May of gotten scammed, need advice
 

Well, I am piecing together my homemade turbo kit and purchased a S-AFC, WRX intercooler and BOV from an Eric Legus of Beverly Hills Florida. I sent him the money Western Union 2 weeks ago, he accepted it (have email receipt that he did sign for and pick it up) and said he was going to ship. Well, 2 weeks later, I still have received anything and he won't return my phone calls or email. I spoke with Wester Union and they can't do anything since they are just there to deliver the money, but they can provide 'official' data that he did pick up the money. I also have all of his emails.

I have tried giving hima chance, but I'm getting really upset. I have never been scammed before and he had positive feedback on Ebay under the screenname Defuse411 .

I'm not sure what my next step is, I was thinking of mailing him a certified letter telling him I require my money back or the items I purchased, but beyond that, I'm clueless.

Does anyone have any advice? I have seriously thought about driving from Shreveport, Lousiana to Florida, but I doubt anything good can come from that.

Thanks

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keep trying, and after another week if nothing then do the certified letter thing.

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I hate to tell you this, but if this guy isn't a HMT member, there's not much we can do for you. General advice though, if you firebomb his house it usually gets the message across. :D

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tell him that you contacted the FTC and they said that if it has been 30 days since you payed, then they will pursue legal actions, if it has not been 30 days, then he has up to 30 to refund your money or show proof that he shipped the items, if not legal actions will be taken. also if it was an ebay deal, file a complaint with with square trade or whatever that ---- is. just tell him that you are sick or waiting and he has no more chances, that you have already researched and are taking legal actions and that you have saved all of his emails and the western union receipt, and FTC said that was sufficient. even if it is kind of b.s., it usually gets them motivated to ship your stuff. hope that helps, good luck. i was ripped off with a money order once, now i ONLY use paypal, at least that way, you can get your money back.

had to edit, if you already read this, i meant FTC not FCC ;)

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He's not a HMT member, a member of Honda-Tech, but for some reason, the folks there aren't as helpful as you guys normally are (even though I haven't posted a lot, I read your HMT everyday to try to educate myself and sometimes for a laugh)

Firebombing may be a viable option if it comes to that, $290 is a lot of money when you have a kid and a wife sucking away your car money : )

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damn i'm in the same boat as you (wife, kid), i have to get ---- shipped to my work so my wife doesn't ---- me up :'(

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No kidding, wife's can be mean! Thankfully, she has a gardening habit that eats up a lot of cash, so whenever she starts yelling about car parts, I kind of nudge her about that.

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wife and kid here as well :) That's funny, "so she doesn't ---- me up." I think all wives are like that.
I would say just harass the ---- out of him until he makes it right. Most of these people intend on doing the right thing, they're just fucken lazy and don't usually get around to it until someone pushes them to. good luck

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im suprized to see people having the same problem as me, lol.....damn women!

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Hey Sibanez if he picked up the money they should of taken down his ID/drivers liscence # since they have to verefy his identity.I mean im no Columbo but they have to have some lead t5o give you!Hunt that fucker down >:(

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I have the guys home address, if anyone around Beverly Hills, Florida wants to make a quick $100, let me know : )

I am going to check out that Internet fraud Web site. I am sending him a certified letter tomorrow or Friday saying I need my stuff or I need my money back and then I'm going to file a complaint if I don't hear back from him. I guess that's the limit of what I can do and hopefully he will either send the stuff or send me my money back.

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good luck man

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im like 3 hours from there i think, what do ya need. i could prob get him killed for $100. hah, or maybe just scare him and have him send the parts and a refund.

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---- I thought I was the only one.Wife and two kids.I order stuff at work and have it deducted from my check.

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Well, all good things come to an end. After sending an email warning that I was going to pursue this issue with the FBI and National White Collar Crime Center, I got a note saying it was going to be shipped and then a few hours later, I got the tracking information. Thanks for the advice guys.

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A friend of mine had this happen once. He found out where the guy worked and started calling his boss and telling him what was going on, it was amazing how fast he got his parts in the mail after that. I guess the guy didn't want everybody at work to know he was a scum bag.

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congratulations, that was close. like stated above though, most people intend on doing the right thing, they are just lazy and don't take the time to pack and ship. for future feference, i would only go through paypal, that way if there is a problem, you can get most of your money back.

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Oh yeah, PayPal only now . . . this stuff really pissed me off, but I'm glad it's all over. It's really hard to explain to your wife that you just lost 290 on nothing . . it's hard enough to explain that I spent 290 on car parts ;D

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glad you got your ---- man. I dont send money anywhere im not willing to go myself. I have no problem going to dude's house, theres nothing like vigelante justice.

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haha vigilante justice u said it, just for fyi, since u got it from ebay u had the option of contacting ebay, they would have refunded you your $ if he wouldnt have sent it, but its only up to like 250 or 300$ they cover. thats why ebay is successful cuz they have their ass covered... let it be a lesson
mike