Tamil Selvam Goval
Complaint 10992 Details
- Date Occurred: 08/11/2013
- Reported Damages: $760.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity
The company or person contact no longer exists
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We advertised a motorbike for sale on Gumtree, Perth, WA. A buyer by the name of Larson Boermans, emailed and wanted the bike, however, monies had to be transferred through Paypal. Not using Paypal before, the person had sent the web address to sign up. I signed up as per request, for deposit of $3800. They had asked in the email if we could pay $700 +$60 fee to Tamil Selvam Goval, as this was their agent for couriering the bike. A bit hesitant at first, but then paid the monies via Western Union Bank Transfer at the local post office. MTCN# 9672823289. Recieved a notification from 'Paypal' stating $3800 would be deposited into our paypal account within 3 hours. In the meantime, Larson Boermans had requested a further $500 to be transferred as the original $700 was not enough to cover costs. I sent emails to Paypal, as we hadnt recieved any notification stating a further amount of $600 was deposited. Upon contacting Paypal via phone this morning, they notified us that it was a scam, and no monies were available. We also contacted Western Union via telephone and reported this, however, there is nothing they can do, as the money had already been recieved by the recipient. Luckily we still have the motorbike.
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- Posted 08/11/2013
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- Whitecross SBID #N/A
- Posted 08/11/2013
- I cant upload the reciept, it comes up with error. Only 163kb, in jpeg form.
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- Elaine SBID #N/A
- Posted 08/18/2013
- Thanks to your report I nearly fell for the same scam except mine was a car that Im selling. Fortunately I decided to put in the emailers name Larson Boermans and it came up with your scam! Larson Boermans claims to be a marine engineer and that he wanted to buy my car for a surprise for his dad, but an agent would collect the car from me once all monies were in place via paypal. I emailed him back after reading your story and said that I knew this was a scam and then blocked him from contacting me again! Thanks to your report I was saved from a scam I can ill afford :)
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- Complaint Against Tamil Selvam Goval
- Complaints Filed: 2
- Reported Damages: $1,760.00
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