What happened:If you guys look at my post history I asked for someone to do an exchange with me I send my upwork freelance funds directly to the person in exchange for bitcoin.
Pulithey1986 was on time to receive bitcoin but when he received he went offline on ICQ.
I messaged him a million times I also left him a PM on here. he come oneline since that time and did not even answer my PM
I went to check his trust again and it says: This user's email address was changed recently.
I think me might have scammed a last one before he left. he got away with 417$ of my paypal.
I hope this is not true but all these events seem to look like I've been scammed. since it's my upwork and I have his name I think I can notify authorities. but I don't think I can recover my funds.
Scammers profile link: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/pulithey1986-689486Reference Link:https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17465174Amount Scammed:$417
Payment method:From my Upwork account straight to his paypal [no chargeback possible]
Proof of payment:http://imgur.com/gallery/eaqHL9iI think trusted people who have done trades with him before can confirm the name? if he was not smart enough to use a different email
PM Logs:
Hi, if you still need someone to cashout your paypal/payoneer i can do it for you
till need someone to do it for me. A few questions tho what rate will you give me since there is no risk?(there is for me once I press send Upwork can't touch the money anymore so I can't get it back if you run)
also will I immediately get my bitcoin once you see the Upwork money arrive?
and finally can I have your ICQ or skype in-case you are the right person to deal with
1. Hi there is no chance of reversals but you do have to understand that I am not in the US so paypal withdrawal has a 5%, if you use payoneer then I won't have any extra charges except for the $5 withdrawal fee. Let me know if your using Payoneer or Paypal to do the withdrawal and how much so I can do the calculations and we can discuss the fees.
2. Yes, I always pay my clients right after I receive the payment.
3. My ICQ: 686974098
Please use this forum to send me a PM for a quicker response if I am not online on ICQ since I don't really use it that much, but I login when I get an sms here.
Additional notes:
It's been 11 hours since I last heard a word from him/send. but if you check the last time he was online it's not that long ago.