Originally Posted by cb75
Hey ute351, I'm in the same boat as you - being in Australia and having some guy in the US jerk me around on a motor deal. It's not the same guy as you, but it's been a year and still getting the run around and rubbish excuses.
Have you looked into the legal side yet? I think the only way I'll get my money back is by initiating a fraud suit, but how to commence proceedings?
Any of you USA guys got any suggestions? Went through Better Business Bureau and they did fvck all, and "could not resolve the dispute". That was the only agency that I got a reply on, after complaining to the list of different US Gov agencies that is mentioned in this forum.
CB / UTE - call the local police department where the piece of crap lives or does business. They can advise you what to do or who can help. People on here list the IC3.gov and BBB but those rarely do crap because they are just about political BS (eg BBB) or too busy to care about your situation (eg IC3.gov). Call the local police where this person does business. It worked to start getting my money back as I was out $4000 at one time and I am getting $5000 in return. Took me two years but persistance paid off. I filled a lawsuit but that did not do shit. A career crook who is broke knows they do not have to actually pay the settlement amount. Which means you have to put liens against things they own worth money or garnish wages. This takes time and legal fees add up but worth it because you can collect legal fees and on top of the amount owed.