wrecked_runner
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- Jurisdiction
- California
Hopefully I'll get some advice.
Background. "Seller" supplied machine part to close friend and "Seller" was in the circle of trusted friends in the our hobby community.
Sent payment Venmo $1000+ USD to a person working for a company that had a machine part that I wanted. "Seller" claims to have been sponsored by the company that makes and sells said machine part. The machine part was on backorder when I paid the "seller" but has been restocked 3-4 times according to the manufactures website. "Seller" keeps giving updates "they are on the truck, UPS didn't give me the tracking #.." excuses.
When contacting company that makes the machine part. The company has no record of my order thru "seller" that claims "he is sponsored by the company". So in short the "seller" is lying that he placed my order in early March.
Long story short the "seller" is lying about having placed my order and has lied about the other 3-4 times "they are on the truck". No I have requested my money back and "I'm in asia, I'll send money when I have internet connection".
This is a clear cut case of fraud in small claims court but I would rather have this pursued in a criminal case. What are the steps for me to see if I can have this pursued criminally? The buyer is in San Diego and the "seller" lives in Castro Valley (San Francisco area). Also , if I were to file a police report would I call the San Diego or Castro Valley PD?
Any advice on to how to escalate this to the proper authorities? I would like to take this as a learning experience and learn what the true extent of the law means as a plaintiff.
Background. "Seller" supplied machine part to close friend and "Seller" was in the circle of trusted friends in the our hobby community.
Sent payment Venmo $1000+ USD to a person working for a company that had a machine part that I wanted. "Seller" claims to have been sponsored by the company that makes and sells said machine part. The machine part was on backorder when I paid the "seller" but has been restocked 3-4 times according to the manufactures website. "Seller" keeps giving updates "they are on the truck, UPS didn't give me the tracking #.." excuses.
When contacting company that makes the machine part. The company has no record of my order thru "seller" that claims "he is sponsored by the company". So in short the "seller" is lying that he placed my order in early March.
Long story short the "seller" is lying about having placed my order and has lied about the other 3-4 times "they are on the truck". No I have requested my money back and "I'm in asia, I'll send money when I have internet connection".
This is a clear cut case of fraud in small claims court but I would rather have this pursued in a criminal case. What are the steps for me to see if I can have this pursued criminally? The buyer is in San Diego and the "seller" lives in Castro Valley (San Francisco area). Also , if I were to file a police report would I call the San Diego or Castro Valley PD?
Any advice on to how to escalate this to the proper authorities? I would like to take this as a learning experience and learn what the true extent of the law means as a plaintiff.