Ripped off by a member (Or was he?)

[SRT8 Hemi NJ]

1)Get the numbers off the check and go to the local authorities.
2)I'm from Jersey and Im a practicing doctor. I know lots of attorneys who know legal people and attorneys in Florida. Just say the word and its done.

We have to keep the 300C Forum a safe place to work together for the greater good, if theres a cancer among us, we treat it. If that doesnt work, we cut it out.

Meech

[c.hepler]

Man, I hate to hear this.
I am a newbie to the site and already have done many deals with members here and so far all went well but it doesn't take but 1 time to shake your trust.
Most of the items I bought are less than $600 but it kinda scares me to do a deal with a member for say tires and wheels running up in the 1000s of dollars.

I hope this works out for you buddy and for the good of the folks here at the site to keep it a safe place to do our thing.


c.hepler

[CplDaugherty]

Good looking out, by everyone. I would take the advice and go the lawyer route to get your money. Hope it works out for ya.

[Mr. iNCREDIBLE]

Originally Posted by Croshere

I am still trying to get in contact with this guy as he has vanished off of my AIM buddylist and appears to never be on here anymore. He has also kept his private message box full so I can not contact him through that either. You'll know him because he made the post about how he put "projectiles" on the his 05 Touring about a month ago. What he failed to mention is that he sent me 2 checks that actually ended up bouncing after I deposited them - putting me out $440.00 . They cleared at first so I withdrew the money and shipped and a day later I had a notice from my bank telling me how those checks were no good. I now owe the bank 470.00 (440.00+NSF fee)...why should I be paying this out of pocket!!??
So I contact him and he tells me he's sorry and he will be sending the money Thursday, October 19th via Fedex. I heard from him on the 18th and since then he has vanished. A real man of his word. I suggest all members watch out for him. As for me I have most of his information except for his phone number and I believe this classifies as mail fraud so I will be pressing charges on this man Anthony Donnell Faison.

I am making this post for him to see, the Moderators have allowed me to do so.

FYI chief, by Federal law you are entitled to 3 times the check value or $1000 which ever is GREATER...

[pmpn8ez]

FYI.....

I have always heard stories that the "real" Makaveli was infamous for faking his own death to evade enemies.....

That was at the center of the concpiracy theory around 2pac and his reasons for changing his name to Makaveli before his murder.....

Hopefully this scoundrel didnt fall off the planet to evade a mere 500bux!!!!

[BlkLikeMe]

Originally Posted by SRT8 Hemi NJ

1)Get the numbers off the check and go to the local authorities.
2)I'm from Jersey and Im a practicing doctor. I know lots of attorneys who know legal people and attorneys in Florida. Just say the word and its done.

We have to keep the 300C Forum a safe place to work together for the greater good, if theres a cancer among us, we treat it. If that doesnt work, we cut it out.

Meech

Great advice here. Get a letter from his bank stating that funds were not available on the date of said transaction. Also see if he has funds now in his account to allow you to redeposit the two Bouncing Checks. If funds are available, quickly deposit and call the NSF loss a learning lesson. If funds are not available and you've made attempts by cell phone(cell phone records would indicate), long distance land line(home phone records will indicate), attempt to send a certified/registered letter requesting payment(receipts from this option) and show the records of goods being received by this individual. If you have the records of attempted contact, along with his submission of bad checks(theft of services and goods by check) and goods sent---any DA will file charges against him. This will pose a few problems for Mr Makaveli 1)criminal charge and prosecution 2)possible jail time 3)criminal record of misdemeanor 4)requirement to pay court costs and restitution 4)IF HE HAS DONE THIS IN THE PAST, CRIMINAL RECORD, OR CURRENTLY ON PROBATION/PAROLE--------LET'S JUST SAY HE'D BE JEOPARDIZING A LOT TO AVOID PAYING YOU DIRECTLY WITHOUT INVOLVING THE LAW.

I suggest Faison pay you and give you a forum apology.

Goodluck in a optimal outcome for you in this sad turn of events. I hope Faison pays up or else the pic of him in the link will only serve as a forum booking photo.

[AussieHemi]

Hey man - that sucks. You have a lot of forum members on your side here and i hope you get your money back.

[Irwin]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Roid

I agree it sucks to be out nearly $500 but why would you ever send out a product before a check(s) has cleared You mention above that the checks cleared at 1st and then bounced. Most banks will allow you to withdraw funds the day after you deposit a check even though the funds at that point haven't yet been confirmed which apparently gave you the impression that the checks were good. Always wait aleast 7-10 business days for a personal checks to be verifed before assuming anything.

One safe eay way to do business with someone you don't know is by a US Post Office money order. A customer can get one at any post office and the recipient can merely deposit it at his bank.

[thetaxman]

Totally sucks and I know your anger but don't hold your breath that the cops will do anything. I had a credit card stolen and these guys bought thousands of dollars worth of stuff and cops didn't care. I did all of the leg work except go arrest them, even had their real address and a store that had video survaliance and unless a violent crime, cops just said good luck. Basically same thing with crooked x business partner who embezzled money and he forged contracts with the city. For the banks they are out nothing as you are paying them plus the fees so they are actually happy.

I hope you get lucky and this guy is on the cops radar list as then they might do something or at least "tagg" it to this guy so next time they pull him over then they will do something. To me, wasting money hiring an attorney as just throwing good money after bad. Now, if you have a cousin Guitto with his friend Louisville Slugger, haha

[4herb2tas0tik]

man the lynch mob is comming after you makeveli
i would suggest you do whats right before you get
a violent knock at your door....capeche????