Is there a way to get money back if sent online to someone who scammed you?

[timoti]

Hi, 

 

Basically I was looking for an item on Facebook marketplace and this guy sent me his ID and the bank account holder's name matched it. So I thought he can't scam using a real bank account but I guess he can. 

 

So after sending him the cost of the item which is about 5k THB, he didn't reply and next day he said don't go to police coz he can sue me etc and blocked. I still have chat records so with those translated to Thai, I went to my bank first, got a case id and then the police and then show that paper to both my bank and the receiver bank which is CIMB. I had to go to Si Racha for this and the bank said that's why scammers use because they are hard to reach. 

 

So now it says on the police report I have to go to the station after a week at certain time. 

 

Is there any chance to get this transaction reversed? The bank said the police has to request it. Or do I have to go to court for this also? 

 

Thanks a lot in advance

[G_Money]

Was it for laptop parts?

 

This should be interesting.

[sungod]

4 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Was it for laptop parts?

 

This should be interesting.

 

Wouldn't get much for 5 grand when u got a half million laptop.......

[Nemises]

No

[FritsSikkink]

I would never send money to somebody on Facebook to start with. Probably won't get you nowhere but you could try to report the problem to Facebook.

[Photoguy21]

I would guess it could be possible but highly unlikely

[dayo202]

Happened to me, went to the scammers bank with his account number copy of the scammer ID Card, plus the police report.

I asked the bank to reverse the payment.... Sorry sir can not do ( even with the police report ).

18 months passed and still no money returned or any feedback from the police.

Edited June 25 by dayo202

[Brewster67]

My wife got scammed the same way... She went to the police and they said this person has been doing this for over 2 years and he can't (won't) be stopped. This means they know his identity yet won't do anything about him.

 

The proximate reason being either they won't make any money for themselves pursuing this, or they already nabbed him in the past and he has paid them off.... I will tend to lean towrds the latter.

 

The moral of the story is NEVER buy from facebook marketplace unless you can use the post office's 'pay on delivery' and open the parcel before paying. Or only buy from your area and meet up with the seller to complete the trade in person.

 

Forget the police... They are useless.

Edited June 25 by Brewster67

[nobodysfriend]

Nobody is your friend and helps when you lost money .

Everybody is your friend and helps when you got money to lose ...

In the world of online payments today , security is #1 .

[xeniv23]

18 hours ago, timoti said:

Hi, 

 

Basically I was looking for an item on Facebook marketplace and this guy sent me his ID and the bank account holder's name matched it. So I thought he can't scam using a real bank account but I guess he can. 

 

So after sending him the cost of the item which is about 5k THB, he didn't reply and next day he said don't go to police coz he can sue me etc and blocked. I still have chat records so with those translated to Thai, I went to my bank first, got a case id and then the police and then show that paper to both my bank and the receiver bank which is CIMB. I had to go to Si Racha for this and the bank said that's why scammers use because they are hard to reach. 

 

So now it says on the police report I have to go to the station after a week at certain time. 

 

Is there any chance to get this transaction reversed? The bank said the police has to request it. Or do I have to go to court for this also? 

 

Thanks a lot in advance

Travel back in time to the moment just before you pressed the button.....absent that ability then you might well be hosed.  

[renaissanc]

I expect that everyone here will say that it's hopeless. But it's not. The Police will be able to trace the scammer on Facebook. Everyone there has a digital footprint. Also, it's not a Call Center scam, which would be harder.

I encourage you to pursue the matter. Maybe the Police will need some tea money to encourage them to help you. I don't know. But don't give up!

As for buying anything on Facebook, it's too risky and Facebook is dripping with scammers. I only use Lazada or a company's main website to buy something.

 

[Gsxrnz]

I have a bridge or two for sale if you're interested.

 

Caveat Emptor. 

[newbee2022]

Are you joking? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[andygrr]

19 hours ago, timoti said:

Hi, 

 

Basically I was looking for an item on Facebook marketplace and this guy sent me his ID and the bank account holder's name matched it. So I thought he can't scam using a real bank account but I guess he can. 

 

So after sending him the cost of the item which is about 5k THB, he didn't reply and next day he said don't go to police coz he can sue me etc and blocked. I still have chat records so with those translated to Thai, I went to my bank first, got a case id and then the police and then show that paper to both my bank and the receiver bank which is CIMB. I had to go to Si Racha for this and the bank said that's why scammers use because they are hard to reach. 

 

So now it says on the police report I have to go to the station after a week at certain time. 

 

Is there any chance to get this transaction reversed? The bank said the police has to request it. Or do I have to go to court for this also? 

 

Thanks a lot in advance

It wasn't for protein or supplements was it.

[CecilM]

Go to police and make a report.

Take that letter to the bank.

The bank will freeze the other person's account. (Maybe even reverse the charge.)

[timoti]

23 minutes ago, CecilM said:

Go to police and make a report.

Take that letter to the bank.

The bank will freeze the other person's account. (Maybe even reverse the charge.)

I did that but my bank said I have to ask the other bank and I went there too the same day with the report they said it will take 20 business days and only police can request this or sue the person or something like that.

[worgeordie]

Well you learnt a lesson ,hopefully , a 5K Baht one ,but it could have been worse,

 

regards worgeordie

[dayo202]

1 hour ago, CecilM said:

Go to police and make a report.

Take that letter to the bank.

The bank will freeze the other person's account. (Maybe even reverse the charge.)

Wishful thinking dude 😎.

Not in my case, please read my post above 

[UKJASE]

the last time i bought on facebook i asked for cash on delivery.  the seller said he knew nothing about it, but he spoke to the courier, and they said they could offer it for 150 baht, which i offered to pay. 

 

transaction ended up being smooth and the item was a bargain 🙂

[Lancelot01]

14 hours ago, renaissanc said:

I expect that everyone here will say that it's hopeless. But it's not. The Police will be able to trace the scammer on Facebook. Everyone there has a digital footprint. Also, it's not a Call Center scam, which would be harder.

I encourage you to pursue the matter. Maybe the Police will need some tea money to encourage them to help you. I don't know. But don't give up!

As for buying anything on Facebook, it's too risky and Facebook is dripping with scammers. I only use Lazada or a company's main website to buy something.

 

Maybe a computer crime?

 

14 hours ago, renaissanc said:

I expect that everyone here will say that it's hopeless. But it's not. The Police will be able to trace the scammer on Facebook. Everyone there has a digital footprint. Also, it's not a Call Center scam, which would be harder.

I encourage you to pursue the matter. Maybe the Police will need some tea money to encourage them to help you. I don't know. But don't give up!

As for buying anything on Facebook, it's too risky and Facebook is dripping with scammers. I only use Lazada or a company's main website to buy something.

 

Maybe a computer crime?

 

[problemfarang]

most scammers use CIMB because they dont give info about the account owner. Also its most likely the account opened with a fake ID. 

sadly there is nothing you can do.. Try not to think too much about it.. 

 

[Photoguy21]

On 6/25/2024 at 2:54 PM, dayo202 said:

Happened to me, went to the scammers bank with his account number copy of the scammer ID Card, plus the police report.

I asked the bank to reverse the payment.... Sorry sir can not do ( even with the police report ).

18 months passed and still no money returned or any feedback from the police.

Banks don't seem to be interested in scammers. I gave full details of a scammer to a bank and the bank never put a watch on it. They just ignored it.

[Chris Daley]

Make up a profile with a nice girl in the profile picture.  Ask to meet up.  When he meets you call the cops on him.

Edited July 2 by Chris Daley

[Dan SG]

Same thing happened to me recently.  Was given the Thai ID and it all matched.  It was only a 500 baht deposit; why someone is doing this over 500 baht baffles me.  Was meant to deliver the next day then i get a photo of his van with it being inspected by the police......glorious sunshine in the background only thing was it was pissing down that day! Learnt my lesson: transfer when I am told by Lala move the goods have been loaded onto their van, otherwise won't buy anything on marketplace again.  

[Liverpool Lou]

On 6/26/2024 at 9:21 AM, CecilM said:

Go to police and make a report.

Take that letter to the bank.

The bank will freeze the other person's account. (Maybe even reverse the charge.)

What makes you think that for a purchase that's gone wrong!?

[Liverpool Lou]

On 7/4/2024 at 5:27 AM, Dan SG said:

It was only a 500 baht deposit; why someone is doing this over 500 baht baffles me.

B500 multiplied by a lot of people doing the same = a lot of Baht.