Bought a gun online... scammed by Snake_ESS

[cerealmaniac]

got scammed $320 on forums buying an AEG. paypal can't do anything since its not an Ebay transaction.... seller hasn't replied to anything after payment went through. (friend referred him to me on ASC and i am awaiting verification from a local verifier)

his username on ASC is Snake_ESS. I actually tried filing a dispute on paypal heres what they sent me.His name is Mathieu Bigras and he is located in Quebec. My plan is to contact the RCMP next and get to the very bottom of this.

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Dear Timothy Chan,

After careful review, we have concluded our investigation of the Buyer
Complaint described below.

We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds
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Transaction Details
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Seller's name: Mathieu Bigras
Seller's email: jenelesaispas@msn.com

Transaction date: Feb 3, 2009
Transaction amount: -$320.00 CAD
Case number: PP-637-813-615

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im now just waiting on VISA to sort things out. hopefully i can get a chargeback. Since this is not an EBAY transaction, PAYPAL refused to do anything... I talked to 4 guys over the phone and they gave me the same answers.(had to be on hold for like 30 minutes)

If anybody can get a hold of him please tell him to either refund the money or i will take legal action against this. It is definitely Fraud since he ran off with my money without shipping the item or replying to any messages/emails.

[Styrak]

First of all his AV should be revoked by admins for selling to a non-AV'd member, and if you paid by VISA you'll get your money back.

[macmachine]

I searched for the name here on ASC and didn't found anything... Are you sure you spelled it right?

[KNIVEZS]

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/member.php?u=31223

[cerealmaniac]

hey i am positive that this is the right name here is a thread by him.Thanks

http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...ight=Snake_ESS

[Shirley]

Have you contacted staff and admins on ASC yet?

[Capt.Flan]

Wow that sucks!

Somebody around here must know the guy! Guys in Quebec who know him should talk to an admin as soon as possible.

I never saw the guy at any game as far as I remember... Someone surely did.

[ILLusion]

Let me know if you get anything sorted out by the end of the week.

If not, I'll revoke Snake_ESS' age verification status.

Unfortunately, beyond that, there is very little that can be done by us. Your next step would be contacting police.

[cerealmaniac]

hey man thanks alot. my friend found him on facebook too!

http://www.facebook.com/people/Mathieu-Bigras/540585275

and according to canada411.ca there are 4 other ppl with the same last name in Quebec



if anybody is in Quebec, can u please try and contact them?thanks a million!

[yuhaoyang]

The internet is a very hostile place *smirk* but the cops hopefully will be hostile...er?

[Capt.Flan]

Quebec city or in the province?

Because there is about 200 of them within Quebec province...

Otherwise yes there is about 4-5 of them in Quebec city.

[yuhaoyang]

He is located in Montreal

[cerealmaniac]

o snap there are way too many Bigras then.

[macmachine]

Upon close look at his posts, I think he is located in Valleyfield...

http://www.canada411.ca/search/si/1/...leyfield%2C+QC

But he plays with Montreal players, and you may have better luck contacting them...

[Lisa]

paypal didn't refuse to do anything, they are unable to do anything. there's a difference. the guy has already taken the money. If the money becomes available in the future you will get it, which means his account is marked.