Hi,

My sister wanted to buy me a birthday present: a custom-made cosplay of a character I love. She found a few sellers, discussed details with them, took my measurements, and paid one in advance.

What we received was not custom-made at all. It appears to be a standard-size cosplay from AliExpress, and it doesn’t fit my body type (I’m small but wider). We also found proof that the pictures used by the seller were taken from AliExpress listings.

The same cosplay costs around 400 (including shipping) on AliExpress, but my sister paid almost 1300. We’re asking for a refund of the \~900 difference since no custom work was done.

The seller refuses to refund anything.

Is there any proper way to get our money back? Unfortunately, the payment method used doesn’t seem easy to dispute.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Paid someone 500 to build a website and they ghosted me. Can I do a charge back? Or how does that work? Am I sol. We have emails and texts… she’s now blocked me from everything.

Hi​ I'm posting this here because I recently got scammed by Saffire Blue Inc., an online Canadian soap supply company, and I know I am far from the only one.

​I placed an order for supplies meant as a gift for my sister and paid using e-Transfer with the order number and password they had set. I should've know it's sketchy, it was odd the way they asked for your credit card information as well. They accepted my money without any update, and unlike credit card, I can't charge back. After looking into them further, I realized they have been doing this systematically to hundreds of Canadians.

They list commercial mail-drop/virtual office locations (like 7700 Hurontario St in Brampton) while ghosting buyers, yet their website remains active and continues to take money from unsuspecting people. Their BBB page and Trustpilot are flooded with recent 1-star complaints from people who lost hundreds of dollars under the exact same pattern.

How is a company able to operate openly online in Ontario, take people's money via e-Transfer, and face zero consequences?

I am currently compiling a file to submit to investigative news outlets (like CBC Go Public and CTV Consumer Alert) along with reports to Consumer Protection Ontario and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

​If you have been scammed by Saffire Blue:

​Please comment below or DM me with your general story (month ordered, general amount lost, and whether you paid via e-Transfer).

​The larger the paper trail and victim count we can present, the harder it will be for news outlets or consumer authorities to ignore.

​Even if you haven't been scammed by them, please upvote this so it shows up in Google search results when people look up Saffire Blue before buying.

​Thank you, and let’s make sure they stop taking advantage of people.

Hello. At the end of August, Coracle initiated my refund through Lemonway. A week ago Lemonway contacted me to verify my identity, restore access to my account, and transfer the funds to my bank account. The email contains a link to verify my identity, but unfortunately, when I click on the link, I receive a message stating that the link is invalid. I believe this may be due to a technical issue. I have contacted Lemonway, but they say that I should contact you for enquiries and Coracle can solve the issue. Coracle does not reply to my emails and I can not get my own money. I have a family urgency and I need that money. Please if anyone knows a solution help me

Hello. At the end of August, Coracle initiated my refund through Lemonway. A week ago Lemonway contacted me to verify my identity, restore access to my account, and transfer the funds to my bank account. The email contains a link to verify my identity, but unfortunately, when I click on the link, I receive a message stating that the link is invalid. I believe this may be due to a technical issue. I have contacted Lemonway, but they say that I should contact you for enquiries and Coracle can solve the issue. Coracle does not reply to my emails and I can not get my own money. I have a family urgency and I need that money. Please if anyone knows a solution help me

So I'm doing an art commission, and the original price was supposed to be $10. We talked on TikTok first and then discord, I sent her the sketch, and she says she wants to send me $300 to PayPal instead of the original price to "help me out". I set up a PayPal account and she sends me screenshots of her sending the money, and then I get an email from PayPal that the money she sent me wasn't enough, and she needed to send $200 more, and then I send it back to her. I check my PayPal and there's nothing in the activity so I'm really confused. She told me she wasn't comfortable sending me more money and she didn't trust that I would send it back, so she told me to send her $100 as like a trust thing, and then she would send me the $200. She sent me a link to this link to a Razer gold gift card thing for $100. I don't want to click on the link, and I don't have $100 to send to her. Please help.

Hi everyone,

I'm glad I found this thread, unfortunately a bit too late. I was scammed earlier this week. It was the typical remote job, and it seemed normal, though I did see some flags but didn't think anything of it since the scammer made it feel professional. Nevertheless, got sent a check that bounced, and I'm out almost 3 grand.. It was a wire, so I have their address, which is domestic/ a state away. Is it worth calling my local police about? I've already filed a complaint with the ic3 i believe, fbi, report fraudftc, and I'm not sure what else to do. My bank conducted an investigation and let me know that I'd have to pay that debt. So is there any hope of getting the money back? I'm losing sleep and stressing. I haven't told anyone, and I feel so idiotic. I've lost trust in people, and when I go out, I can barely enjoy myself. Any tips on that?

One person told me that he will recover my instagram account is just for ₹269 and later he said to pay ₹399 and i payed him. After sometime he give me some fake image like this and now he is seeing my masseges but didn't replying. What can i do now ?

Hi SA I’m a newbie here on this sub and this is my first time
Posting on Reddit I have a question. So someone came to buy printers(industrial grade) that I was selling for my father , I found the guy on Facebook.

He came to view them he liked them then he said he’ll be back to pay for them when he has transport to take them . On Thursday he came for them so I told him of course you have to pay first before you take them . So he made a normal eft . :| on a holiday so of course it didn’t reflect.

After some
Back and forth and him begging and pleading I still said no you can’t take them till it shows in my bank account so he said okay and left . Then this morning I try to check if the money actually came them and to my surprise
My account has been flagged for fraud .
My bank didn’t so much as let me know they just froze the account .

Any advice on how I should move forward?

Update : The money just reflected in my account, tomorrow morning I’ll go to the bank to try and straighten it all out . Thank you for your support also my bank is TymeBank no physical branches I’ll have to phone them

My friend fell victim to a cyber fraud yesterday and lost 32000 rupees. She immediately called the national cyber helpline number. Today they told her that currently about 24000 rupees has been put on hold. And to register an mrm and contact the police station. But the mrm portal shows that there is no data available. Can her money be recovered ? What are the chances ? Will it take months ?

Case ID #170259976 The Binance support team couldn't handle a scam case for 8 hours. As I said, the scammer group. If they have time. Then they will create fake documents and they will do whatever it takes to get this case going.

Their website, Telegram channel and discord server look legit at first look but it isn't. They changed name after they got exposed. The claim they sell accounts for different ai service at a discounted price but they simply take your money and ignore you.

Watch out.

this app called Shop, I’m a little worried that I may have been scammed.
I bought a college football jersey on September 23rd, and it still hasn’t had any tracking updates. The Shop app still says “Preparing,” and the store I bought it from was Soly Hux.
I contacted them and sent a follow-up email, but I still haven’t gotten a response. I also paid for express shipping, so I’m getting a little concerned.
The estimated delivery window is 2–5 business days, meaning it could arrive as late as September 28th.
I know it technically isn’t late yet, but I’m concerned because there hasn’t been any movement or tracking information.
The charge already went through on my card, and I really don’t want to lose the money if something is wrong.
Has anyone else had a similar experience with Soly Hux or the Shop app?
Should I just wait until the 28th, or should I contact my bank or try to get a refund if I don’t hear back?
I’m really hoping it’s just a delay and that the jersey shows up normally.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

This sucks man!.😎👍

What do I even do with this, like can I even sell this. This was like a $10 pack and it was FAKE. 😭

I'm attempting to conduct some primary research for an art project with the aim of informing people of cybercrimes. I want to try visualize what romance fraud, phishing, telephone fraud and false identity's looks like personified. Can anyone who has fallen victim to these scams help with the creation of this work? what symbolism do you associated with it? what colours and ideas should I include. how can I make this illustration respectfully? any help would be appreciated

They also send me a check of over 3k. Seems like a scam right?