Hi, i bought some thing from a seller online and i transferred to his account last week. He contacted to me through whatsapp at first and he got good reviews so i trusted him. But now he won't reply me anymore and did not sent any details about the thing.
Is there any way that i can retrieve back the money that i have transferred?
I used public bank and his account is Maybank. I know i should have at first pay deposit and so on but things have happened now and i just need to know what i should do next.
Thank you.
If there's any Maybank banker here, it would be nice.

well , confirm you cant get back those $ , even you lodge a report polis also record only , the change you get back those money = 0

Money transffered. Nothing you can do at bank. Report police. How much you paid?

normally money transfer for different banks takes 3 working days. if still less than 3 working days, try contact your bank if can block the transfer.

This post has been edited by Super Saiya: Sep 22 2014, 08:09 PM

well, this is just sad. Oh well. I guess it's a good lesson for me then.

I rather not to say the amount as it is very embarrassing But i bought it on eBay. There's like a open case thing i could do. Fingers crossed i guess.

u can always report to ebay first if u use payment methods such as paypal , ur money can be claim back. but since u direct transfer, uh well.. bye bye

Do you think like i can get information from the bank and track this guy down? I saw his whatsapp and he's still active though. Just that he won't respond.

i think TS bank-in direct...ebay can't help like that.

yea i think so but if they use other ppl's account then u wont be able to find out who he/she is also.

True. Oh well. Such a good lesson for me. Thanks

Whatever it is, i can still try my luck right thanks for helping

Maybe the seller is sick and hospitalized?

Happened to me before.

#bersangkabaik

Hmm. He's active in whatsapp though

If the transaction was for an ebay payment, why didn't you pay through ebay's Paypal account?
In that case ebay would've helped..
Wish the seller return the money or send you the item, at least
Wish you luck blackwindow '

I feel stupid though seriously. Thanks for your care :')

blackwindow sent you a pm and post his details here
let us track him lolz

well just learn a lessoon.. u cant do anything if u got scammed

yes u can report police but let me bet 100% u wont get back refund and police will not care about it.. i got scammed RM5k, my uncle got scammer RM52k last year.. the conclusion is u wont get back ur money but move on. Just take it as donation

no need waste time to report police cause u only waste your own time + money to get nothing ,

It's my first time so i'm just asking is there any solutions It was not as much as you did but still, it's still money. Oh well. Just trying my best. I certainly agree with you about the police report :/ That is why i'm losing some hopes here.

where got so long.. before 12.30 pm transfer, noon 5pm + can get d

if paid through ebay can claim by filing dispute

How much money u get scammed ?

There is nothing much you can do. Bank won't disclose any information unless it's a legal case. If they simply disclose information based on random people claiming that they got scammed, that wouldn't be fair would it?

This is the risk with online buying/selling. There are lots of scam cases going on and the seller/buyer can easily just vanish like that. If you confirm that you got scammed, post the details of the person online and everywhere. Bank account, name, handphone number, how he contacted you, what he said, and how he did not response to any of your message. Create awareness. Other people smart enough will be able to notice this before they decide to make a purchase with the seller.

Always google the bank account number, handphone number before making any purchases. Only buy from sellers that have a good GENUINE track record. If it's a large purchase and you're buying from a new seller, insist on COD or just find another seller.

On another note, some buyers can be very impatient. They expect their messages replied immediately, money to be transferred immediately and receive the goods the next day. Interbank transfers usually takes some time to clear, and it won't clear over the weekend. Also, do keep in mind that not all online sellers are full time sellers. A lot of them are doing this as a part time business and they have a life outside too.

Report police as record, no matter what outcome after that.

Ifit is huge amount, find lowyer, ask suggestion from them.

What is this? lol

More than 1k

It's over a week now and he said it will arrive in 2-3 business days. His account got blocked by eBay and so his listing went gone. I have people tracking him down now. Thank you

Hmm it's not that much amount but for me it is a lot as money doesn't come easily. Thanks.

I will post the person's details soon after i have settled the thing. Thank you.

As people telling me that i should post his details here to warn the others, so i will do it now.

Bank account: Maybank
Account number: 114785106708
Account name: Hoi Kar Yee
Phone number: 0124073243[SIZE=7]

His name in eBay was caesarapes. And what he was selling was iPhone 5s. And it costed RM1580. His account in eBay was blocked by eBay and so his listing went disappeared.

As iPhone 6 is out and i was totally dumb enough to trust this guy. Normally the deals i had in eBay was alright. I'm still new in online shopping and i guess this is a very good lesson for me.
However, who knows this guy. Can you please help me to track him? He is still active in whatsapp but he will not reply or answer any calls.
Your help will be much appreciated.

used?
if nib for that price

Can't we ask someone else instead to text or call that guy and pretend to want to buy something and then catch him ? (just joking)

always use paypal or some other 3rd party to transfer online, they help protect you from scammers.

at anytime if you report to paypal the merchant scam you, they will almost 100% refund you.

thats why a lot of scammers also use paypal to buy things, after receive item, report as scam, get money back and get item also.

paypal focus protecting the buyers more.

well. in lowyat the lowest price is 1700. so it's quite not bad maybe. but he mentioned it's new. so yeah i was stupid enough.


I did asked my friend to call this number but he didnt picked up. You can help me try?

Yeah. As i'm still new, it's really a rookie mistake. I wish somebody know this person

gurvin abruzzi

This post has been edited by Jay Chua CC: Sep 30 2014, 01:12 AM

at least u have posted his detail here. ive already google that account number and now his acc number are listed in the google search as a scammer because of this thread.

Good that I could help people out here. But we need to get this person too. He might come up another account or something and continue to scam other people. Do you have any idea how? I'm in contact with people who got scammed by him too

His name in lowyat forum is ckkhoo1121. Beware.

Take these as a lesson, these are the reasons why many people scared with online buying, giving bad impressions to other legit sellers...

True. I'm just gonna buy from authorized sellers from now on. No more online shopping seriously.

Mind showing the reviews?

COD is always the best choice if you want to buy online

Is picture of the scammer help?

I guess so too. But some people prefer posting because of the time and place. Oh well.

Did you use Paypal to make payment?

If you had a look with previous posts, he did the bank-in method to transfer money. So not paypal leh...kinda hard to issue refund

For my advice, you still can shop online but make sure use the protected payment so you can get refund..

Ebay, Aliexpress, Lelong use protected payment

But for Mudah.My, COD is the best....

Careful Next Time

ebay is ebay.com.my ar? cos afaik ebay all my payments i use paypal only, be it local or overseas. easy to dispute :niod:

The banks often can do reversals for scams. Not sure if this works in third-world countries like Malaysia.

Bank transfer.


We could get refund but not maximum The other guy opened a case and eBay is refunding him only RM650 whereas he paid 2800. So it's unfair but for eBay it's fair enough. As i paid 1500 so if i get the same amount, it's almost half of what i have paid.

Thanks for the advise. Many people spammed me as well in mudah once i have posted my listings

Yeah. Now i will only buy things online thru paypal. Already registered

Well. Police does not care about these stuffs. I have no idea what makes them actually work anyway. Makan gaji most of the time. Oh well. But still report needs to be made then only the bank will react.

Where did this happen?

Why u reply in 2014 post? Now 2020 sept 19

He just woke up from a six year coma kot.