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Scammed by username Boombastic77 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=712400 he used a man in the middle scam to get bitcoins for a reputable localbitcoins seller! and made me lose the $250 i sent him! the pathetic guy even wanted me to send more (check pm's below) stay clear! never go first! always use escrow! he will get what is coming to him very soon.

his localbitcoins profile:https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/Boombastic77/feedback/

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Those Pm's don't prove jack.
I'm sorry you got scammed but please try to be as much detailed as possible.
-What is man in a middle localbitcoins attack ?
-Where's the transaction id ?
-Where are the PM's you sent him ?
-How can you get scammed off localbitcoins ?

You know,Explain.

It means that the scammer started a trade for the Kaiku card on Localbitcoins and got OP to fund it. The scammer runs with the funds, leaving OP with nothing.

Scammer -> Starts escrow on LocalBitcoins.
Scammer -> Gets OP to pay the seller on Localbitcoins by claiming its him.
op -> Pays and expects BTC
Scammer -> Gets BTC from Localbitcoins seller, leaves.

Leaves a dispute between op and the seller on Localbitcoins

Thanks for simplifying it for me.I get it now.
Basically,this is smart lol Too dumb of OP to not contact the trader on localbitcoins with his own account.
@Op,Why didn't you use your personal localbitcoins account for the exchange ?