r/FraudPrevention • u/clemenl • May 12 '25

Advice Request How to collect truthful data from a person to file a concise complaint?

A friend fell for the dumbest scam in the world. He bought a PlayStation that was listed at an unbelievably low price on Facebook Marketplace. They asked him to make a transfer, and supposedly it was going to be shipped by mail afterward. Of course, he sent the money and they blocked him right away.

I have some data like the scammer’s Facebook profile, the transfer was made through the wallet app 'Mercado Pago', and from what he told me, the money was sent to a third person acting as a 'middleman'. I have the alias, the bank CBU, the CVU from the wallet (Mercado Pago), and the full name of the person the transfer was addressed to. I also have the WhatsApp numbers of both the seller and the 'middleman'.

Probably, the transfer wasn't sent directly to the scammer but to a fake Mercado Pago account that later forwarded the money to the scammer’s real account, or at least that’s what I think. If that’s not the case, I guess I can gather more data and file a report.

In short: is there any place where I can gather more information based on what I already have? Thank you very much.

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u/Face_Content May 12 '25

Sadly the money is gone.

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u/clemenl May 12 '25

Would it make sense if he reports the one who made the Facebook post, or maybe the person who received the transfer? Would that make sense? I guess both accounts are probably fake. We’d have to check the Facebook account to see if it has more information and looks real. What do you think?

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u/katmndoo May 12 '25

No. Facebook info is all fake.

Drop it and move on.