I actually had something good happen today. I thinkI got my money back. he never cashed the e-transfer so the money wqent back to my bank.
He's still s scammer though.
Good to find out you got your money back.
I think it's because he didn't have the same bank account to where you sent it too. Canada transfer won't work to any other country except their own.
So you were lucky there.
I wouldn't tempt fate again though.
Especially if it is your last money you have in your bank account from the sounds of it when you said it was a government check. Saying this makes it sounds like a welfare check from them.
Anyways good luck to you in buying your bitcoin from a reputable person from that country.
I think monbux or kirch is from there. So you might as well deal with them. Since with their trust level here, they have more to lose then just $70 for a bad reputation mark from someone just like Zepher did to this known scammer.
And him saying it is not his account when this happened does not make it even more believable from my point of view at least.