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 p.1 #9 · Stolen Gear, Venmo Scam, and Adorama — My Ongoing Experience | |
You’re absolutely right. I was surprised by the lack of follow-up from the police as well. I filed the report on January 5, 2025, and the next day, January 6, I received one phone call from the assigned detective asking if I would be able to recognize the buyer. After that, I made multiple calls to both the detective and the station, but the only responses I received were along the lines of, “He’ll call you back” or “I believe he’s off right now, but he’ll get back to you.”
It wasn’t until April 10, 2025, when I escalated the situation and informed the department that I had located my stolen gear for sale, that I was finally given the detective’s email address and told to contact him directly. The following day, April 11, I received a second phone call from him. We discussed the situation, but honestly, it left me with doubts. He mentioned he would reach out to Adorama but also admitted he didn’t believe NYPD would do much about the case.
Regardless, I kept moving forward. I looped him into the email chain I had already started with Adorama on April 16 and made it clear to Adorama that he was now copied in and that the gear was listed on Leica’s stolen blacklist. Adorama responded the same day, stating, “We currently removed the item from our listing, and a representative will get back to you once we resume operations.”
After that, I heard nothing. I discussed the situation with a good friend who’s a lawyer in Florida, and unfortunately, he explained that lower-value cases like mine are often dismissed, which is sadly very common.
I kept getting silence from Adorama, so I followed up again on May 24, 2025, asking for an update. The detective replied, saying he “had zero luck being able to speak with a live person,” and that was the last time I heard from him. Despite being copied on every email I’ve sent since, and despite my efforts to reach out by phone, I’ve only received a total of three responses from him throughout this entire process: two phone calls and one email reply, starting from when I first filed the report on January 5.
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