Ria scam - stole our money!
I am writing to report two fraudulent transfers totaling $360, sent via Ria to a recipient named Mary Jones in Kingston, Jamaica. What happened: We contacted Amyet, an online ebike retailer from whom we previously purchased 2 G60 bikes, to purchase a battery for one of the e-bikes. In response to our voicemail, we received a callback from a representative named Johnny Jackson, calling from 901-310-5946. He instructed us to send payment of $180 via Ria. He then claimed the payment had not gone through, so we sent a second $180 payment — resulting in two successful transfers totaling $360. We never received any email confirmation of a purchase. When we requested a refund for the overpayment, the representative tried to convince us to send additional money, claiming that was the only way to get our refund — which we refused to do. We also attempted to reach the company via customer service email but received no response. Separately, Johnny Jackson put us on the phone with someone claiming to be his manager, who sent a Yahoo verification code to our cell phone and appeared to be attempting to log into our email account without a password. We refused to share the code. Key details: • Amount lost: $360 ($180 x 2) • Transfer method: Ria • Recipient name: Mary Jones • Recipient location: Kingston, Jamaica • Company involved: Amyet (online ebike retailer) • Contact used: Johnny Jackson, 901-310-5946