Hi All,
One of my known got scammed (2 months ago) and I am reaching out for your valuable suggestions if there is a way to recover money from scammer.
Could you please recon what you would have done if you were at her place to recover the money.
Regards,
Smith
I used the word "generally" several times as there are exceptions and outliers.
I'm getting so much call on my mobile is like my BOOST mobile have sold me out to the scammers mafia.
Was probably ShopBack
I avoid scammers by just not answering my phone. if it's important, they will either leave a message or try to call again another time. Nowadays there are multiple ways to contact someone, especially if they have your email. too many idiots robodialling these days.
I once got a refund after ordered expensive brand shoes from China and cheap fake crap got delivered
I think CBA credit card contacted the merchant bank in China to check the Shanghai address of the company who turned out to be upstairs fly-by-night fake company - and the merchant bank in China agreed to refund the money
a direct transfer to an overseas bank would be much harder (no credit card purchase guarantee)
the recent TV Current Affair story of the woman who accidentally transferred $760K or so to a mistyped website is a rare one - as a trained auditor she investigated herself where the money went and Ch9 apparently also contacted the international money service (something like Cusco?) who might have agreed to a goodwill refund which had already been automatically been flagged by their system as dodgy
you could probably find it in recent episodes here - need to log in - https://www.9now.com.au/a-current-affair
absent that kinda stuff you might be pushing it uphill
story of the woman who accidentally transferred $760K
It was not accidental. It was a very sophisticated scam. More details here
https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/melbourne-widow-…
Plot twist: this is the scammer looking for reassurance they won't be caught!
All dissent "lacks empathy" which compares to twitters "….ism" retort :P
It depends on the type of scam, the amount, and how long it took to report. Even transferring legitimately, some transfers get flagged. Usually because of the amount, or the destination. If that happens, you have a very good chance of getting your money back.
If you take too long to report it, it wasn't flagged, and it was 100% user error, then the chances are much lower.
You've already done everything you can do. Go to the bank. The police. The rest is just you waiting.
@bobneil:
I couldn't agree more. Many scams are very convincing. Gone are the days of easily spotting the scamming legless, armless, overly generous Nigerian Prince who drew your name from random selection to inherit his wealth.