Complaint Review: Tammy Ann - Brenda Green

Hi, my name is:

Oleg
(((Redacted)))

I listed a Surfboard for sale on Craig's List about a month ago. I listed it for $289.99. The buyer contacted me as Tammy Ann and said he's interested in buying it. I declined, saying I can't ship the item to UK, local pickup only. He said that he will have the shipping company come and pick it up. I said okay, that's fine. The buyer sent me a check for $2,500.

The check was to my name, and was from:

Pioneer Tradings Ltd.
24504 Mission Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94544

The bank that the check was from was:

HSBC Bank USA N.A
452, Fifth Avenue
Nuew York, NY 10018

The Check Number was 190598.
The numbers on the bottom of the check were as follows:

790598 021001088 048813940

He said to deduct the $290.00 plus $50 for my "troubles" and wire the rest in cash through Western Union to:

Brenda Green
8 Wormwood Street
London EC2M 1RQ
United Kingdom

I did, I wired $2114.00 in cash on 05/30/08 from:

Rite Aid #5791
199 N. Fairview Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117 The control number was 861-049-6430.

Then email him at: tammyann004@yahoo.com, to email him at his private email: galaxystore11@yahoo.com, and email the shipping company at: clipscargo@yahoo.com. I was to send the appropriate info to him such as the control number etc.

Couple of days later he contact me again by email telling me that there wasn't enough money for the shipping company to ship my item and several others that he bought from US. He sent me another check, for $2,500. He said to take out $100 for my "troubles" and wire the rest same way. So I did, I wired $2400.00 in cash (MTCN: 187-130-0310) on 06/03/08 from the same place.

Couple of days later, he kept calling (it was a private number so I couldn't get his phone number). He sent me an email, saying that his daughter is in the hospital with his wife and the money I sent to the shipping company had to be sent to the hospital. So he sent me another check by FedEx, this one for $2,600. He said to deduct $200 for my "troubles" and wire the rest to the same address the same way. I went to deposit the check in my bank, they told me that my account has a NEGATIVE balance and that they can't deposit this check because it's on "hold". I told them what happened and they said it was a scam. My bank wasn't responsible. They couldn't do anything about it.

I came home, and obviously, found many more similar stories on the internet. Needless to say, I felt REALLY stupid.

I email this "buyer" saying I cashed the check and have the $2600 in cash, but the Western Union machine was broken and I was going traveling. I told him I won't be able to wire the money, but asked him to give me his direct address and phone number so I can send him the check or call him. Waiting to hear from him still (today is 06/07/08).

1:30 pm (06/07/2008) I received an email from him giving me locations of other Western Union centers in my area. I told him I don't have time to go there, but can send the cash to his address. Waiting for reply.

Oleg
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.

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