ok so heres the story. i sold one of my sites almost a month ago on sitepoint for $1500. i sent him everything got the site up and running on his hosting etc. after talking to him on msn millions of times and trying to help him he filed a complaint with paypal sayingt he item wasnt as described. paypal ended everything and basically told him to go away. not he is threatening me with this email: "I reported you to the FBI at www.ic3.gov and I will be talking to an FBI agent tonight about this whole ordeal - since your trying to take more money from me and scam other people with this script. I have enough information from you to be under serious penalty of internet fraud. Expect a call from the ic3.gov or the FBI and my attorney very soon. " what am i supose to do about this? any and all advice is needed as to what i should do from here. i have yet to respond to this email and i have chat logs where he basically says hes going to get a free site. resell rights were not given to him at all during this sitepoint sale.
tell him ok and that you have the im logs where he tells you that stuff Thats all i can think of, otherwise, just talk to the FBI if you havent done anything encriminating
Sounds like a bunch of BS to me. The FBI doesn't have the time to get involved in such low rate rip offs, security is their big thing. All empty threats for now, even if you receive a letter from an attorney that doesn't mean anything until you are served papers for a claim. I doubt he'll bother, don't lose sleep over it.
Basically ignore him, if you are 100% in the right you have nothing to fear. I would just forget about him, he is sending empty threats now because he has no other route of compensation. Dont worry about the FBI, CIA or any other organisation he might threaten you with, its all just lies.
yea... I dont think the FBI isinterestedin a $1500 case anyway... there more interested in big scamming operations
Well, Yeah!!! Unless the Royal Canadian Mounted Police get involved you don't have a worry. Like the FBI, as if they could be bothered!
basically this whole thing is about an app that a wrote that does something special and it was not included in the sale. should i even reply to his email?
hmmm men in weird tights is not what scares me to be honest @ OP cool down bro, its just an empty threat, nothing that he can do to disrupt your life now, chill out go have a beer maybe go to a strip joint
No, don't reply to his emails. He'll only make life miserable for you. A sale is a sale -- as long as you did everything right on your end, then your conscience should be clear.
yeh there's nothing to worry....if FBI could afford to handle small cases then we could report DP scammers too
You have nothing to worry about since he was happy to pay for the site and completed the transaction.
Were you truthful in your sale of the site? If so, you have nothing to worry about. If you gave false information or if you tried to come across as though you were selling something that you really weren't then you might be in trouble. I see a lot of the time in Established websites section that they are not really established and the income they list is "potential income". Perhaps the buyer was confused with this tactic?
it has nothing to do with the description. its something else he wants for free that i never even mentioned in the auction.
Don't worry. The guy is bluffing and is trying to scam you. Just try and help him and see if you can work it out, and if he doesn't seem interested in that, tell him too bad so sad.
Don't worry about it. Just threats against you. But how come you sent all files over before pay may i ask?
First of all: are you 100% sure that you delivered everything that was agreed? Perhaps this guy really thought he would get something in addition. I wouldn't be scared of those empty threats (like others said - don't worry about them: if you've acted honestly and openly, you are fine - if on the other hand you think you violated the deal somehow, then make sure you compensate for it). If the stuff he wants for free was not mentioned in the original deal (or in any emails) then tell him that if he wants the additional stuff, it will cost more $$$. If on the other hand you had placed this "free stuff" on your website during the transaction, and he got the impression that it was part of the deal - then you are in a bit problematic situation, and in this case I'd consider canceling the deal (and getting everything back from the seller, and returning his money - but ONLY if you weren't making a clear contract). Reputation will be one of the most precious assets you can have, and if you leave unhappy customers in the past... you'll end up in trouble in the future (in case you wish to do business online). On the other hand: if the guy is just a dude who tries to scam others, has bad reputation (etc.) then I'd simply respond a polite reply explaining all the details of the transaction (and mentioning the free help you did) and then saying that if he wishes to proceed to legal way, be your guest. No insults, no bad words - take a professional attitude.
Sounds like he's blowing a lot of smoke. If he's gotten his money back and you've deactivated his script or w/e just ignore him. No sense in listening to nonsense.
Nothing is going to happen as it appears the seller is in Canada and the buyer is in the US. Even Judge Judy wouldn't be interested!