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Total money lost $5,000
Type of a scam Employment
Country United States
Victim Location TX 77845, USA
Type of a scam Credit Cards
He said his budget was $500,000-$950,000, but then changed it to $1.5 million. I told him I couldn't agree to design something or tell him what my fees would be without meeting with him and understanding what I was designing. The neighborhood he gave the address for is full of little houses built in the 1940s. There's no way anyone would build a $1.5 million house there. I told him I'd need a survey of the property and he could get that going until whatever time he could meet me. He said he could get me the surveyor's information. I thought that was the end of it. He started the conversation back up today and asked for a "favor". He said he needed me to help him get the survey until he returned from his trip...(remember previously it was his wife in the hospital, but now he's gone on a trip).
I played along to see where this was going. He said the surveyor would come meet me, but that he did not have credit card processing. So, "Thomas" wanted me to agree to charge him (Thomas) $14,000 on his credit card and forward $9,000 to the surveyor through a cashier's check. He said I could keep $5,000 as a deposit for my retainer. He then asked me what credit card merchant I use. ( I don't even accept credit cards, but I thought I'd string him along until he gave more of his scheme). I asked him who his surveyor was because there was no way a surveyor would charge $9,000 for a boundary survey of that tiny little lot. So I told him he was ripped off. He replied that he had paid 90% of the bill but the balance was $9,000. I pointed out that he got ripped off worse than I thought because if he paid 90% and owed $9,000 more, then he's saying a surveyor charged him $90,000. He backtracked and he didn't pay that much, but just owed him $9,000. I asked for about the 3rd time who the surveyor was. He said he was busy and would give me the documents as soon as he received payment. I just said, "Who is he? Are you unable to tell me his name?". He gave me the name "Garcia David" and said, "any problem?". I responded that I think he was scammed because there is no registered land surveyor named David Garcia (or Garcia David), and I asked for David Garcia's phone number, so I could help him get to the bottom of this and get his money back. He never responded so I told him that I knew he was running a scam and that his story was full of holes. That's where our communication ended. From the poor grammar and other clues, I assume that this is someone who does not speak English as a first language. I don't think anyone would be stupid enough to give this guy any money, but you never know.