A Mississauga man says he faced severe business disruptions after more than $16,000 went missing following a rejected wire transfer.

Adam Skoczylas told <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;CTV News&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/almost-12k-u-s-goes-missing-in-cyberspace-when-wire-transfer-gets-lost-1.6907677&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/almost-12k-u-s-goes-missing-in-cyberspace-when-wire-transfer-gets-lost-1.6907677" target="_blank">CTV News</a> that he facilitates vehicle purchases through online auctions but recently encountered significant problems when a client sent him US$11,800, which he then wired from the Bank of Montreal&nbsp;<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif">to Wells Fargo in the U.S., only for the money to disappear. </span>

While scammers have tricks to dupe unsuspecting Canadians into sending money via e-transfer, sometimes the money simply goes missing{ai:summary}<p>Skoczylas from Mississauga lost over $16,000 in a rejected wire transfer, causing major disruptions to his vehicle purchasing business. The funds vanished after he transferred US$11,800 from the Bank of Montreal to Wells Fargo in the U.S. #economy</p>

Their money disappeared when they sent e-transfers in Canada. Here's what happened

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