Scammer
Ownedcore Name: Eblis
Skype Name: mr.sklith
Paypal Name: [email protected]
Other payment method:
Ownedcore scam link: 843 Grand Marshal Warrior, Challenge modes, Mounts, titles, and more!
Other sites scam link:
Did you use a middleman?: No
Explain what happened:
Apologies in advance because this will be a long post.
On September, 28th I added Eblis on Skype in regards to a "Grand Marshall Warrior" account he was selling. All went well at first, and he even showed me the account via screenshare on Skype which was nice. So I paid for the account and figured we were good to go. I sold a level 90 druid right off the bat without any issue, expecting to turn a decent profit off this account, which the OO was completely aware of at the time of the sale. Two days later, on Saturday, the person I sold the 90 Druid to contacts me saying the transfer was reversed. This has NEVER happened to me, but I guess after only a day Blizzard can still authorize reversals. Check my email to find a password-reset email for the WoW account I bought from him. Tried logging into the account and the email I was using previously was no longer listed. Contacted Blizzard and they said someone had appealed to them that their account was hacked. Contacted the OO via text message, who I assume was Eblis from the forums, even though he denies owning the OwnedCore account (I have proof of him saying this via text), and he denied recalling the account. He kept denying it even after I presented evidence from Blizzard, that someone had contacted them earlier that morning and recalled the account. Only the OO can do this, right? I told him that if he really didn't do it, he would give me the ID pictures to help me recover it... First mistake. I should have appealed what happened right away to OwnedCore and PayPal, but I really wanted that account more than the money. He sends me two ID pictures after a lot of negotiating, but Blizzard wanted more, and the OO said he was in Mexico at the time so it took over a day for him to provide all the right documentation for an account recovery. He eventually did and I was able to get back into the account. First thing I noticed was a ticket to recover the hacked account, opened Saturday morning. So I thought everything was good at that point. Managed to flip another toon and return the 90 Druid to the buyer so that was nice, expecting to make a little more than what I paid by the end of stripping the whole account. On October 4th, however, the account got hit with a 6-month ban for botting. I don't know the first thing about bots or how to run them. So I appealed it to Blizzard and they opted to uphold the ban, because a rotation bot was used a month and a half ago, way before I bought it. The OO, Eblis, or whoever I talked to on Skype and in text neglected to mention that a bot was used on this license. When I showed him the screenshot of the Blizzard chat, he still denied using the bot, like he denied recalling the account even though he had all the right identification. I wasn't advertised an at-risk account, and after the fact I was even told a bot wasn't used despite the evidence presented. So I gave him two options.
1. He can lose two PayPal disputes to me and I won't open a scam report with the forums and he can keep the account that will be unbanned in 6 months.
2. He can attempt to fight the PayPal disputes and I will report this to the forums and get his WoW account banned.
If it's not bad already, this is where it gets bad. He chooses option number two, saying I got the account banned and it's my responsibility, and that since I already sold some of the toons it's not his problem. I have text messages to prove everything. He said I was threatening him and also made a vague threat that hinted toward reporting me for Identity Theft because of the two toons I sold off the account, even though I have proof of never providing his ID to any of my buyers. They don't need them for invididual character purchases. So, this guy is making me feel pretty crazy and worn out right about now. He isn't honest and lies through text because he knows I can use anything he says against him, but I do have proof of him denying recalling the account, proof of him denying the bot, and proof of threatening to blackmail me. Am I in the right to want to dispute this? Because if I had known a bot had been used from the start, I would not have paid $550 at all for an at-risk account. He's honestly got me scared of legal action, but I know I didn't do anything punishable. I'm just tired of dealing with him and his dishonesty and circular arguments.
Would like some advice on the issue and possible action taken against this person's account. I can validate all of my claims with proof and witnesses if necessary. Thanks for looking over this.
Proof:
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http://imgur.com/a/8o3Yz
http://imgur.com/a/QfYGw
https://i.imgur.com/voyYtH8.png
http://imgur.com/a/mlaet
http://imgur.com/a/AnXSQ
LOTS of text messages:
WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
Edit: Removed text message evidence per offender's request.
(Phone number matches the one he provided in Skype)
Here's a weird screenshot of him sending me a Btag request. Skilth was his old btag, and Eblis is on his friends list.
http://imgur.com/a/RHCUE
EVEN WEIRDER the name and location on the account is attached to an obituary. The last 4 digits of the phone number doesn't match the person's who claims to own the account either. Wondering if he could be using a dead person's ID. The address on his license does not match the address on his WoW account (not pictured for obvious reasons).
http://imgur.com/a/Jdih8
The whole situation sketches me out. I feel like I've been upfront and honest about everything from the start with him, and maybe that's where I went wrong.