Originally Posted by
sammyman
I was paid via venmo. I'm guessing they were stolen credit cards to make the purchase. Venmo can reverse payments in these instances.
The $1000 was sent after the initial $850. That's a different kind of scam. The guy was hoping to double dip on me. I haven't returned any of the money.
I'm wondering mostly about using purchase protection with Amex now that I'm 99.9% sure the ipad is stolen and the money will be reversed from venmo. The one catch was I resold the ipad, so I don't think it's covered. Thoughts?
Seems like you wait until the Venmo is reversed, then call AmEx and explain the iPad was stolen. The fact that you tried to sell it - dunno if it invalidates the claim since you didn't originally buy it to be resold and if the transfer is reversed perhaps you can argue the sale never happened? It's just theft?
not a lawyer. Just speculating
