edit: I am not always told what type of accounts I was escrowing for - they simply want someone to hold funds until both sides are in agreement and satisfied. Some specify what they are selling and some do not. Another reason why I also no longer do virtual items.
So you weren't aware that you are going to escrow funds for the forum account? I am not sure if the account seller holds any other account to sell. Because seems you have left negative feedback the seller to ignore after escrowed the funds. So I am assuming farlack just trying to scam false accounts thread sell.
Anyway good to see that deal wasn't succeeding and you left dealing with digital goods like account sales. To be honest it's pretty easy to make a fool of an escrow provider. Because once you are only holding the funds you don't know either they are dealing with an account or narcotics. They might mislead an escrow pretty easily. But I won't support escrow who are willingly dealing with account sell. It's quite harmful to the forum especially when a green trust account changes hand. Who knows if the second party isn't a scammer?
I went back thru the form dm's and the telegram - it was not specified other than that I would hold the amount of 500 until the seller provided "id with original email"
I received the funds and the buyer never received any information and the seller never replied after initial agreement.
Because I had received the funds and then had to return them because he backed out of the agreement is the reason why I left the feedback that I did.
In any other failed account escrow (and it could be any account - I have done windows accounts, office accounts, aws accounts and numerous other types of accounts) they seller never did any confirmation and usually left the chat as soon as escrow was introduced. Without an agreement, I find it hard to leave any feedback.
again - this is why I simply no longer do digital/virtual accounts. Too many scammers and there is no way to actually verify transaction was successful unless both the other parties are in agreement that it has.