Got Scammed on Flippa.com for $6000
Hello all,
I would like to share my story and ask you for advice:
Three months ago, I bought a website for $6000 on Flippa where the seller said that it generates a few hundred dollars in profit per month (multiple of the site was 2.1). The seller lives in the UK, I live in Belgium. I made a very bad mistake, because I did not use Escrow for the transaction, but did a bank transfer (through Transferwise.com). I know it was stupid, but this is the situation right now.
The site does not earn earn revenue through Google Adsense as promised. We made a contract that says that he will refund me if there is a decline in revenue, but he is not willing to refund now.
Can you please help me and give advice what I can do as a next step? I have his name on the contract, but I suppose it is fake. I contacted Transferwise and also his bank in the UK, but they can not do anything. I'm thinking of filing lawsuit, but I do not have any data/address from him.
Thank you!!
I would like to share my story and ask you for advice:
Three months ago, I bought a website for $6000 on Flippa where the seller said that it generates a few hundred dollars in profit per month (multiple of the site was 2.1). The seller lives in the UK, I live in Belgium. I made a very bad mistake, because I did not use Escrow for the transaction, but did a bank transfer (through Transferwise.com). I know it was stupid, but this is the situation right now.
The site does not earn earn revenue through Google Adsense as promised. We made a contract that says that he will refund me if there is a decline in revenue, but he is not willing to refund now.
Can you please help me and give advice what I can do as a next step? I have his name on the contract, but I suppose it is fake. I contacted Transferwise and also his bank in the UK, but they can not do anything. I'm thinking of filing lawsuit, but I do not have any data/address from him.
Thank you!!
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Frank Donovan -
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