In Reply to: Audiogon sale... fraud? posted by ggking7 on March 21, 2012 at 08:34:49:
When you have no recourse on a money reversal, insist on a bank transfer as the form of payment.
You are 100% protected. Once the money is in your account, it is yours. the other person cannot claw it back.
Once you have the actual correct amount, who cares how the person asks to have it shipped.
Now if suddenly they want to send you a bank check for $10,000. and ask you to send them $7,000 back, then you know it is fraud.
I have sent stuff to Germany, to a prson who just really wanted that item. They were the one to suggest a bank transfer.
Anyway, if the person is legit they will be willing to send the money in a way you feel safe. If not, then just do not go through with the transaction.
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Follow Ups
- Use only a bank transfer as payment. you are safe, and he is at risk - Elizabeth 09:14:03 03/21/12 (18)
- RE: Use only a bank transfer as payment. you are safe, and he is at risk - pictureguy 21:04:49 03/24/12 (0)
- Give him my bank account number? - ggking7 09:17:51 03/21/12 (16)
- Every time you hand someone your check ... - reelsmith. 16:57:19 03/21/12 (1)
- Would you hand a check to someone in Russia... - ggking7 16:59:12 03/21/12 (0)
- keep in mind your acct number is always given to complete strangers - Green Lantern 13:32:26 03/21/12 (2)
- Can my bank try to pull the funds back out of my account? - ggking7 13:43:04 03/21/12 (1)
- only your bank can answer that but - Green Lantern 13:56:24 03/21/12 (0)
- RE: Give him my bank account number? - JayG 10:48:24 03/21/12 (0)
- Yes, you have to give him your account number, and SWIFT number for your bank - Elizabeth 09:27:28 03/21/12 (9)
- I've set up an account with $1 in it for just such transactions. - Raiderman 10:55:56 03/21/12 (8)
- RE: I've set up an account with $1 in it... - cdb 16:09:14 03/21/12 (1)
- Chase are swine, go with ING Direct. (nt) - ggking7 18:44:48 03/21/12 (0)
- He's asking for my bank details - ggking7 12:20:57 03/21/12 (5)
- It takes 15 minutes to set up a dummy account. - Stephæn 13:29:45 03/21/12 (1)
- agree - Green Lantern 15:30:20 03/21/12 (0)
- RE: He's asking for my bank details - jea48 13:26:02 03/21/12 (0)
- Agreed with Elizabeth, and 2 notes - grantv 13:08:13 03/21/12 (1)
- One more IMPORTANT note.... - grantv 13:13:52 03/21/12 (0)