Member ahaxton

[felix jones]

i bought some discs off him a few weeks ago, was just thinking about messaging him today to see what's up. guess i'll have to go file a claim now.

[jw]

Originally Posted by felix jones

i bought some discs off him a few weeks ago, was just thinking about messaging him today to see what's up. guess i'll have to go file a claim now.

I would claim it and escalate it

[RClarke]

It's sad to see a member whos been here for a over a year do something like this, and pardon my language but this is an absolute SCUMBAG move, especially right before the holidays.

[benzgrl]

Originally Posted by felix jones

i bought some discs off him a few weeks ago, was just thinking about messaging him today to see what's up. guess i'll have to go file a claim now.

Originally Posted by jwbbud

I would claim it and escalate it

How does one do a claim for Google check-out?

[jw]

Originally Posted by benzgrl

How does one do a claim for Google check-out?

well it was funded by a credit card right? Contact the bank and do a chargeback.

[SellmeyourDVD]

Originally Posted by RClarke

Did anyone else get ripped off by this guy? On 11/27 I sent the payment, he responded on 11/28 and told me I was marked as paid, and told me i would receive it THAT wednesday, anyway, needless to say its been weeks he finally messaged me about a week ago and told me it was stuck at the warehouse and never got shipped and asked me if it was ok if a couple days later he shipped it himself, I responded back with sure as long as he can provide UPS or FEDEX tracking information, and he never replied back or has signed on since that later on that day.


For those of you who have experienced this sort of thing, whats my next step in getting my money back? It was $30 paid through Google Checkout, should I contact them?

(By the way I am officially 0-2 on buying something through Blu-Ray.com trading forum) ripped off by:

RYDES
ahaxton

never received product paid for)

the very first transaction i ever did on here was with rydes with no problems....

[benzgrl]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

well it was funded by a credit card right? Contact the bank and do a chargeback.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking with my credit card bank, but I thought there was something I could do thru Google. Anyways, I looked over Google's site, but doesn't look like there's anything they have for fraudulent transactions.

[jw]

that's why I am not a fan of Revolution Money Exchange either

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

that's why I am not a fan of Revolution Money Exchange either

Paypal all the way! Even the company I work for uses Paypal for online transactions.

[redboxcar]

Maybe when someone gets like three negative feedbacks or whatever, they can be banned or suspended or something.

This might not be good enough for those who got ripped off for the first time, heh... but just if it gets rampant or something.

[beatboy77]

I got scammed by this guy too. I am still waiting for my unopened copy of the Departed to arrive. It's been three weeks now.

~Josh

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

the very first transaction i ever did on here was with rydes with no problems....

He probably wanted one good transaction, to be able to get more offers. He, obviously, scammed various people and has been rightly Banned!

[benzgrl]

Anyone hear anything more from this guy??

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by benzgrl

Anyone hear anything more from this guy??

Sorry... but he is a scammer, and was banned...I do feel bad for the good people that lost their money.

[rdodolak]

I would classify this as internet fraud. Contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and file a complaint. From this thread it seems this isn't the first forum to be hit and the FBI will investigate.

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

[jw]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

I would classify this as internet fraud. Contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and file a complaint. From this thread it seems this isn't the first forum to be hit and the FBI will investigate.

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

ehhhh....though you are correct, thats a joke, ive filed a many reports, no response. I think its a make you feel better about being scammed feeling more than anything. the website that is

[aramis109]

The only thing that I've seen work is that on a different forum all the members banded together and got organized. They contacted the thief's local authorities and were able to press charges. Unfortunately in their case, they didn't properly follow up and the guy went free after being picked up.

That would be my suggestion if folks wanted to try and get the guy. However it'll require finding out more about him than a user name. Perhaps a mod in this case could release some of his information if people affected wanted to do that.

[rdodolak]

The process does work although it can be a bit slow at times. The FBI does collect data and will track the patterns of complaints. They can only act if they have enough info to make a case. Even if they don't have that info at this time they'll still retain the data in the event additional info surfaces at a later date. They do have sophisticated methods and ways to track down an internet individual.

I don't remember if it was called the IC3 at the time, but a number of people including myself, were victims of internet fraud (I believe it was in 2000). At that time, I was able to identify that this criminal was selling on a number of auction sites (yahoo, eBay, etc), had her address and even her cell phone number. I was able to organize a group of her victims and we filed complaints with the FBI, USPS (some people sent checks and MOs through the mail), our and her local attorney general's office, etc.

The case went on for years and I even received updated notices from the Dept of Justice throughout the years, was kept abreast of upcoming hearings which were always open for us to attend, and had options to submit any additional information we had including sending letters to or speaking directly to the judge at the hearing. She was later sentence to 63 months in jail.

You can read a bit more at this site:

http://66.199.244.154/v1/cases/157651

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by aramis109

The only thing that I've seen work is that on a different forum all the members banded together and got organized. They contacted the thief's local authorities and were able to press charges. Unfortunately in their case, they didn't properly follow up and the guy went free after being picked up.

That would be my suggestion if folks wanted to try and get the guy. However it'll require finding out more about him than a user name. Perhaps a mod in this case could release some of his information if people affected wanted to do that.

Actually it'll be easier. His name is Alex Haxton and he runs a site called Thessalynobility.com and it's a registered business. Easy as pie to get any more info especially since he was using his business's google checkout account.

(He's been banned from multiple forums on suspicion of fraudulent business practices too)

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by wormraper

Actually it'll be easier. His name is Alex Haxton and he runs a site called Thessalynobility.com and it's a registered business. Easy as pie to get any more info especially since he was using his business's google checkout account.

(He's been banned from multiple forums on suspicion of fraudulent business practices too)

Too funny...... he's selling titles of Nobility like Barons and Dukes. I wonder if he has been hangin out with Brogajivich! "Honest.... I have it TIGHT with the Queen...... I can get you Knighted!"