Beware of 73Tiii - Scam alert Steven Ocompo

[Fraidknots]

I paid 73T111 $525 for a period radio and consol that never showed up.  No product and no receipt, after weeks of back and forth I filed a complaing with Venmo and this is what I received'

 

"My name is Ethan and I'm an Account Specialist for Venmo. Thank you for your patience while we reviewed your Venmo account, unfortunately, it appears you have been the victim of a scam. The user you interacted with and all associated accounts have been frozen and prohibited from transacting further.

 

This guy is still trying to scam people.  I have had several people reach out to me with the same issue and same exact story.  I would recommend not to buy anything from him....

 

I am waiting to get his mailing address so I can file a police complaint.

[Guy Cocquyt]

I am not familiar with Venmo but when I use Paypal, on larger transactions with strangers, I always choose the "buying goods" option as you have protection if you do not receive the goods as promised.  There are times when sellers ask you to use the sending money to "friends and family", they are neither, so only use this option if you know the seller and are willing to take a chance.

I have used this site extensively for buying and selling parts and I have only been burned twice on transactions and both times I got my money back because I used the "buying goods" payment option. 

[Fraidknots]

That is great to know and will make sure to use that feature going forward.  Thank you for sharing.