thebenzbar

Yeah, sometimes I can't stand BestBuy and their idiotic way of store policies... it's ironic, BB is likely a perfect match for this fool to work at (if he did at all).

NYCHEMI

You think that the person at the store is covering for him?

AsianML

That's hilarious!

e1000

they're going to have to change thier outgoing message "Hi, thanks for calling Best buy of Brockton, if you are looking for Bill Smith, press 1"

teolax

The second set of toes just peeking into the picture puts it over the top!!!!

shamefulanomaly

PM sent.

thebenzbar

LOL, I think she knows my voice by now... she's friendly too! Blind date anyone ...naaaah!!

Hey AsianML, tag you're it! ...your turn now!

moa4r

you're right...I didn't think of that. I sincerely hope that others who have been scammed by this guy get their money back, if they haven't already.

esURABUS

has anyone tried to run the same names jonathan and/or billy in VA as well ?!?

Timeless

boohooramblers

It’s great to see this collective effort coming to fruition!
This guy just didn’t appreciate the fact that it was a mathematical certainty that he would be caught. It’s the exact same principle as say cheating on your GF/wife – some place, some time, you WILL be caught.
What makes it even more amusing, is that he tried to scam a cross-section of society that arguably has more resources available to them than anyone else.
Perhaps it was just inexperience due to his age – whatever the reason, his biggest mistake was taking on a forum with members that exercise dogged persistence, ruthlessness, and skill, and discipline to get to the point that they can drive a Benz (no offense intended to anyone here who doesn’t drive one!).

BTW - for the record, I didn’t use Photoshop to get those tags. Photoshop is a fine software package and all, but not suitable for the job that was done. I used two other programs to slice through the photos to get the tag numbers. I only used Photoshop to clean up the images and make them presentable for posting on MBWorld.
I should also point out that when you 'white-out' your license plate - it's effectiveness just depends on the software you use and the steps you take within that program. I can't comment on what program the scammer used to generate the white boxes - he just didn't do it correctly. Out of curiosity, I went to the photo threads in our forums - most of you have whited out the tags effectively. FYI!

Side request: whomever is having the tags run on DMV databases, any chance somebody could run a tag for me? I have an issue with a POS here in Atlanta that I will be taking care of myself. Please PM me if you have access to such resources.

thebenzbar

Put it this way, Brockton BB will be so sick of those names they likely won't hire anyone at all named Billy, Smith, Jonathan, or Turner!!

JCruz23

This is EPIC. And, it's only getting better by the minute.

I just posted this up on nextleveltalk.com, where I know there are a few MA members.

Still waiting for the first PERSONAL interaction between Billy Jr, and someone who's up on this thread.

SpecB 43

hey guys...checking in from NASIOC...all i have to say is WOW great freakin job on this....you guys are awesome lol it makes me happy to own a car

NYCHEMI

This had to be more than just him doing this. He had to have a partner in crime.

AsianML

LOL, she might go crazy if one more person asks and hunt me down in Michigan.

shamefulanomaly

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-27217

AsianML

That's great news! How long until it goes through?

NYCHEMI

Says currently unavailable.

shamefulanomaly

any minute now!

squeekyclean

Another Jeepforum.com member checking in! I'm also from Mass so if you guys are going to role through Murdapan I mean mattapan let me know seriously!

also my subscription to hoovers.com ran out, does anyone have an account their so we can get information about his fathers Insurance company?

jeep5253

Timeless, in what part of SC are you located ?

esURABUS

AutomotiveTech.org is now aware...

evilone

Like I said I an earlier post. That jag is a pretty rare car. Only about 400-500 made a year. So i don't think it would be hard to track him down, using just the car alone. If I could search the Mass DMV database and knew what was close to his area. You could try to locate him that way, if he still owned the car.

thebenzbar

Timeless/Teolax: So did the refunds complete in-full yet & funds credited back again into your account?