warning Arunas Zygis stole $900 USD from me

[decades80]

Hi,

I've bought a 4L domain under the privacy protect, now I think it was not his and he insisted to pay as a gift 900 USD by PayPal. So I did yesterday,, because I don't like for sellers to pay 5% mostly and offer them gift payment.. Now as of today his account
@ZArunas is auto closed.
What can I do? I just made a dispute on PayPal for unauthorized transaction.
Thank you all in advance,

Robert

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Details about ZArunas, ArzysArt

Name on PayPal Account:

• Arunas Zygis

Email addresses:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected] (.lt is the ccTLD for Lithuania)
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Location:

• Continent: Europe
• Country: Republic of Lithuania (lt flag)
• State/Region: Kaunas
• City: Kaunas

Real IP addresses (not proxies):

• 78.62.223.73 * Used often by this member
• 84.55.51.252 * Used often by this member
• 194.126.252.241 * Used often by this member
  
• 84.15.190.206
• 213.226.131.133
• 84.15.186.23
• 88.119.140.11
• 90.134.151.134
• 37.0.245.102
• 88.222.95.123
• 83.188.43.152
• 213.130.202.89
• 37.0.230.185
• 84.15.184.51

GoDaddy Account / Customer Numbers:

• 147174832
• 132621499
• 140330781

NameSilo Account Usernames:

• arunasmacky
• xarunasx

Phone Numbers:

• +370 867480566 (real number)
• +370 68578945
• +370 67480566 (whois)

Skype:

• arzys1

Domain Name: BXA.CO (Whois Record for 2017-03-30)

• Registrant Name: Arunas Zygis
• Registrant Organization: Zygis CO
• Registrant Address1: Nidos 5-32
• Registrant City: Vilnius
• Registrant State/Province: Vilniaus Apskritis
• Registrant Postal Code: 06298
• Registrant Country: Lithuania
• Registrant Country Code: LT
• Registrant Phone Number: +370.67480566
• Registrant Email: [email protected]

Domain Name: 0111.INFO (Whois Record for 2016-02-11)

• Registrant Name: Arunas Zygis
• Registrant Street: Jaunimo g.7
• Registrant City: Jauniunai
• Registrant State/Province: Vilniaus aps.
• Registrant Postal Code: 19008
• Registrant Country: LT
• Registrant Phone: +370.67480566
• Registrant Email: [email protected]

 

[biggie]

Don't need a lecture or ask for pity - just want the guy shut down

ain't giving no lecture yet

but i can and will if necessary, when it comes to pointing out the obvious

especially for those who may miss it, for the next time it comes around

imo....

 

[biggie]

Not really, I am super on focus. The guy paid friends and family. Now he is not protected. Crummy people are all over. If your saying curing deception is the answer good luck. BC the bottom line here is the Gentleman paid using friends and family.

if he paid by friends, family or by enemy, it wouldn't matter.

because if he actually owned the names and followed thru with the deal, would there be a discussion?

imo....

 

[uglydork]

ain't giving no lecture yet

but i can and will if necessary, when it comes to pointing out the obvious

especially for those who may miss it, for the next time it comes around

imo....

I'm out - if anyone needs info pm me - I came to help out - I don't need to be treated like a first grader - smh

 

[imadoer]

but they would have done so
with a normal transaction as well

Not true, if he would have paid as goods and services he would be covered under the buyer protection, The process is long, But with no hard evidence of him transferring the domain, he would have gotten the money back after the dispute.

There are some good people in this business that can be trusted. But you need to be careful who you pick and choose. Unfortunately there are some crooks in this business also. 1 reason I wouldn't of sent the money friends and family is he had only a 11 trader score and was a member for a few months. I don't think paypal will refund a friends and family payment to you. Maybe try a chargeback on your card. Good Luck man. I hope this guy does the right thing.

 

[deez007]

Wow, so this ZAnaus dude pretty much created his account and gained some reviews from dishing out some freebie domains all with the intention to pull a quick hit and run. He was able to get 2 members to pay him and almost got 3 members to pay him even...

I wouldn't be surprised if he tried the same move again with a new NP account.... assuming he doesn't already have another account set-up.

I guess awareness is the key here... at least after reading this thread people will have an idea of what his modus operandi is. So if they find themselves in a similar situation they will know it's a massive red flag.

 

[dgmweb]

Man, that sucks. Sorry that happened to you and I hope the scammer gets what he deserves. I've also lost hundreds to scammers in recent months, not on domains but on ebay transactions.

I'm trying to get away from using Paypal completely, sadly for some things there is no other option.

Hopefully you will get this resolved and get your money back.

 

[DomainVP]

Not true, if he would have paid as goods and services he would be covered under the buyer protection, The process is long, But with no hard evidence of him transferring the domain, he would have gotten the money back after the dispute.

Agreed.

It's like when people rent u-Haul vans and skip the insurance. Then when they run the truck into a pole and have to pay $1200 to fix it, that $8.50 insurance seems real attractive now - too late.

Always say no to friends and family pay (gift pay) when doing business transactions unless you really trust the person and you can hold them accountable. It's a hard experience for everyone scammed here, surely not a 'lesson' anyone wanted to learn.

Mods have a large task of keeping this forum a positive scammer free forum, and sometimes tricky scammers make it even harder.

For @ZArunas to run this con for such little return is odd, not time well spent. If he was actually domaining and not scamming he could have made just as much money.

Very sad situation for all involved.

 

[decades80]

hmmmm


correct me if i'm wrong, but looks like a "vrLL com and a cvcv com" were sold pretty cheap

so, getting a deal, may not always be a good deal





imo....

Yes Biggie you are correct, but we didnt negotiate about the price, he sent his own price and concerning the fact that nowdays anybody seldom wants CVCV with q or w and the budget in Wanted sections for CVCV WITHOUT Q or W is 1000+, I was thinking such a name could be 1000 - 1500 on Namepros.

 

[kandyan]

Sorry to hear it mate, Hope things turn out well for you..

 

[decades80]

His emails are:

[email protected] and

[email protected]

from my side....

 

[decades80]

I think friends and family should be oopenly frowned upon. As a seller you pay the fee and realize it's the cost of doing business. Or you ask for fees to be included. It's not like the auction sites are going to waive their fees for people so they can make more money. There is always a cost to do business. Paying a few % for a safe transaction should not be frowned upon

I wanted to give him a favour I actually pay 900+ Gift fees. For me paying 900 as gift was even more expensive than paying just 900 for goods. Altrusim maybe? Or because the next part of money should be sent out on Friday?

 

[Messiah]

Yes Biggie you are correct, but we didnt negotiate about the price, he sent his own price and concerning the fact that nowdays anybody seldom wants CVCV with q or w and the budget in Wanted sections for CVCV WITHOUT Q or W is 1000+, I was thinking such a name could be 1000 - 1500 on Namepros.

For the exact same reason I didn't buy buqe.com from him for $1400 because it had a Q....Even though if I had accepted the price, I would have went through escrow... unfortunately you and the other guys got scammed..

I believe you guys who got scammed can report collectively to PayPal and send them the link to this thread... I believe you would have already done so... May be that will help in getting your money back....

 

[frank-germany]

Not true, if he would have paid as goods and services he would be covered under the buyer protection, ...

yes I though so too

but when there no funds.. paypal doesn't pay you

..I am not making this up
a guy still ows me 363 euro
of not send goods
from an ebay deal

nobody cares
as "case closed"

 

[BionicMan]

Paypal for $1-200 imo, Escrow or similiar for $201-1,000,000

 

[frank-germany]

Paypal for $1-200 imo, Escrow or similiar for $201-1,000,000

so for 8,500,000 paypal again?

 

[BionicMan]

I was making a point. High end transactions should be escrow or similiar. A little bit with paypal is alright if you feel you can trust the party but it's never a sure thing. Paypal disputes have been around forever and gift paypal is only for friends and family.

 

[rokaska7]

The name sounds like he could be a guy from my country. Hit me up with more details, maybe I willd dig something up.

 

[jamesau]

I recognised the name so did a search in my email and worked out I sold some domains last year via PayPal to one of the email addresses above. It was through a different Namepros username.

Don't want to name and shame anybody yet so will contact mods with details to figure out next steps.

 

[imadoer]

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[decades80]

GOOD NEWS!

yes I though so too

but when there no funds.. paypal doesn't pay you

..I am not making this up
a guy still ows me 363 euro
of not send goods
from an ebay deal

nobody cares
as "case closed"

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