Scam Type
Online Purchase Scam
Date Reported
Oct 23, 2022
Victim Postal Code
06804
Total Dollars Lost
400
Scam Description
I was selling my wheels in a marketplace .
Luis miguel marques Prata contact me asking about wheels then he Decide to buy ask me about Venmo I got it then he said he’s sanding me 700$ right after that I got message from fake Venmo account saying my account is not business so I cannot receive 700$ so sender have to send another 400$ and then I will have to return him 400$
He “ send “ additional 400$ and I never received the money but I return him 400$ . Then they was trying to get me on another 400$ but by that time I already figure out it’s a scam I called my bank but it was to late .
