Scammer's profile link: http://www.sythe.org/members/415153-plasmatune.html
Explanation of the trade: I was looking for a seller of pure neopoints. PlasmaTune agreed to sell me 25M neopoints for $1.25/M (for a total price of $31.25, which I decided to round up to $32). The agreed upon method of payment was initially paypal but after agreeing to the deal, PlasmaTune disclosed that they had no paypal account (the first red flag). After agreeing to use an Amazon gift card, I purchased a gift card from amazon.com which was sent to the email PlasmaTune provided me. They proceeded to redeem the gift card but failed to send me any information to retrieve my purchase. After trying to get more money from me (another red flag), PlasmaTune provided account information which did not correspond to any account. After further prompting, PlasmaTune provided information for an account that does exist but provided the wrong password. This was the last correspondence I received from PlasmaTune, despite my multiple replies informing them that the information they supplied me was useless. It is worth noting that the account listed the second time is by no means a "shell" and is more likely an account they have no control over whatsoever. Despite showing account activity well after when they would have received my PMs, I have had no further word from them.
Sorry if this is a big block of text, hopefully the PM log is easier to read through. I've organized screengrabs in an imgur album here: http://imgur.com/a/m31oa#0. They are unfortunately in the opposite sequence, so start at the last image and work your way to the front to read them in chronological order.
How they scammed: I paid PlasmaTune $32 with an amazon gift card which they redeemed but I have not received the 25M neopoints they agreed to sell me.
Sythe PM picture: http://imgur.com/a/m31oa#0 (you'll need to go through them in the opposite order that they are in the album, sorry) Included is a screenshot of my Amazon account management page showing they redeemed the gift card.
Explanation of the trade: I was looking for a seller of pure neopoints. PlasmaTune agreed to sell me 25M neopoints for $1.25/M (for a total price of $31.25, which I decided to round up to $32). The agreed upon method of payment was initially paypal but after agreeing to the deal, PlasmaTune disclosed that they had no paypal account (the first red flag). After agreeing to use an Amazon gift card, I purchased a gift card from amazon.com which was sent to the email PlasmaTune provided me. They proceeded to redeem the gift card but failed to send me any information to retrieve my purchase. After trying to get more money from me (another red flag), PlasmaTune provided account information which did not correspond to any account. After further prompting, PlasmaTune provided information for an account that does exist but provided the wrong password. This was the last correspondence I received from PlasmaTune, despite my multiple replies informing them that the information they supplied me was useless. It is worth noting that the account listed the second time is by no means a "shell" and is more likely an account they have no control over whatsoever. Despite showing account activity well after when they would have received my PMs, I have had no further word from them.
Sorry if this is a big block of text, hopefully the PM log is easier to read through. I've organized screengrabs in an imgur album here: http://imgur.com/a/m31oa#0. They are unfortunately in the opposite sequence, so start at the last image and work your way to the front to read them in chronological order.
How they scammed: I paid PlasmaTune $32 with an amazon gift card which they redeemed but I have not received the 25M neopoints they agreed to sell me.
Sythe PM picture: http://imgur.com/a/m31oa#0 (you'll need to go through them in the opposite order that they are in the album, sorry) Included is a screenshot of my Amazon account management page showing they redeemed the gift card.
