ggong5150

He's been claiming to do carbon fiber work on another MB forum and I and some other members have sent parts to him to have wrapped and he has produced nothing!! His quality of work is acceptable to say the least for those who actually received some of their stuff back. I sent him my part in May and have not received anything nor the money he said he would refund. Hope nobody else here is in the same boat as I am.

rockjock

Any info on the time frame you expected/were told?
Sorry to hear!

ggong5150

He told me 3 weeks!! I have not received my part as of yet and it's been since May. He also has failed to come through with a few other members and I found out one of them has been waiting over 2 years and he owes another an excessive amount of $ and he is pursuing legal action now.

BigBodyBenzC240

I am in the same boat as you. I have been waiting since July and havent gotten any pics of my items or even a reply to emails unless its a threatening one. I have started a paypal dispute against him since he has my brand new parts and $350 of my money. I sent him my C32 airbox covers and also the front cover for the intake to get done and tick tock goes the clock with no type of progress.

rockjock

Def pursue all the paypal or CC disputes you can-link to his sale thread (if he had one) so others know what to look for!

BigBodyBenzC240

The only issue with paypal is that after 45 days of the transaction you cant file a complaint that they investigate. I tried and my case was closed the day I opened it and recieved a email from them saying to contact the seller to find a resolution. Its kind of hard to do that when he doesnt write back to any of your emails. Over at myMBonline there are a few other people who got screwed over by Lensolo and some are taking legal action.

Wait a minute, I just now finally got an email back from him after the 3 emails I sent him threatening to take legal action and get my parts and money back and he said he is looking to ship my parts by the end of this week. I hope this isnt another lie on his part. Never again!! I am only dealing with tuning shops now and not depend on someone I only know from a forum.

SG333

Same boat here too. I used to get periodic emails, but now nothing.

SG333

I was told the same thing about shipping as well. If you're only a few hours away, id take the drive and pick up.

ODEHBOY

All of you that got jipped should just go to his house. and do some work haha.

rockjock

I foyu push Paypal hard enough-they'll work for you-check my thread about gman-I won the Paypal dispute, lost the CC dispute that PP was "nice enough" to arbitrate for me-then I got pissed when I lost that, closed the account-then got the refund check.
If you're not too far out for a drive-I'd def grab a friend and see was up with your parts.

ggong5150

Screw that! Pursue the legal action. Len only replies back when you threaten to take legal action. I've heard that song and dance before and I'm still waiting for him to pay me back and deliver my trim. He will tell you it will ship but he's not intending to. Trust me, your better off pursuing the legal action against him.

SG333

Let me know how and where to file the forms for legal action. I'm sure whatever court might take notice if 3 or 4 people file against this guy at the same time.

Len's website and ads were created in May 2009. I think most people that got ripped off are within a couple months after that. There are a few people here and a couple on mymbonline and probably a few other random ones. He had a craigslist ad also.

Paypal doesnt do ****. They ruled in favor and closed the case. They didnt do anything afterwards. Paypal is a joke. I've been ripped off as a buyer and seller.

You guys can PM me if you have some ideas. I'm down for it.

BigBodyBenzC240

Well does anyone know where he lives? Or a phone number to reach him at? The only contact I have with him is email which is hit or miss with him. Personally I would rather work things out myself without a courts help, but thats just me. I wouldnt mind scaring him into giving my stuff back by showing up at his door with a few friends. I would get my parts and everyone elses back and ship them out. But I will most likely just talk to the legal guys who work on base with me and see what I can do so I dont end up with an assault charge on me. I will keep you posted.

ggong5150

I have his cell number!

SG333

PM sent on the cell number. I'll dig up my UPS slips for a couple addresses. Will get back on Monday with that.

ggong5150

Any updates?

SG333

None here. Probably spending our money on xmas presents. Thread locked on other site. I think his homie moderators are sick of hearing complaints about their friend.

BigBodyBenzC240

No updates on my side either but he def has been throwing out promises he cant stand by. When I get back to Cali I plan on driving to his place and giving him a piece of my mind. This is just rediculous!

LCN

Hey guys,

I have also been scammed by Leonard Carson. He is currently promising to return the items I sent to him to be carbon fibered ( I'm in Australia and it's taken 2 years now ).

He recently responded to my e-mails as if I informed him if I don't receive my W202 interior pieces I will be contacting the police / local authorities and pursuing legal action.

There is also a thread on mymbonline.com here:

http://mymbonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23238

If anyone needs any details feel free to PM me.

Thanks.

SG333

Other than a slow small claims court process, what else can be done? With all the people he owes money to, I doubt he can pay anyone back. Sucks that scamming people is so easy. All his homies are the moderators on mymbonline. He's probably scamming under a new name there.

BigBodyBenzC240

He still has the same number and email address so if he is under a new name and scams anyone else its there own fault for not realizing it was still him. He has been emailing me back though lately and apologizing non-stop since I want my money back and my parts back stripped of whatever he has attempted to do to them. If only where he lived wasnt 5hrs away I would drive to his place and then discuss business.

SG333

I'm 10hrs away and have been thinking about taking the trip. I'll wait until small claim court has been exhausted. I never knew scamming was so easy.

rockjock

Where's he at?

BigBodyBenzC240

3550 Lebon Drive #6310
San Diego CA 92122

I am going to call his cell today and see if he answers because he has been saying this and that but hasn't done anything. If it comes down to me driving to San Diego I will but I will be bringing my pitbull with me to do the talking haha.

BigBodyBenzC240

Update....

I called him and he didnt answer so I left a voicemail and he called me back later on in the day and we talked and came to an agreement. He has finished some of my parts and he is mailing them out to me tomorrow. I am going to call him again on Sunday to get the shipping info from him. He is also going to send me a check to compensate for the unsinished parts. He seems like a nice guy he was just buried by everyones orders. He bit off more than he can chew. Give him a call guys and see what he can do for you.