As stated, keep ALL correspondence (email and otherwise). I work at a bank, and I can tell you that they will only initiate a chargeback on goods or services. In other words, I don't think that they will chargeback a money order, b/c the tranny in this case was not what you paid for with the debit card (the money order was). Long story short, I would do as previously recommended, and that would be to follow up with the local police in his area. Good luck.