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Originally Posted by AngelBunny

I can't help you with Swaptalk but I can give you a few more ideas. I believe that PayPal has you wait at least ten business days before you can file a claim ... if you even used PayPal. If you did then file that ASAP ... she will have a certain amount of time to respond to them and if she doesn't then you automatically win.

That said ... they may not be able to recover the funds, but the fact that PayPal says you win does have some legal pull. I say that because swaplifting is theft ... and therefore illegal.

After that, follow all the possible legal channels you can to ensure that one way or another they have consequences for their actions.

Most complaints can be filed online.

Internet Fraud:

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Home

USPS complaints (because if they claim to use USPS for shipping it is still mail fraud even though they never shipped anything):

http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/fo...Complaint.aspx

See if their local police dept. has an online form...if not...drop them an email.

Find the Attorney General in their state and file online, or write them mail.

Keep all records until you receive an item or refund. Print out the web pages and emails having anything to do with the transaction.

I hope you get your refund.

I know for first hand experience that sorting it out can take a while ... I am currently dealing with a swaplifter from the Clearance Bin here on Specktra. I have spoken to all the legal agencies about my claim and they have all filed reports ... but since it will go under the category of petty theft it will take a while for things to follow through. They will still get slapped with the charge ... a court date ... a fine or jail time (rare ... but if they are repeat offenders), etc etc etc.

They will also have to pay for court fees, lawyers fees, etc ... yes I realize this sounds harsh and overblown but it will make sure that they never do it to anyone else. The authorities involved in my case have told me that it may take them upwards of several months to sort it all out ... but eventually the swaplifter will definitely feel the hurt from it. Good Luck!

Thank you for your help. Unfortunately it was not on paypal (it was a swap via MUA) so I can't use that, and also I'm in the UK and so is she so I don't know how to go about it with the police. I spoke to my boyfriend and he is gonna speak to his parents and they're both police officers so hopefully I will be able to get some kind of advice from them.
What you're doing is not overblown at all. It is theft and they need to learn their lesson. I feel like such an idiot. Like I said before I was skeptical about swapping, and now I've discovered I should have stayed skeptical and just kept my studio fix lol. I'm not gonna swap again.
Part of me wants to think that I'm wrong, but why on earth would she delete her profile? I dunno...