I have been scam of $ 10000. Vic. Nothing. I have the receipt of bank transfer and the name and address of the scammers

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Customer: I have the receipt of bank transfer and the name and address of the scammers
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Hi, I’m John, solicitor, and reviewing your post, and may need to ask a few questions a long the way to assist you.

You can seek resolution in the following way and claim compensation as well.

I recommend that you file a claim as soon as possible.

What you need to do is issue a formal complaint in writing to the other party, seeking an assessment/review on the matter, and that you require a response within 7 to 14 days subject to your requirements.

Make sure you enclose al factual evidence you have with the correspondence that you send to the other party.

When you draft this correspondence make sure it is in chronological order that is by listing with numbers example; one, two, three, etc.

The more detail you provide it will assist in resolving the specific matter in a timely way.

Where no response is received and you have reviewed the conditions carefully on the agreement if there are any, and you are still not in satisfied with the situation that is occurring, you can then raise a claim in the Tribunal or Court.

​The VCAT process is very good to meditate disputes of this type as it forces the parties to come together to discuss the issues involved.

In most cases at mediation the matter will settle.

The VCAT process is very good to meditate disputes of this type as it forces the parties to come together to discuss the issues involved.

In most cases at mediation the matter will settle.

The matter is Civil.

You will be the applicant and the insurer the respondent.

The important filing document is the points of claim. This document needs to be carefully drafted. 

I recommend that you download the application first, complete the same and then upload as required to commence the claim.

The alternative to this is filing an application in the local court, in which case you will be able to recover your legal fees as well in pursuit of the debt amount.

What you need to do is to write the complaint in a chronological order detailing what is the issue and what action you have taken to try and rectify the matter.

The chronological order need to be numbered with points 1, 2, 3, etc. with each point being a separate item. 

I recommend that you download the application first, complete the same and then upload as required to commence the claim. 

I recommend that you download the application first, complete the same and then upload as required to commence the claim.

The following link will assist you further. 

https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au

You may also consider the option of using the small business commissioner as well. 

https://www.vsbc.vic.gov.au/about-vsbc/about-us-and-what-we-do/

Would you like to consider this option ?

You have a legal right to protect your interests in this important situation.

Also if you have not done so already, you should contact your bank and change all; passwords, and credit cards for extra security.

You are recommended to format your computer as well, and if you are not sure you can request computer services and they will explain how to do so.

The reason why you should reformat your computer is just in case there is a hidden virus in your computer that is tracking your key clicks and other data and sending it to parties who may commit crimes against you at a later date.

Many online crimes occur over a long period of time by a party watching your actions through the computer. This is how they steel information for bank accounts etc..

So in summary:

[1] Change bank account password *****

[2] cancel credit cards and get new ones.

[3] Reformat computer.

[4] Contact ACORN

https://www.acorn.gov.au

Would you like to consider this option…

You have a legal right to protect your interests in this important situation.

​Thank you for reaching out today.

You have a legal right to protect your interests in this important situation.

I am a user like you in this chat forum to assist in your important question today.

Thank you kindly for rating me with 5 stars, which helps me support the community.

You can come back to this post any time to ask questions without additional charge.

I hope I have assisted with answering your important question today, and thank you for supporting the community.

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