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aka_TheAC
4.88
(117 reviews)
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4.88 stars overall ·
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❗ SCAM WARNING ❗
TL;DR: I paid TheAC $855 for a purchase. Payment failed & money returned to his account. He said he won't refund me unless I paid him extra, because “it's not his responsibility”. Having coped with the barrage of insults & pressure from him, a month and a half later, I managed to convince him to refund at least $655 — he kept $200 as a "fee". Avoid any business with TheAC.
** FULL STORY
(I have all the screenshots & proofs to support it.)
I used TheAC's proxy paying service to buy something on Vinted. I paid him in crypto, and he paid €767.19 (~$855) in fiat. The payment went through a bank account registered in another person's name, which I was not told about upfront. The Vinted seller didn't ship, the order was cancelled, and Vinted refunded the money.
Then TheAC claimed that the bank account got closed. He said he had recovered around $4,000 from it, but my money "probably" wasn't among it. I obtained an official confirmation from Vinted that the €767.19 was successfully refunded to his account. He dismissed it and insisted on waiting for bank statements, which a third person had to collect in person. That turned into 1.5 months of "not yet".
In his words, getting my own money back was my problem, not his: “you say refunds are my responsability but I think it's not”, “It's your fault you paid for a product it was not available” and “is not my fucking fault” are direct citations. He also has claimed refunding this will cost extra, since he “doesn't work for free”.
He also made it clear he only bothered with the statements because he needed them himself: “you're lucky I don't need these statements for you only... :))”, “otherwise there would not be any way in the world I would've paid for these”.
When I said I might raise the issue on XmrBazaar, he threatened me: “If you gonna do any sort of harm to me, you won't see any assitence from me to get this back, no statements, no notihng! so be careful what you're doing next, and what you are saying”. Also: “I won't release it without the fee even if I get banned from XmrBazaar”, and “if it escalets, I will increase the fee for the trouble you make me”.
There were also lots of harsh insults and mockery: “after all the time and money I had to spend becauseo of your shit”, “your attitude is discusting.”, “if you just stop being a bich about a mistake you made”, “I just feel you can't wait to get this money and then fuck off with me”, “Let's see if you really are this chirstian type whatever you portray yourself”, “I do not have time for this shit anymore”, and much more.
Now, coming to the "fee". He announced: “I won't release it without a 200$ fee for the money I had to pay and for the time I had to waste”. (He said himself he'd never have paid for the statements if he didn't need them for his own purposes — I don't see how I am responsible for paying for them now).
After 1.5 months of delays, threats and insults, I've agreed on the 200$ fee solely to secure at least part of my money. I told him that if this went public, I would demand the full amount. His answer: “You can escalate anywhere you want”.
So, he then sent $655 instead of $855. (As in @Sammy's case, he claimed he paid it “from his own pocket”.)
⚠️ I strongly believe that holding my money (which I have proofs for), but refusing to refund (based to speculations — without any proofs), while insulting me rudely and constantly putting off the decision until later is a scam. I am unconvinced by TheAC's arguments; he gave me no evidence the whole story isn't just made up. I want to warn other XmrBazaar users about this, because, as one of my friends put it, it's a P2P market solely based on public accurate feedback.
Even if he actually planned to refund later, this review doesn't lose its key traits: blackmail, insults, threats, manipulations, attempts to pay for silence (or, more specifically, refund me for silence), holding my money hostage for 1.5 months. Also, recently TheAC has got a few fresh reviews accusing him of scamming (see below), and I want to support this with my experience. ⚠️
Now, to be transparent: we also have had an agreement, that if the bank statements show the refund never reached his account, I will help him recover these 655$ I've received. I stand by that promise.
That said, I already have strong evidence of where the money is. (Earlier, we discussed exactly this scenario: TheAC explained to me that if a refund is sent to an account that's already closed, it fails and goes back to the sender (Vinted), and claimed that this is what happened to other people he worked with. That's not what happened here — Vinted officially confirmed that the €767.19 refund was successfully delivered to his bank account, with a payment reference number. So by his own logic, the money reached his account, and he is the one holding it among the recovered 4000$.) Until he shows otherwise, I consider the full amount to be in his hands. I want to also make it clear that I will accept only the original bank PDF covering the refund date, showing the Vinted reference number.
TL;DR: I paid TheAC $855 for a purchase. Payment failed & money returned to his account. He said he won't refund me unless I paid him extra, because “it's not his responsibility”. Having coped with the barrage of insults & pressure from him, a month and a half later, I managed to convince him to refund at least $655 — he kept $200 as a "fee". Avoid any business with TheAC.
** FULL STORY
(I have all the screenshots & proofs to support it.)
I used TheAC's proxy paying service to buy something on Vinted. I paid him in crypto, and he paid €767.19 (~$855) in fiat. The payment went through a bank account registered in another person's name, which I was not told about upfront. The Vinted seller didn't ship, the order was cancelled, and Vinted refunded the money.
Then TheAC claimed that the bank account got closed. He said he had recovered around $4,000 from it, but my money "probably" wasn't among it. I obtained an official confirmation from Vinted that the €767.19 was successfully refunded to his account. He dismissed it and insisted on waiting for bank statements, which a third person had to collect in person. That turned into 1.5 months of "not yet".
In his words, getting my own money back was my problem, not his: “you say refunds are my responsability but I think it's not”, “It's your fault you paid for a product it was not available” and “is not my fucking fault” are direct citations. He also has claimed refunding this will cost extra, since he “doesn't work for free”.
He also made it clear he only bothered with the statements because he needed them himself: “you're lucky I don't need these statements for you only... :))”, “otherwise there would not be any way in the world I would've paid for these”.
When I said I might raise the issue on XmrBazaar, he threatened me: “If you gonna do any sort of harm to me, you won't see any assitence from me to get this back, no statements, no notihng! so be careful what you're doing next, and what you are saying”. Also: “I won't release it without the fee even if I get banned from XmrBazaar”, and “if it escalets, I will increase the fee for the trouble you make me”.
There were also lots of harsh insults and mockery: “after all the time and money I had to spend becauseo of your shit”, “your attitude is discusting.”, “if you just stop being a bich about a mistake you made”, “I just feel you can't wait to get this money and then fuck off with me”, “Let's see if you really are this chirstian type whatever you portray yourself”, “I do not have time for this shit anymore”, and much more.
Now, coming to the "fee". He announced: “I won't release it without a 200$ fee for the money I had to pay and for the time I had to waste”. (He said himself he'd never have paid for the statements if he didn't need them for his own purposes — I don't see how I am responsible for paying for them now).
After 1.5 months of delays, threats and insults, I've agreed on the 200$ fee solely to secure at least part of my money. I told him that if this went public, I would demand the full amount. His answer: “You can escalate anywhere you want”.
So, he then sent $655 instead of $855. (As in @Sammy's case, he claimed he paid it “from his own pocket”.)
⚠️ I strongly believe that holding my money (which I have proofs for), but refusing to refund (based to speculations — without any proofs), while insulting me rudely and constantly putting off the decision until later is a scam. I am unconvinced by TheAC's arguments; he gave me no evidence the whole story isn't just made up. I want to warn other XmrBazaar users about this, because, as one of my friends put it, it's a P2P market solely based on public accurate feedback.
Even if he actually planned to refund later, this review doesn't lose its key traits: blackmail, insults, threats, manipulations, attempts to pay for silence (or, more specifically, refund me for silence), holding my money hostage for 1.5 months. Also, recently TheAC has got a few fresh reviews accusing him of scamming (see below), and I want to support this with my experience. ⚠️
Now, to be transparent: we also have had an agreement, that if the bank statements show the refund never reached his account, I will help him recover these 655$ I've received. I stand by that promise.
That said, I already have strong evidence of where the money is. (Earlier, we discussed exactly this scenario: TheAC explained to me that if a refund is sent to an account that's already closed, it fails and goes back to the sender (Vinted), and claimed that this is what happened to other people he worked with. That's not what happened here — Vinted officially confirmed that the €767.19 refund was successfully delivered to his bank account, with a payment reference number. So by his own logic, the money reached his account, and he is the one holding it among the recovered 4000$.) Until he shows otherwise, I consider the full amount to be in his hands. I want to also make it clear that I will accept only the original bank PDF covering the refund date, showing the Vinted reference number.
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I placed an order for several items with aka_TheAC.
Most items arrived. 3 did not.
I received refunds for 2 of the items that did not arrive. He says that he paid for one of the items (at a value of $15) out of his own pocket because of some issue with getting the company to refund him. He was not able to prove he was the owner of the card used in the purchase.
1 item valued at $55 did not arrive.
aka_TheAC found the tracking records and sent me the link. It showed that the product was never delivered and returned. TheAC refused to take the time to resolve this last issue and take responsibility for his end of things. I lost $55.
He seems to be under a lot of stress as a significant part of his messages contain complains about not having enough time. He is not professional in this way.
He also says he has health problems, seems under slept and undernourished based on what he writes.
Most items arrived. 3 did not.
I received refunds for 2 of the items that did not arrive. He says that he paid for one of the items (at a value of $15) out of his own pocket because of some issue with getting the company to refund him. He was not able to prove he was the owner of the card used in the purchase.
1 item valued at $55 did not arrive.
aka_TheAC found the tracking records and sent me the link. It showed that the product was never delivered and returned. TheAC refused to take the time to resolve this last issue and take responsibility for his end of things. I lost $55.
He seems to be under a lot of stress as a significant part of his messages contain complains about not having enough time. He is not professional in this way.
He also says he has health problems, seems under slept and undernourished based on what he writes.
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Early review - Order not completed yet
Reply from aka_TheAC:
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To be updated for when I find time for it. Until then I don't recommend anyone to deal with him unless you don't care about people and you put profit above everything else (in which case you have the opportunity to make a lot I guess).
The tracking link shows that the package was delivered but not picked up and sent back. I told him I don't have the time for now to help him even if he pays me, especially that this should not be my responsibility (by the way he expects a multinational corporation support from my free service). But I did look into his issue anyway. I'm shocked to see this review (I haven't logged in here for some time).
He makes assumptions for why I had to pay one of it's refunds from my own pocket (I paid him more than what he paid me for both refunds by the way)
And in the end not having much time or having health issues is another reason to deserve a 1 start review I guess (otherwise why he would mention it?).
THE CONCLUSION: he tries to harm me to make me work for him for a problem that should not be my responsibility and when I never refused to work for him (I only told him I can't right now even if he would pay, but I did look into things anyway for him FOR FREE).
The tracking link shows that the package was delivered but not picked up and sent back. I told him I don't have the time for now to help him even if he pays me, especially that this should not be my responsibility (by the way he expects a multinational corporation support from my free service). But I did look into his issue anyway. I'm shocked to see this review (I haven't logged in here for some time).
He makes assumptions for why I had to pay one of it's refunds from my own pocket (I paid him more than what he paid me for both refunds by the way)
And in the end not having much time or having health issues is another reason to deserve a 1 start review I guess (otherwise why he would mention it?).
THE CONCLUSION: he tries to harm me to make me work for him for a problem that should not be my responsibility and when I never refused to work for him (I only told him I can't right now even if he would pay, but I did look into things anyway for him FOR FREE).
Seller |
Oct 13, 2026
I did a direct payment up front before anything was ordered or received. aka_TheAC seems to be trustworthy. I appreciate that aka_TheAC was persistent in getting the order through and kept track of the details. Low rates.
Not my favorite person to work with on a social level.
Not my favorite person to work with on a social level.
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always perfect, thank you
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Complete, reliable and fast as always, great service.
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Perfect as always
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Mediator was patient and helpful, though no mediator action was required.
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Mediator #MAqjj
Brilliant thank you
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Extremely patient and communicative despite the fact that I fucked up the AliExpress order by using the wrong payment method xD
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Excellent.
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fast and great service, as always
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Good
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No disputes. Trade went smooth.
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4 comments for this trader
I've done many big trades with this guy without any issues. He has always been extremely helpful, efficient, and knowledgable.
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DumpSurveillance
Mar 22, 2026
Best guy on planet earth :)
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hedgehog
Oct 19, 2025
I purchased $20 Amazon GC from @aka_TheAC using haveno reto for escrow. Was a good experience, they were very attentive to the entire process. Recommended! +++
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20$ Amazon.com US GiftCard Voucher Rewarble
EasternCapybara03
Oct 16, 2025
Answered my questions about 3DS. Very helpful information that's misleading at rewarble.
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