I’m new to all of this bitcoin business. I wanted to get 4 coins ASAP. So a few of my friends recommended that I go give LocalBitcoins a try. I found a seller and forwarded him my money. A few hours later I get a message notifying me that my coins have been released. I sent everything through a money gram. A few hours go by and my wallet is still empty. I blow him up with messages but he ignores me until the next day when he finally responds with a brief.
You sure you never got them?
NO!!! So the guy does his little “investigation” as to where the bitcoins are, he says that the transaction never went through to my wallet. Coerces me that if I buy some more coins then he can simply add the missing amount to the order.
I paypaled him over a thousand dollars and that was my mistake… for falling for it… twice.
In the end, he only sent me one bitcoin instead of all four. I felt royally screwed. I have no clue what to do because LocalBitcoins have any control over fraudulent PayPal transactions. In addition to this, we took all of our communication off grid. I’m trying to get my money back from PayPal but the chances are slim. Maybe I can get it all back if I just tell them that I got hacked or something…