Scammer Alert - Don't Part With Goods Until Funds Are Showing As Available In Account

Lsayako on 07/11/2019 - 14:16
Last edited 07/11/2019 - 16:35 by 1 other user

Fellow Ozbargainers, I think I am already scammed.

  1. Phone buyer told me they will ask their family or friends to pickup as they are busy at work

  2. Offered to do direct bank transfer, asked for bank bsb and number. Assures same bank transfer will be instantaneous

  3. "friends or family" came to pickup. Before this, deposit at ATM appears in transactions at nearby location. Funds not yet available.

[This is where my mistake comes in, should be an instant red flag, but I assumed that was by cash]

  1. Said good bye to my phones and thought I got the money

  2. Two routes from here…
    A. Cheque is real, scam is fake
    B. Cheque bounces, scam is real and I paid for the lesson with near $2,000

I have only myself to blame, much appreciate any advice or suggestions although I don't think I will be able to recover my losses other than make a police report

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Comments

    • ssquid on 09/11/2019 - 15:50

      OP has confirmed cheque bounced.

      • Plug on 24/11/2019 - 17:40

        Bugga :(

  • Sadgirl12 on 04/08/2020 - 09:44

    Just spent the morning reading all these scam stories and wanted to share mine. I’ve been scammed last year around August 2019 by 2 men who also did this in Melbourne. Stupid me, I know. Going to name and shame him cause why not LOL, Ben Pisano.
    Long story short, got scammed, report to police, he was found to have done Gumtree scam fake bank cheques around Melbourne to several people (i think around 11 that night) and he got found and locked for a couple of months, think he still has some court cases (searched him up on magistrates court listing), I also don’t know what happened to the other guy who was involved, he literally got away with it… (when I reported this case to the police, I assumed it was another Ben Pisano (knew his name cause it was on the bank cheque, dumb to have your name on the bank cheque, but I’m dumber to fall for his scam LOL). I searched him up on fb and the area the cheque was deposited was linked to this guys area - it didn’t look like the guy that I met up with to exchange the item, but I knew two people were involved (one person who deposited the cheque (which I thought was cash) and another who met up with us) so I reported him to police and after a few weeks, a warrant issued post was posted On fb. It wasn’t the same guy that I thought it was but turns out they’re cousins with the same name (Ive seen a photo of them together). After that, the Ben I searched on fb deactivated his account (sus?). Anyways I just want to post this to raise awareness. There’s so much more to the story but yeah, good he got caught. Now I live by the saying, cash or nothing.

    • Zachary on 06/08/2020 - 14:16

      probably used a fake name so you wont be able to find this guy in real life….no scammer is gonna use their real names…..or at least no smart ones anyways….

      • Sadgirl12 on 11/08/2020 - 00:31

        No! He used his real name on the cheque! He got caught and went to jail for a couple of months. Here’s a link for y’all https://www.facebook.com/214542541951223/posts/3097187717020…

        • Zachary on 11/08/2020 - 16:38

          ….what an idiot….using your real name on a cheque only to be back fired when trying to scam someone….

          • Sadgirl12 on 11/08/2020 - 19:04

            @Zachary: Yeah! But update: after one long year, I ended up getting a reimbursement from my bank of the full amount ($3xxx), BLESS!

            • Zachary on 12/08/2020 - 22:57

              @Sadgirl12: nice

            • hb490 on 11/11/2021 - 15:47

              @Sadgirl12: Hello, I was also scammed by this individual in 2016. I have a court order for the amount owing against him but do not know how to proceed with this. Could you share your experience on how you gained your reimbursement?

              Thanks

              • dontlikescammers on 01/12/2021 - 11:31

                @hb490: Is it against Ben Pisano?, this guy is in the HILLSIDE area, i have his address if its the same guy, he is going around pretending to be a fence builder, and he has an accomplice, reply on this post if its the same guy

                • Sadgirl12 on 07/12/2021 - 20:17

                  @dontlikescammers: Yes Ben Pisano. There's two Ben Pisanos. Both related to each other. Both Scums.

                • Bigred14 on 05/10/2022 - 11:41

                  @dontlikescammers: Message me send me any details you have on him I have a few people who still want to pay him a visit

                • Shopper6165 on 15/11/2022 - 05:12

                  @dontlikescammers: Benjamin Pisano stole my wallet and commenced an active and intense identity theft campaign against me, racking up tens of thousands of dollars in debt, credit cards, buying phones, loans. I reported it to police and he was sent to PRISON and all my fake debts have been cancelled.

                  I want to warn all other shoppers about this fraudster. I've obtained all the details of his crimes from the court. Between 2019 and 2021 he was convicted and sentenced for 79 fraud related crimes at the Magistrates' Court of Victoria. His most recent jailing/held in remand commenced in September 2021 and the sentence was 7 months. In the past the court ordered him to get treatment for his drug addiction problems, and I suspect he's an ice addict. Prior to going to jail I heard he lived in the western suburbs of Melbourne. He appears to operate like a professional thief. Physically he is white, early thirties, round face with a short, brown beard.

                  For more information on serial fraudster Benjamin Pisano and his crimes, message me. Stay safe online.

              • Sadgirl12 on 07/12/2021 - 20:17

                @hb490: He scammed me in 2018! He still has court proceedings. Was it really worth it haha

      • Bigred14 on 05/10/2022 - 11:38

        He’s real name is definitely Ben Pisano he purchased cards off him he came to my house did the fake transfer thing he seemed like a genuine guy at the time. Ended up picking more cards up that night he sent an Uber because he was “busy” but me being me I asked the Uber the delivery address to make sure it was “correct” then when I found out it was a scam we found his friends house went to “pay them a visit” he called me the next day and sent what he stole back in an Uber when he worked out what was going to happen to him like what happened to his friends. He’s an absolute fkn rat and one day he will do it to someone way worse than myself and he won’t be around to do it anymore.

  • Blue Cat on 06/08/2020 - 19:21

    God so many people getting scammed recently, I am seriously considering starting scamming people myself because it looks like stealing candy from a baby.

  • Laziofogna on 08/12/2021 - 23:54

    Natural selection.

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