Damon Hill Or Soyer, LLC
Damon Hill Or Soyar, Took My Money & Ran - Swindled Money out of me thru Pay-Pal for ebay purchase. Tried to get me to direct wire to his account

I was conned by Damon Hill on ebay. He used the name damon_damon on ebay and was selling a embroidery machine. It was a nice offering and was a pretty good deal. His feed back was 83% (on ebay) after selling 5 items. I had checked his feedback an saw that the lower score was because of a negative feedback for the embroidery machine that I was looking at purchasing. It was negative because the seller (Damon_damon) wouldn't take wire payment on escrow. So I figured The past buyer needed to get a loan & it was a bank deal that prevented payment.

I was to forgiving - thinking heck some people need a second chance (not always their fault) so I went ahead & bid on the machine. He offered PayPal for a payment option so I though that I was safe.

I won the auction and promtly paid (like I do for all my ebay items) {my mistake} using paypal. I forked over $3640.00 to this horrible person. As I was paying for the item I recieved an email with invoice from him telling me to wire the money to him at JP Morgan Chace, N.A. Troy Michigan. He stated he was a rep for Soyar, LLC. This was strange to me because the item said it was located in Washington. But since I paid w / paypal already - thinking I was safe, I emailed back & told him that I'd already paid w / paypal & to let me know when he shipped it.

Later that day I get another email from another ebay member wanting to know why my transaction didn't go thru w / the machine - because he had second chanced it to them already. I told them that he was a scammer & not to send any money & to report him. Fortunatly I think the were not stiffed.

When this happened (within 1 1/2 days of payment) I contacted Paypal & filed a non-reciept of goods dispute on their web sight. I called paypal later that same day & told them the situation & told them that I wanted nothing to do with damon_damon & all I wanted was my money back. They said that with-in 3 to 4 days I should have my money back into my account. They would contact me via email w / updates.

This was last week (1-23) So on Monday the 28th when I heard nothing I called them back. They said that the dispute had been closed— I'm thinking Yeah I got my money back! But No somewhere along the lines the case was cancelled & that allowed him to get the money out of pay-pal & is gone. So now they have opened another claim on him & are awaiting his reply to their request of proof of shipment (as if I am the one frauding someone). Paypal tells me that it'll take up to 30 days for a ruling on the case. I asked them if they don't hear from him then what? They said that they would award me $200- that is the minimum that ebay sellers are insured for, $2000 is the max to my understanding. But he was a cheap seller or didn't pick a seller's sight to fraud/imposter who was "insured" for the $2000.

I was under the assumption when I first place the dispute that the money was still in him paypal account & they could retrieve it. But due to some error - it was closed & no hold was put on the money anymore. So He was able to withdraw it & is off screwing someone else out of their hard earned money.

So If there is any help out there please let me know! And Be careful of Paypal as well. I thought I was safe using paypal (they boast how they are the safe way to pay) But, It looks like Damon Hill - Soyar, LLC or damon_damon - (who ever they are), is getting away with everyones money & paypal is only going to cough up a measly $200 towards the $3640 that I lost thru them. What a way to support your buyers!

(I am almost as mad at Paypal for their error{cancelling first dispute that froze his account} [I think if they would have been on their game I would have my money back] But not as angry as I am with Damon Hill. Soyar, LLC "troy Michigan")

Please let me know if there is any help out there to nail this guy!

BB jonson
Riverton, Wyoming
U.S.A.

Company: Damon Hill Or Soyer, LLC
Country: USA
State: Michigan
City: Troy

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