that it was about to "fell off" (Yes, He didn't say "fall off", Lousy English is a bad sign).
He asked if it may be the shipping, And I said that I didn't ship it this way for sure (And my feedback is the proof).

He opened a paypal case. I promised him to solve the problem and he closed it.
Now, I already asked him for the pictures of the "Damage", And he promised that his friend will send them. Well, I received nothing.
While waiting for the photos, And being ready to refund/solve the problem with the seller when I receive any proof which I clrearly requested-

He opened a chargeback through his CC company, AMEX.
Well, I immediately contacted him, And asked him about the pictures, Also offered him to send it free of charge for a repair even though he didn't send ANY pictures, And even to refund him if he sends the pictures! -But he said he won't speak to me (Not as politely I am afraid).
Of course paypal didn't help me and the CC ruled in his favor (How unexpected!)
I contacted Audiogon support, And they said it is definitely a fraud.
They said he even removed his credit card info from the site after the purchase, And also changed his name.

PayPal say they can't help me and that I should contact the buyer, AMEX don't care, And the buyer doesn't respond for weeks. He didn't even respond to Audiogon!
He even blocked me.
This man has ruined my life. I work very hard for my living and he has taken it all from me.

But you can help me!

I found Bang Yan's phone number. He blocked me, But I need as many people as possible to tell him to return the device back and contact me.
He received his money. Now he keeps the item that he never let me refund for because he didn't send any photos? It is just unheard of!

Please help me to make him contact me! Even Audiogon sees it as a fraud.
You can see my Audiogon account that has only positive feedback, And message me if you want to verify it is me: https://app.audiogon.com/users/audio-world/feedbacks

This is his account: https://app.audiogon.com/users/byan34/feedbacks

You can also ask Audiogon support about this case!

His name: Bang Yan.
Emails: yan.472@osu.edu ,
soguiopt2010@gmail.com
Phone: (614) 962-2661

Everyone who can-You must contact him until he realizes that keeping my device and the money does not worth it. That is the only way. He just blocked me, But if a rain of people will come at him, He may surrender.

You are my ONLY hope!
Thank you everyone for listening!
I didn't sleep all month. Please help me get my health and wealth back.

Thanks again.

[OnlyTheFewWillSurvive]

My brain just melted into a big pile of goo.

[roger_smith]

We're not your personal army

[Nyx]

Maybe you should contact the police instead..?

[MiS]

I know a guy. He has connections with powerful people, and he might be able to solve your case.

It might take a while to contact him though, since he's a Nigerian prince and all.

[Losi]

I fucking love your username.

[mothered]

Respectfully speaking, It's not as If you're asking to dox this person (which I could've certainly done).

You have enough personal Information to assume his Identity and.... well, the rest Is up to you. Let this be a lesson to be learned.

[Agony]

I think you can easily contact the police with this as you have a decent amount of info on the person. The police can very likely track his phone number.

[Cressi]

First of all, I love the jokes in this thread

Secondly, and seriously, you just got scammed. It's part of life, but sucks none-the-less, and I definitely think you should contact the police. There are people on here offering DOX services, meaning they can complete his profile for you, and you'll have plenty of information to go by ^^

Classic beginner social engineer, just too bad it affects a person and not a company. Hate those SErs

[Dismas]

My recommendation is that you call Paypal and Audiogon again. Let them know exactly what happened, as that's your best chance. If they can't help you, you might as well just realize it is a sunk cost. A few phone calls from our members isn't going to get you $1000+ back.