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Old May 27, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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* The acquirer identified the merchant as having excessive fraudulent activity following an internal audit or investigation
this is the one that will take him down eventually, just takes a couple phone calls to google checkout's fraud dept.

they will put a freeze on funds and not allow any more processing to occur

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Old May 27, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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If I may, let me be the umpteenth person to say that this thread is f'ing AWESOME.

I'm glad the two OPs who got scammed got their money back, and I can't believe how supportive this community was/is of its members. In a kinda heart-warming, tear-jerking, utterly satisfying sort of way. This is just another proof of the fact that online communities can sometimes be more "community-like" than some offline ones. Awesome is all I can say.

And I'm sure the guy will get his. In one way or another.

Rock on, MBWorld et al!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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This guy is so stupid...he thinks that since he refunds the money you are gonna let him off the hook. What is this guy thinking? That would be like me going in and robbing a bank, getting caught and saying " If I give you all the money back will you let me go?"

Hey bro...it don't work that way! You did the crime, you can't start back peddling now that you got you sack caught in your zipper!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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HeirKranz; It sounds like you are familar with the whole credit card fraud industry. I would be curious to know if there is a way to find out if he is using these peoples credit card numbers in other ways or for other transactions. Once he gets their name, account number and 3 digit security codes it's like having a blank check.

Have any of you that have had dealing with the perp had any other red flags or fraudulant charges on the credit card you used with him?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Haha I love it, this guy wants everything to go away. Does anyone know how long this finocchio has been doing this ****? If there is something that I can do let me know.

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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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am i correct in remembering him saying that he was paying cash for his cars? The federal government requires an 8300 form for a cash transaction in excess of $10,000 dollars so that they can determine where the funds originated from. The feds dont like when youre hiding money from them!!

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I wonder if he can produce an EIN or tax ID number... because there might be some tax implications if he isnt reporting his earnings... you know once the IRS gets him, hes REALLY ****ed
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I really wonder what kind of charges he can/will get stuck with.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mkonei
am i correct in remembering him saying that he was paying cash for his cars? The federal government requires an 8300 form for a cash transaction in excess of $10,000 dollars so that they can determine where the funds originated from. The feds dont like when youre hiding money from them!!
Thats right and he will be brought up on tax charges that I would imagine that he would have to pay a heavy fine or might go to jail. What amount does the IRS throw you in jail?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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Sombody needs to sell the rights to this thread to NBC or Fox so they can make a movie about it LOL! Maybe we can get a live feed of this guys trial up on this forum once it goes to court M-B COURT TV. You know this guy has not been able to sleep for 3 days...It's gonna give "Memorial Day Weekend" a whole new meaning for this guy! I have a feeling he'' be "Remebering" this weekend for a very long time.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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stopping in from the acurazine board. my boy pete putting the smack down on this guy along with the rest of you guys here.

this dude is facing some steep stuff...keep pushing.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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I'll forward this to all the NY major stations. Would the person who sent a letter to a news station PM me and I will forward it to. NY FOX, NBC, CBS, and NY1. Got to get this on the news. Imagine this dude seeing this on TV.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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Even if the law/authorities don't charge him in fast & timely manner, I say reveal his full identity so he can be owned all over the web... Just like that Mexican kid scammer. Also, notice he enjoys signing-up & posting in many varieties of forums? Well well, he won't get any satisfaction once every forum member on the web starts disliking him! And he's doing a good job digging holes already!! Take away what he enjoys and it's even more tormenting!!!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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The real story here isn't the alleged scammer, it's the Net community and the volunteer investigative work & access to resources, and the support that has come in from the other car boards. benzcru is inconsequential! Since this has been posted we've had assistance from attorneys, I think some law enforcement (wasn't clear if that's what some of the folks are), credit card people, network techies, photoshop wizards, and lots of good old-fashioned legwork.

This would be installment two in a series about the Net community. installment 1 is dooma350 and Husker BMW's Ebay auction!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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I cant understand why knowing he was ripping people off, he put pics of his own cars on the web. What a idiot. This guy needs to get run over by my Jeep, to make sure that the Jeep is still "Trail Rated"
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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Old May 27, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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I'm an administrator of one forum and a mod on another. I intend to sticky this info in the General Discussions at P3 to warn people of this issue. Thanks for all of your due diligence. If I need a private detective, I know where to look!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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we can also spam his address and sign him up for "fun" magazines.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jrcart
HeirKranz; It sounds like you are familar with the whole credit card fraud industry. I would be curious to know if there is a way to find out if he is using these peoples credit card numbers in other ways or for other transactions. Once he gets their name, account number and 3 digit security codes it's like having a blank check.

Have any of you that have had dealing with the perp had any other red flags or fraudulant charges on the credit card you used with him?
I would not that if he is using google checkout, by PCI standards, the perp would not see the CVV (3 digit code) and only the last 4 of the card unless it was given to him directly....it would be encrypted, but if he has his own SHOPPING CART you might have a problem and go after him in a worse way, especially if he is doing more than one transaction.....on that note

Google checkout is within reach, but not on my specific platform, it might be a conflict of interest so i have to be cautious on how I present the information and to who, Also goole checkout has their own fraud team that will send it to the back end processor. I have some numbers and will do some research on this end but i will need some additional information and the affected people will have to come forward and present this to the fraud team at google first, and if that does not work then the processor themselves....through experience though you have to escalate these matters through the correct groups in order for thwem to substantiate the claims and it could take a little bit for them to do the research and call the appropriate law enforcement agency, especially due that this is a cyber crime issue.

Also, a little credit card 101, most businesses have a front end and a back end processor for transactions (one processes, the other settles and sends the info to the bank) ---so even a third party like google that will sign them up through a specific processor might have to look into this first

DBA name--OEM Headlights N Parts right --what is listed on google checkout as well as his merchant number on the site?
Also we need the people to come forward that never recieved a refund

BTW google's back end processor is FirstData (aren't they all though!)

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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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GoogleCheckout has his bank info to disburse the funds too.

That will show his adress and name.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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Another NTer checking in.

I spent HOURS reading every page of this last night. Great stuff!

Way to get this scumbag. He was a nuisance to NT, as well as many other forums, and I'm glad to see he's getting what he deserves.

Much respect to the way your community came together to build this case. Nice to see y'all band together. It's a wrap for this clown.

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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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WOW!!!

203 Users, checking in on behalf of Cherokeesrt8.com. I just posted on Brewcitymuscle.com, and S2KI.com as well. This is great!

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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by teolax
I was never really in danger of being out of pocket since I disputed my charges so quickly once it was obvious that this guy was a fraud. However, I still am going to do everything possible to see this guy fry so he can't do this to someone else.
Hell yeah! That's the spirit!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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checkin in from zpost/e90post .. GREAT THREAD. NAIL THIS FU$#kER
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by teolax
I got the following e-mail yesterday:

We would ask you nice to please tell your associates to stop harassing, making threats, and racial slurs to our company associates. We take all comments very serious. We have issued you a full refund already. So therefore we have no other obligations to meet with you so therefore our transaction is void. Thanks



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My associates??? This guy has what seems like the entire internet world after him, and it's me to blame? What a joke. Like I said in an earlier thread, I think he might be mentally handicapped.


What a joke. Too bad no racial slurs or threats or harrassment were made/done. Everything on this post is just conjecture and speculation--no harrassment, no threats.

C230_617, you're an idiot that deserves to be bent over by bubba at Rikers. See, I'm making a statement. Nothing harrassing or threatening in it at all!
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