Friend sold me iPhone that was reported stolen/missing
So i bought an iphone from friend, He told me it was his wife phone and he was selling it blah blah blah. The phone ended up being blacklisted meaning the phone was called in as lost or stolen. So its useless. So i've been trying to get him to give me my money back and he's been no ******* help. And he stopped replying so today I basically told him that if I don't get my money I was going to involeve authorities and he got mad and basically told me I was going to help you but since you wanna be a ***** you can **** off. So now I'm stuck, I payed cash and he game me the phone at my job so its on camera and I have the texts from him coming to bring it, how much he was asking and other info. I hate being the person that threatens with police and he is my friend but wtf am I supposed to do if I got no answers back. I don't want to get him in trouble like that but I'm not going to lose money…
Are you sure you know the definition of "friend"? Someone that sold you stolen goods is not a friend. Someone that has taken money for nothing is not a friend. You don't have to rat him out to law enforcement, but you should terminate whatever relationship you have with this person.
Yes he is not my friend, and I don't want to rat him out either but I spent a lot of money
I'd say you need to make those threats if you want your money back. Forget this person isn't a "friend" anymore and focus on getting your money back. Tell him you want your money back by a certain day. Send it by certified letter if needed so you can know he got it. Tell him in the letter if you don't get it back by that date you are taking him to small claims court. This should be enough to scare him.
You do realize it's against the law to be in possession of stolen goods, don't you? I'd be more worried about getting in trouble with the law than "ratting out" an ex friend.
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