Guy gets scammed out of £1000 on an online marketplace, gets revenge by getting the swindler fired at his dayjob: ‘I went digging and found their Linkedin’

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    Posted by u/Just_A_Finance_Guy ☐ 19 hours ago Scam me for a sale on a watch see what happens...
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    I was browsing Reddit and came across a watch buying and selling community. I engaged in conversation with someone and accidentally paid them £1000 via PayPal's friends and family option for a watch. This was a genuine mistake on my part.
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    The seller gave all kinds of excuses and eventually stopped replying. Cue my petty revenge.
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    I had their Reddit username and a business name from a card-selling site, so I went digging and found their Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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    This person worked in the financial services industry. I reported them for fraud and sent a copy of the report to them, telling them they had 24 hours to refund me or I would email their HR department.
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    Within 24 hours, I received a full refund and an apology, with the seller claiming it was their first time attempting to scam someone. I still forwarded the
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    emails, including his confession, to his HR department, which replied that they would fully investigate. A few days later, I checked LinkedIn and saw a post from him: "looking for work."
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    weirdal1968 · 18 hr. ago I guess financial institutions don't like employees stealing money from people on the Internet. Who knew?
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    Sceptically 16 hr. ago Nah. They don't like employees admitting to stealing money from people on the internet, or being caught stealing in a way that reveals their link to the financial institution.
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    thepenguinspimple . 16 hr. ago "Sorry, it was my first time trying to scam someone"
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    StrawberryRaspberryK⚫ 16 hr. ago I hate scammers. They are the lowest of the low. Thank you for your awesome payback!
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    Acceptable_Pain_9213. 18 hr. ago I guess he should have WATCHED who he tried to scam. Next TIME, he should be more careful.
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    nahhnotreally 17 hr. ago How do you accidentally fill out their information and hit click through a few warnings to send someone money?
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    weirdal1968 16 hr. ago I think the mistake could be sending it with the "friends and family" option which IIRC doesn't have scam protection.
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    Youre NotSpeshul. 16 hr. ago Correct. Sometimes, you can contact PayPal support and get it refunded, but most times it's a slim to none chance (and slim just left
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    town). F&F doesn't offer any protection. For that, you need Goods and Services, but they charge a percentage; F&F does not, so people try to use that. Don't, if you can avoid it. Always use G&S unless you know the person and trust the person.
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    Just_A_Finance_Guy OP. 11 hr. ago Yes always use G&S which of do normally but I was in a rush and just paid as he was posting in a hour on his lunch break basically

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