Finding someone's address

harpo

so I've been scammed by some miserable low life.....my fault, but anyway all I have is a name a mobile number and an e mail address how can I trace him ?
I met him in Cirencester I know he's around there 

Drew_TNBD

More details about how he scammed you??

harpo

Sold me a fake watch ! He's a watch dealer

Iamnobody

Is he advertising other watches?

Get a mate to set up a meeting with him and then both turn up. Offer him the opportunity to put things right - if he refuses take all the evidence you have to the old bill.

Hertz32

harpo said:

Sold me a fake watch ! He's a watch dealer

Did you use paypal or the like? Ebay? Their buyer protection is excellent

harpo

I can't see a site or anything where he's selling any more I think he advertises them on e bay
i did the deal off e bay in person with cash not paypal

stimpsonslostson

harpo said:

I can't see a site or anything where he's selling any more I think he advertises them on e bay
i did the deal off e bay in person with cash not paypal

In that case I suspect you're screwed unfortunately. By bypassing ebay & PayPal you also bypass their protections & guarantees. 
Even if you find him what can you do?
 Without solid evidence you can't prove anything. 

mart

And what would you do if you had his address? If it were me, I fear I'd be tempted to do something unwise and illegal. So it maybe better not to have it.

Panama_Jack666

@Heartfeltdawn is the master at this stuff. 

RocknRollDave

harpo said:

I can't see a site or anything where he's selling any more I think he advertises them on e bay
i did the deal off e bay in person with cash not paypal

Lesson learned the hard way, I'm afraid.

digitalscream

Nobody's done it yet, but...just a reminder to be careful, lads - no personal details on here, please.

Heartfeltdawn

Sorry to hear it. When you do cash deals away from the computer, you have so little to go on. 

jonnyburgo

I was scammed a few years ago doing an of eBay cash deal, bought a combo amp, classic 30 iirc. foolishly didn't ask to plug it in as id had one before and knew broadly what they sound like, got it home and of course it's fucked. Went back round and he didn't want to know, stood at the door with his big barking dog on a lead to intimidate me, which it did. So went round with two very large Nigerian chaps from work (actually very sweet guys, not nutcases) Funny how quickly people can become reasonable when they see two big lads sat in the car. I handed over the amp, he went to the cash machine and got my money. Neither if us mentioned the guys in the car at all, it just worked like a charm.

harpo

RocknRollDave said:

harpo said:

I can't see a site or anything where he's selling any more I think he advertises them on e bay
i did the deal off e bay in person with cash not paypal

Lesson learned the hard way, I'm afraid.

Blimey some of you guys on here roll over easy!
i persisted and persuaded him to meet me with an offer to make good. I threatened the police and it seemed to do the trick. I am now in possession of a genuine watch and some cash in exchange for the fake.  I'm fortunate I reckon not to have lost it all. 

Heartfeltdawn

harpo said:

Blimey some of you guys on here roll over easy!
i persisted and persuaded him to meet me with an offer to make good. I threatened the police and it seemed to do the trick. I am now in possession of a genuine watch and some cash in exchange for the fake.  I'm fortunate I reckon not to have lost it all. 

If he's used his real email and phone number, then he's a cretin. Most scammers do not. You're fortunate to have been scammed by an idiot.  

Myranda

Harpo, you need someone with a very specific set of skills ...

Wait, you got a genuine watch from him? How do you know it's not just a better fake?

marantz1300

Break his leg.

bingefeller

Heartfeltdawn said:

harpo said:

Blimey some of you guys on here roll over easy!
i persisted and persuaded him to meet me with an offer to make good. I threatened the police and it seemed to do the trick. I am now in possession of a genuine watch and some cash in exchange for the fake.  I'm fortunate I reckon not to have lost it all. 

If he's used his real email and phone number, then he's a cretin. Most scammers do not. You're fortunate to have been scammed by an idiot.  

I know an idiot scammer