IPhone 4 Scam

Well as you know based on my last post I lost my iphone 4.

After calling AT &T a few times trying to understand how much it was cost to replace - $250 for the early upgrade fee ( it is not an upgrade just a replacement but still the fee exist).  I had no problem paying for the phone and extending the contract but $250 just because I want/need a new phone and then the cost of the phone.  Oh no that would put me at $450 before taxes a cost that I could not afford and was unwilling to pay at that point.

Well that began my investigation on ebay and craigslist.  I decided to go the craiglist route no mailing and easy pick it up in the ATL.  Well I found one on there for $275 drastically below what the others were selling them for the average was $400, which should have been my clue if it is to good to be true it really is.  Another figure out of my ball park.  I had arranged to mete the young lady at Starbucks.  I  took an initial look at the phone and  all seemed okay. I proceeded to put my sim card in and it went in another way then my last one which should have been my first clue but I was so longing to have the iphone 4 I ignored that.  My second clue should have been the fact that the touch screen hesitated when I touched if anything at least on my  last one it was extra sensitive. But I let it go the lady had her baby and she was getting agitated. My third clue should have been the fact that the earphones were not the standard issue Apple earphone. I should have known better,  I have been an Apple fan for years.   oh I made a phone call to make sure that worked however about 5 minutes after I gave her the money I  knew I had been had.  The camera did not work properly and the camera is worse then the iphone 3 which I actually had on me because I had my mom's phone.  I called my mom again from the phone and it shut off and I called her again from my other phone and just started crying.  I had just been scammed $275 all because I did not want to pay the $450 all for a saving of $175 and I still do not have a phone that works properly and I still need to get a phone.

I have so many feelings about this whole situation the main one is I feel God told me all along I should not have gone to meet her that was not the phone for me but I was more concerned about not standing the girl up than about pleasing God and listening to His voice.  But because I was so head strong and to my shame  I did not listen to the voice of God I am thus out of $275 and still do not have the phone the phone I wanted.  Father forgive me.

I emailed the girl and offered her the opportunity to return my money and I would give her iphone 4 clone however she has not responded.  Because I have more morals and my mom raised a better person I will not attempt to con someone else with the same phone.  I just want it out of my house.  It reminds me of my lack of faith in God to wait on Him to give me the phone and my ignoring His still small voice.

I have never knowingly been conned this is a lesson on that  and I feel embarrassed by that.  I try to believe in the honesty of people however this situation has truly blurred that belief.