Hello,
I sold bitcoins worth of $9500 to a person who told me that he made cheque deposit to my account by using Smart ATM of Westpac bank. When I logged into my Westpac, it was showing that $9500 was pending. Normally Westpac shows every other deposits as pending at first and then eventually clears fund within 2/3 business days. So I released the bitcoins to that guy.
Later, the bank manager called me and said they could not find the cheque anywhere in the deposit machine and asked me to provide more information. I asked them if the cheque was not found or validated, why would you show it in my transaction history. I have a screenshot of that as well.
Later, I understood it was probably a cheque fraud. Was there any fault by the bank? I think the scammer actually fooled the bank machine? Can I claim my money back from Westpac or file a case against them?
I need help
I sold bitcoins worth of $9500 to a person who told me that he made cheque deposit to my account by using Smart ATM of Westpac bank. When I logged into my Westpac, it was showing that $9500 was pending. Normally Westpac shows every other deposits as pending at first and then eventually clears fund within 2/3 business days. So I released the bitcoins to that guy.
Later, the bank manager called me and said they could not find the cheque anywhere in the deposit machine and asked me to provide more information. I asked them if the cheque was not found or validated, why would you show it in my transaction history. I have a screenshot of that as well.
Later, I understood it was probably a cheque fraud. Was there any fault by the bank? I think the scammer actually fooled the bank machine? Can I claim my money back from Westpac or file a case against them?
I need help