Today was the worst day of my life...

Today was just a horrible day. I got scammed twice today. First time, some guy tried to trick me into sending him my phone for $300. I didn't think anything at first till today after I sent it in at the post office. The paypal message was really suspicious so I asked some people on the channel. I noticed that the email had a ' at the end, which was different from the regular one. I realized I was scammed so I drove all the way down to the post office. Luckily I managed to get it in time, so now I got my phone back.

But then, I got a call asking they want to buy my PSP for $100. So I was thinking maybe it would be the real deal. Wrong, I go there and I make the exchange. I go to the bank to deposit the $100. The bank wouldn't take it, so I begin to think it was fake. At the time, one of my best friends calls me and I tell him the situation and I head home. We use a counterfeit pen on it, confirmed it was fake. We called the police and we filed a report, they said to call the guy up cause they think maybe he didn't know it was a fake. So my friend calls him up, and he tells him it was fake. The guy starts yelling, trying to say it wasn't counterfeit, calling him some terms, etc. So that pretty much confirms he knew....we were going to the police today to go get this guy but unfortunately, it started raining and hailing really bad. So I'll have to do it tomorrow.

I feel really stupid and kind of upset right now. Just wanted money for this stuff so I can build my computer or buy a new DS but it looks like that won't be happening...

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[quote name='Splych' post='3007508' date='Jul 27 2010, 01:19 AM']that idea seems risky ...
just hope for the best , and as a back-up , just blame it on the guy .
if that's also tricky , just say you bought the games.

just out of curiosity , what did you tell the guy when you sold it to him? like the details about the PSP.[/quote]
All I said was that you can play downloaded games. But he had no clue what he was doing. That's all I told him.
 
As far as I know, yes it's illegal to flash a PSP, but it's not something you can be arrested for, it's something Sony can sue you for. So unless the guy works for Sony you're likely all good.
 
First off, how many police do you think know a wealth of knowledge on the PSP and hacking? At first glance, no matter what you did to your system, the average guy isn't gonna be able to tell if it's hacked or not. Second, a theft was involved, it's their obligation to track it down. It doesn't matter if it's hacked or not, it's stolen property.

If any of you think the police will even care if it's hacked or not then you lack common sense.
 
I'm not worried about them finding out. I know they can't find out just by looking at it and turning it on.

I'm worried about the guy telling them in case he remembers. But I guess it is the same situation. We're about to head down to the station in an hour. I'll tell you how it goes later.
 
[quote name='Rock Raiyu' post='3008252' date='Jul 27 2010, 08:39 AM']I'm not worried about them finding out. I know they can't find out just by looking at it and turning it on.

I'm worried about the guy telling them in case he remembers. But I guess it is the same situation. We're about to head down to the station in an hour. I'll tell you how it goes later.[/quote]
I would just not say anything. Keep it cool till you get your PSP back. If the guy you "sold" it to is a clueless as you say, nothing bad will happen. Once you get it back, thank the police and be on your merry way. Like Guild said, they prolly won't care anyway.
 
You got actually kinda lucky saving your stuff from being taken away, so dont consider it so bad. I say kick the scammers asses! Or you can do the police thing too.
 
oh kk that's good.
you'll get it back, so at least your day will get brighter,
 

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