redbottle

I asked for one and he sent me a pic -- who knows if it was really him -- via expiring message on Whatsapp

Yeah, I posted him here.

He asked for a 50% deposit, which I stupidly gave. We set up a time and place, and he said he would get back to me. Then he blocked me.

I did it as a "friends and family" transfer. Do you know what I would say to them? I could say he scammed me, but do I have to give them any details?

He asked me for a deposit, which perhaps I stupidly sent via Paypal. We then set up a time for later that night. He said he'd be in touch. He wasn't, and seemed to have blocked me on Whatsapp. And now he seems to be in a different country. Should I bother leaving a negative review? It seems pointless, and also I'm slightly afraid of him somehow publicizing my identity, since he technically knows my name via Paypal. Not that I'm anyone important. Thoughts?