I have been scammed on gumtree

I'm really upset, i put an ad up on gumtree saying i want to swap something for an iphone, a guy from scotland replied and said he had a "iphone 5" to swap so i offed him a really good tablet and beats by dre he accepted the offer and said he will send the item i sent him my items but i have not yet received mine its been and week since i should of got it, iv tried to contact him but hes not answering, please help me, and i have tried website but they only store the con not solve it

How can you be so stoopid -.- never swap! And always ask for the sender to show he or she really has it and always do with track and trace number

You can file a police report but nothing is going to happen
This is why Gumtree warns user to ONLY deal with face to face transactions or you are always going to get scammed

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