Disabled woman gets scammed off $450 for a PS5, but gets sweet revenge by messing up his life
The scammer blocked her but Everette tracked him down until he returned the full amount and apologized.
Artist Brittany Everette turned the table on a scammer after he had swindled her off $450 that she had paid for a Playstation 5. Everette is a published artist specializing in creating surreal artwork using colored pencil and digital mediums. Everette wanted to get hold of the new PlayStation 5 at the time of its release but anyone who's remotely interested in gaming will tell you that is a near-impossible task. The consoles were sold out within seconds of hitting the market. There were a few people selling them online but you can never really know. When Everette learned of a person looking to sell a PS5 on Twitter, she was skeptical but still optimistic. She decided to take her chances. “This guy … reached out to me saying he was selling his PS5 digital edition that his fiancé gifted him because it was the wrong version. He was selling it at the regular price too,” tweeted Everette about the scam. She agreed to pay 50% of the price as down payment, and pay the rest on arrival. It turned out to be a scam but Everette did have the last laugh. Not only did her swindle her off the money, he claimed his daughter was sick to get her to pay the full amount. Everette, who's disabled and chronically ill, was empathetic and paid the amount but he disappeared after that. She tweeted the whole story:
How I Scammed A Scammer Part 1:
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Ok so boom.
This guy (we’ll call him Henry) reached out to me saying he was selling his ps5 digital edition that his fiancé gifted him because it was the wrong version. He was selling it at the regular price too.
I was skeptical at first but he seemed genuine. We agreed to 50% down then 50% on arrival.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
It’s Saturday now. After sending me pictures of the ps5, I go ahead & send him $225 through Apple Pay for him to drop it off on Monday at a Staples to ship it.
Monday comes and I text him asking if there’s any issue with shipping. He says no but asks if it’s possible that he get the other half of the money. He says his daughter is sick and he ran into unexpected medical bills. I’m chronically ill and disabled, so I get it.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I told him I could send the money if he sent a picture of him holding the printed out drop-off confirmation or a shipping receipt, since tracking numbers take 24-48 hours to be able to actually track.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
He sends a picture of the Staples drop-off package receipt, with the store number, number of packages, & date. I send $225. He says he’ll send me the tracking number when it’s sent to him and to text him on Tuesday if I don’t hear from him. Cool. I’m super excited.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I text him Tuesday morning for an update......chile...... pic.twitter.com/uXfgTJxY9P
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
THE TEXT BUBBLES ARE FUCKING GREEN. I check Twitter where he originally reached out, blocked. I reach out using another number. Blocked. Reach out on my husband’s Twitter. Left on read. He scammed me.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I call my bank, I call Apple Pay. There’s nothing they can do.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
At this point, I’m down bad. I feel stupid. I’m upset. I was moping around the house n shit. DISTRAUGHT. And during a pandemy too?! All I know is pain. pic.twitter.com/CHK01jKWwa
It’s Tuesday afternoon now. I decide to reach out again. I tell him he has until 9:30pm to run me my money or I’m taking legal action. He ignores it.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I reported his scam to FTC, IC3, and the FDIC. I try reaching out ONE LAST TIME, warning him that if I don’t see the funds in my account by 9:30pm, I promise he’ll never know peace again.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I told him I’m filing a case and to eat shit. Homeboy decided to read the messages and block me. It was at that exact moment I knew what needed to be done. pic.twitter.com/gpgDc6yVzp
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
He kept changing his Twitter handle to different variations of his actual name. Every time he changed it, I would message him telling him I found him and will always find him lmao
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Then I remembered he sent me a picture that had the Staples store number.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Time for a reverse search 🙂
This is full-fledged investigation now ok? I got my laptop, my phone, a cup of tea, and my notepad.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
A special agent, if you will.
Turns out there’s only one Henry Beacon (this name is for the purpose of this story only. It’s completely made up) in Maryland, with an address in the same county as the Staples.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I used all the names he kept changing his Twitter handle to. And would you look at that, they all pull up the same information with the same aliases.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I found an email too. pic.twitter.com/gHCnawViZk
Remember, I promised him I would always find him & he would never know peace again. :)
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
So I sent him this, as one does. pic.twitter.com/WaLD5ZxZxG
He then changed his Twitter name to a name he hadn’t used yet, Roberto Williams (also made up by me). Boom. That’s all I needed.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Reverse searched and found everything I needed to know. Family members. Their emails. Phone numbers. Addresses. His mortgage. His cars. You name it. I had it. I had two options at this point - file a police report or take matters into my own hands.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
How I Scammed A Scammer Part 2:
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Naturally, the obvious choice here was to make a fake email.
By this time, I know this guy is stupid so I know he won’t bother looking anything up or noticing that it’s a made up law firm using a gmail account lmao
Surely his family would respond to a super serious email from my legal team. And I already had all their emails, so...... pic.twitter.com/Dv533CjlOJ
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
The PA&P Legal team got to work and emailed every single email that was associated with his name. pic.twitter.com/EU4Zsrn3Ht
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Now clearly anyone with some sense would be able to tell this email was ridiculous and whoever wrote it has no idea what they’re talking about lmao but nay nay, not he.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
About 2 hours later I’m chilling under my heated blanket, playing my switch & minding my business. I took my ativan. My phone’s on dnd. I’m chilling.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
My husband interrupts my chill sesh and tells me to look at my phone ASAP. I forgot to mention to him that I founded an entire legal team a few hours prior, so I thought he was sending me a funny video or some other stupid shit.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Turns out Mr. Roberto Williams texted his phone bc I wasn’t answering mine. (Remember I tried reaching out using my husband’s phone at the beginning).
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I check my phone to 3-4 long ass texts from his distraught fiancé. So naturally, I start snitching left and right. Screenshots, emails, alla that - including that he used his daughter’s disability and medical bills to scam me. She’s PISSED.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
She tells me she’s taking their child and leaving him. She can’t believe he would do this to someone. She had no idea this was the kind of person he was and was so sorry.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I’m messaging her back like pic.twitter.com/5Od2FhB24B
Then who do I get a text from? Mr. Scammer himself. What a coincidence. pic.twitter.com/l9tH1tMHxs
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Time continues to pass as he wastes my time trying to get me to “drop the charges” (lmaooooo) and then he’ll pay me back.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
At this point I’m offended. He clearly thinks I’m stupid. I say no. Do what you have to do, sell your bootyhole, idc. Give me my money.
Meanwhile, his fiancé is texting me asking if I had the money.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I was like ???????
This man is saying he doesn’t have it but telling her he paid me back.
So what do I do?
Not even 5 minutes later I got the notification that my request for $450 was completed. 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/OJuV5ZpZwr
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
I warned this man that he would not know peace. He chose violence. Whatever happened after that is above me.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
Now look. Big guy is blocked, reported to the FDIC, the FTC, with an ic3 complaint.
— b. (@_BeeEv) January 22, 2021
His lady friend is leaving him, his father is upset, and my money is resting peacefully in my account.
The end. pic.twitter.com/Lmu818vuXY
Brittany Everette is also a brilliant artist. You can check out some of her work on Instagram and on her website.
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