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’

Don't try to rip off someone who's really good at sleuthing. 

One guy recently got ripped off on an online marketplace when a swindling seller refused to mail him the product he purchased. After sending over £1000 (or $1275), the guy quickly realized that this seller was not all he promised to be. After days of demanding a refund for the accidental purchase, the seller went silent, ghosting the guy to effectively steal his cash. 

But this dude wouldn't go down without a fight! He used his sleuthing skills to find the swindler on every social media platform and threatened to reveal to his employer his nefarious deeds if he wasn't refunded instantly. When blackmail finally worked, the guy got his money back and decided to spill the beans to the seller's employer that they were working with an unethical employee. 

Scroll for the whole tale of how a guy's online detective work gained him the knowledge he needed to use as collateral to get his money back, while also enjoying the satisfaction of a cheat getting what he deserved… A pink slip.  

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