<prompt> Human: First off, Im an idiot. I am very much aware of the poor choices I have made. Background: I just moved and Im sitting outside a atm in my car on my phone, trying to figure out why I cant pull money out to make a craigslist deal It was my credit card, not my debit. Yes, I am a tired dumbass. It was 7:30 pm after a day of moving. We have no furniture and I was trying to buy a dresser, to no avail. These two guys pull up in a clean white van with a home theatre logo on the side. They ask If I want to buy a projector. We had just bought a house and needed a new TV, so I thought this was perfect. Alas, I had no cash and no way to get cash only had my credit card. Heres where I might be able to save myself: I offered to go to the grocery store adjoining the bank and buy a gift card. So I bought 2 gift cards and used my credit card to pay for them. The guy gave me his number which is real and said if I have any issues to call him. I get home and the projector technically works, but is not what was advertised on the box at all. The box with the screen they put in my truck is empty... Yes, Im an idiot and cant believe I fell for this. Is there any chance I can report this to my credit card company? Or is it just an expensive mistake? Thanks in advance for the advice.  <response>: The credit card company cant do anything, a chargeback for the gift cards doesnt work since you legitimately bought them.You can and should! file a police report for the scam and give the number to them, it might help to trace them down and prevent other people from being scammed in the future. But dont get your hopes up of getting any of your cash back. 