Victim of Some Fraud Online

@ARIES1973 (11426)
Legaspi, Philippines
June 11, 2012 2:18am CST
I don't know what to think of myself right now. I feel I'm so stupid. Just a while ago I opened an ad saying that one of the members of clixsense is selling an ebook about tricks on getting referrals. In my desire to have referrals I decided to buy the ebook. Then when I checked the forum in clixsense, I found out that the person mentioned on the ad is actually giving a warning to all the members that she is not selling anything. So I just realized how stupid I am to jump into buying that ebook without making a research into its legality. Did you have similar experience my fellow myLotters? What should I do to get back the payment I made?
11 responses
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
11 Jun 12
On the one side, he's fraud, since he's impersonate another people. But on the other side, does that ebook benefit you? Because that should be thing that matter most. If you use Paypal to buy that ebook, you may file a dispute through Paypal, but prepare the good reasons for that..
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
11 Jun 12
Actually, it's just about an hour since I made a payment and haven't received that ebook yet. I send an email to paypal and they made a reply that they would take a look on the matter. I can not made a file a dispute because the grounds presented did not match the reason that I have. Well, anyway, I have learned my lesson.
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
11 Jun 12
It's a lesson for all of us. I wish we all can be more careful next time..
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
14 Jun 12
No, I don't have such experience as I don't like to buy ebooks. Usually I just go for the free ebooks available on various web and they used to be story ebooks. Some ebooks might be worth to buy but most of them are not. I am sorry to hear that you have bought the ebook. I am not sure if you can get your money back.
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@andy77e (5156)
• United States
12 Jun 12
There is nothing you can do to get your money back. The only thing you can do, is learn from your mistakes. Some people actually have the book. There was a guy on TV selling a book on getting money from the government. The book was massive, the size of a dictionary. Of course once you got the book, most of the entries were for limited programs that were discontinued, or that were only available for specific individuals, or people who were part of specific states. In short, most people didn't qualify for any of the programs. But the guy made millions of dollars selling that book, and it was completely legal. Don't look for a short cut. There is no get rich quick. It takes hard work and effort.
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@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
12 Jun 12
Well, i have been scammed by a few sites and spent a lot of money on upgrades n sites that are useless, and the referrals they give are fakes. Which is why i am very careful on what to spend my money on now.. and i just focus on mylot.
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• India
11 Jun 12
ya i was also victim like this . i have invested in eurobankbux . and earned about 10 dollars . and they are not payed anything. i have invested 25 dollars.
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@Lorden (348)
• South Africa
11 Jun 12
You don't sound stupid to me at all, and you're certainly not the one who made the mistake. The fraudster is always the one who's making the mistake. Unfortunately they may end up being rewarded for it. But how is it working for you? Do the tricks actually get you referrals?
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@jaderamirez (1029)
• Philippines
11 Jun 12
I don't think you can get back the payment, anyway this will serve as lesson for you not to take the path again. There are many thief online especially now that there is a financial crisis worldwide and everybody wants to survive despite of whether it is right or wrong.
• Philippines
11 Jun 12
One of the problems that many of us encounter is our excitement without checking pertinent information regarding the products. There were times in my early online participation that I made huge mistakes in making online purchases. I've had my mistakes. I don't know if you've purchased the ebook you've mentioned and how it is. It's a learning experience for us. Good day.
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@yiart65 (146)
• Singapore
11 Jun 12
Sorry to hear that. There are a lot of scams online and we have to 101% attention to the website when we are purchasing things online. Well, it is an experience gained after all. Just be more careful in the future. :)
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@riempie9 (1021)
• South Africa
12 Jun 12
Someone copied a piece of my writing from an article I wrote on conquering and fearing heights and had it published on this site without my permission. I can't remember on which site it was... but the cheek to actually use my work as their own. It was about fearing heights and some of the words in the piece read "the pull was so strong that I wanted to fling myself out the window..." If you see this anywhere on comments, report it please. Thanks.
• Malaysia
11 Jun 12
In my opinion, no one will be so stupid to give back the money he cheated. So, forget about the penny, good luck, God bless.