TRF Scammer: Sun-dail, I've been scammed

[profzhu]

Thanks for the support and advice folks.

Case has been lodged with IC3 and my local police will be filing the case with Interpol.

[MinMay]

Thanks for the update. His life will be ruin and it will be on record for life. And his name will always be linked as a scammer.

Having FBI knocking on his door is never a good thing...

[gaoxing84]

holy crap,

i was still talking to this SOB on his SD4K but i knew something was wrong when i asked for a full photo of the entire set + his user name tagged, date and set the watch to a certain time.
he didn't reply me after i requested those

[gaoxing84]

Originally Posted by profzhu

Thanks for the support and advice folks.

Case has been lodged with IC3 and my local police will be filing the case with Interpol.

dude, i was scammed before.
fellow sinkie here.

local police no use one. they told me is not within their jurisdiction to handle the case and i was told to close it.

[epc2]

That SD4k pic is a photoshop, I hate these scammers,hope you can get your $$ back but it won't be easy unfortunately.

[gaoxing84]

Originally Posted by epc2

That SD4k pic is a photoshop, I hate these scammers,hope you can get your $$ back but it won't be easy unfortunately.

how can you tell?

[CorradoBrit]

Originally Posted by gaoxing84

how can you tell?

Jagged edge due to pixelation around the white sheet amongst other tell-tale signs

[epc2]

Originally Posted by CorradoBrit

Jagged edge due to pixelation around the white sheet amongst other tell-tale signs

Exactly look at the edges of the paper.

[mrs_LA]

Originally Posted by profzhu

Thanks for the support and advice folks.

Case has been lodged with IC3 and my local police will be filing the case with Interpol.

Terrible situation. Hope you get money back and justice!

[gringtito514]

keep us in the loop!

[77T]

Originally Posted by CorradoBrit

Gilford is the surname associated with that address on the tax records.

Originally Posted by gbx

This bad actor shouldn't be too tough to track down.

I found John W. Gilford as a Project Manager at GTC Corporation on LinkedIn - I found a Myles Gilford in Georgia on Facebook. John is unable to spell corporation on his LinkedIn. I have a screenshot of Myles' photo from Facebook if it's the same character. Just in case his facebook profile disappears!

Originally Posted by MinMay

John is the father (home owner) so Myles must be the son.

It is possible that the registered owner may not live there. Nor be involved in any way. Many homes in that area are now rentals due to the new nearby University opening a few years back.

So the street address may be the renter’s domicile (or he’s possibly also scamming a friend living there).

Since it was a wire transfer, the address could just be a “burner addy” used to establish the account he used to scam the OP.



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[gbx]

Originally Posted by 77T

It is possible that the registered owner may not live there. Nor be involved in any way. Many homes in that area are now rentals due to the new nearby University opening a few years back.

So the street address may be the renter’s domicile (or he’s possibly also scamming a friend living there).

Since it was a wire transfer, the address could just be a “burner addy” used to establish the account he used to scam the OP.

The photos of the watch pretty much look like they were taken in the house on Google maps. The OP calls out the account owner's last name, and the assessor records have a last name match.

Are you saying this persons identity could have been stolen? what about the photos of the watch with the single story brick house in the background?

I suppose anything is possible. But I don't quite see the logic in what you're saying.

[profzhu]

Sorry for the radio silence. Didn't want to spook the scammer with details. Been working with my local bank and Bank of America and it's not easy given that the US law enforcement doesn't really operate on a national-wide basis. So cross state crimes require a lot of coordination.

In this kind of scams, a crime is only considered to have been committed when "conversion" takes place, meaning the money in the bank account is moved or converted to cash. I had to communicate to Bank of America but they were unable to release any info on the location of conversion unless the police asks for it. But I can only get the police involved when I know where the conversion took place because I need to reach out to the local police enforcement. So it was a bit of a catch 22.

Alas, Band of America is moving and have provided me with the info. Like what some have said, the name used for the initial account is likely a dummy account created from a stolen identity as the money was wired to a different account in another state. We know which account the money is wired to and taken out. We'll get the footage of the conversion taking place. Given that this person is likely operating not on this case alone, there were multiple dodgy posts on TRF in past couple of weeks.

Let's see how this goes.

[Rogdogg]

Originally Posted by profzhu

Sorry for the radio silence. Didn't want to spook the scammer with details. Been working with my local bank and Bank of America and it's not easy given that the US law enforcement doesn't really operate on a national-wide basis. So cross state crimes require a lot of coordination.

In this kind of scams, a crime is only considered to have been committed when "conversion" takes place, meaning the money in the bank account is moved or converted to cash. I had to communicate to Bank of America but they were unable to release any info on the location of conversion unless the police asks for it. But I can only get the police involved when I know where the conversion took place because I need to reach out to the local police enforcement. So it was a bit of a catch 22.

Alas, Band of America is moving and have provided me with the info. Like what some have said, the name used for the initial account is likely a dummy account created from a stolen identity as the money was wired to a different account in another state. We know which account the money is wired to and taken out. We'll get the footage of the conversion taking place. Given that this person is likely operating not on this case alone, there were multiple dodgy posts on TRF in past couple of weeks.

Let's see how this goes.

Good to hear that things are starting to move for you. Please keep us updated on this case as you can. The best of luck with catching these guys.

[Lime]

Originally Posted by profzhu

Sorry for the radio silence. Didn't want to spook the scammer with details. Been working with my local bank and Bank of America and it's not easy given that the US law enforcement doesn't really operate on a national-wide basis. So cross state crimes require a lot of coordination.

In this kind of scams, a crime is only considered to have been committed when "conversion" takes place, meaning the money in the bank account is moved or converted to cash. I had to communicate to Bank of America but they were unable to release any info on the location of conversion unless the police asks for it. But I can only get the police involved when I know where the conversion took place because I need to reach out to the local police enforcement. So it was a bit of a catch 22.

Alas, Band of America is moving and have provided me with the info. Like what some have said, the name used for the initial account is likely a dummy account created from a stolen identity as the money was wired to a different account in another state. We know which account the money is wired to and taken out. We'll get the footage of the conversion taking place. Given that this person is likely operating not on this case alone, there were multiple dodgy posts on TRF in past couple of weeks.

Let's see how this goes.

thanks for the update. Hopefully you get this guy before he finds another victim

[thomaspp]

Sorry to hear. Happy to see moderators providing assistance here. I have never had moderators leave questions or requests go unanswered so not sure what your comment about that matter is all about.

I have to say the "referrals" looked quite suspect.

[Beckster]

Thanks for the update. Good luck and I hope in the end good guys will prevail. Hang in there and do keep us posted.

[jstan9]

Originally Posted by HL65

Actually no it isn't and is as easy as ever. Also people don't bu I can't tell you how many times we have warned people over and over again not to buy from unknown sellers with little to no feedback. There are many great well known sellers to choose from that have great inventory. Nobody has ever been burnt by them and they are all good guys. So if one wants to step out there and roll the dice to save a few bucks and deal with an unwon then they choose to play russian roulette. Not a smart choice in my book and not anything I would ever consider doing with my hard earned money. So lots of great well known trusted options here which makes it more than easy and no need to step out into the danger zone.

Great point! Thanks for making it.