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BEWARE OF FRAUD with this member

FRAUD ALERT!
I recently sold a Mytek Liberty DAC to this user.

Buyer: locmao003
503-583-1266
[email protected]

In the Audiogon Selling portal they listed their shipping address as a US Oregon address.
I shipped the item to this address. 
Paypal payment made to my account.
USPS Insured shipment, with delivery confirmation.
Delivery confirmed on June 11, 2021 by USPS.
I got an email, from a DIFFERENT email address stating they received the item.

Next, I got a dispute from Paypal saying the buyer never received the item.
The buyer listed their address as VIETNAM! Not Oregon.
I NEVER sell or ship overseas and would not have accepted this purchase if that was disclosed.
Paypal has approved the claim, and took my $500 payment back. I am left without the original DAC or payment.

BEWARE of this Buyer!
thegm
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thegm OP
24 posts
 
Yeah the whole thing is a frustrating. The person on Audiogon who made the purchase is the one I shipped this too.
Nowhere in any part of the transaction was Vietnam mentioned.
Like I said, I wouldn't have even accepted the sale if it was.
I shipped it to Oregon, and yes I have a signed delivery confirmation from USPS for the package.
I tried to go through USPS for a fraud claim, but unfortunately they just did what I paid them for. Deliver to the Oregon address, which was listed on Audiogon by the 'buyer'.
I'm not easily scammed. I've been a Cybersecurity engineer for a large corporation for 25 years. I am chagrined.

ebm
9,311 posts
 
Buy or sell NOTHING to Viet Nam.You did not know it was Viet Nam home of THE BIG SCAM!!
dill
2,635 posts
 
Is the Oregon address a real site or is it a freight forwarding place?
Have you been in contact with the person that signed for it?
Where is the DAC now? I wonder if the scam is just for the money and it doesn't matter what the item is DAC, car part, watch or whatever, just taking advantage of PayPal and USPS mode of operation and how they deal with buyers & sellers.
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jtcf
1,620 posts
 
Dang!I'm so sorry this happened. Hopefully there will be a way to somehow recover your cash.
facten
3,124 posts
 
@thegm - have you contacted Audiogon to see if they are willing to get involved with you and paypal? I would think that it is in its vested interested to do so as it can’t afford to have scammers on it’s site
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