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Deadlord
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:11 am

I have a problem buyer, who is harassing me for a refund on an item for which he/she didn't read the description. However, that is not the core of the problem. The writing style this person uses is VERY familiar, and I think it is an incarnation of a recurring scammer. The buyer is brenscollectables, and here is an excerpt of a message:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
That Impossiple. The ONLY Item I carried about was the DUNGEON MASTERS Set that was suppose to be Sealed. You kno YOURSELF this transaction should have NEVER...NOT EVEN CLOSE...have taken this much time!! I'm I AM being Nice abut it!

I requested ONLY 10.00 back as the game is now worth 1/3 of what it was before you PORRLY Packed the Box.

Grannt the 10.00 Refund...and we are Finished. don't know what else to tell other than to JUST DO The right THIING? AND LETS NOT FORGET YOUT TOTAL LIES...PROMISING ME I WOULD HAVE IT BEFORE MY SONS BIRTHDAY!! WHAY A JOKE!!! LOL

YOU......DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS FROM THE **VERY** START!! NOT ME!!! HELL i SPENT AN ENTIRE WEEK JUST TRYING TO GET YOU PAID, BECASUE YOU WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT SEND AN INVOICE???
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Aside from the outright lies and exaggeration of the details of the situation, I already refunded this person $20, which was $5 above the shipping price.
Who is this person? I just KNOW we have seen him/her before. Bclarkie would have her sniffed out in an instant.......

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:21 am

Yeah, it's that goofball in Virginia who keeps opening new eBay accounts, starts out strong selling, and then suddenly stops sending the packages and goes down in a firestorm of negative feedback. She has her own thread somewhere around here..

EDIT: Here it is, http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1898&highlight=brenscollectables

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Deadlord
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:15 pm

Confirmed, it is indeed that individual. I gave him/her/it until the end of the day to retract the hold; at that point, I involve the FBI for online fraud. It irks me to call in a favor for something as trivial as this, but I find I have little patience for this kind of thing lately. I'll have them open the case here in NH; I have no desire to fly down to VA to give a deposition and/or testify.
Thanks, Meta, I was pretty sure SOMEONE would remember this scammer.

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mbassoc2003
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:09 pm

Is this the same guy as the Callahan guy, JonB, ETC, and all that?
If it is, could you PM me his current contact info? Shipping name and address? Phone number?

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

TheHistorian
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:38 pm

Is there some legal reason why we can't just post it publicly?

Areas of interest/knowledge: Harn, WFRP, Ars Magica, anything BRP based such as CoC, Runequest, Pendragon and all their related games

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:06 pm

Nope. The phone number I was given is 276-228-3201 for a Brenda Callahan, supposedly has a husband Tony who has e-mailed me once in the whole chain. Strangely, he has the same lack of grammar/punctuation and a penchant for capitalization.
Shipping address I sent the package to:

Brenda Callhan
163 Indian Cir
Rural Retreat, VA 24368-3233
United States

This was the Paypal address.
If you guys have contact info for the prior incarnations and could send them to me, I'll get the ball rolling.

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:02 pm

Here's a post from last summer. I now believe that Shellie Williams was a former girlfriend/friend who was used by this problem individual.

benjoshua wrote:Thanks! Next question. Are these all the names/aliases and addresses of this individual(s)?

Jon Bassett, 4866 Ebb Hall Rd., Dublin, VA 24084

James Corvin, P.O. Box 1255, 2958 Old Stage Road, Wytheville, VA 24382

Kahl, C J, Pulaski, VA 24301-2725

James Herbert Jr. Corvin, 2958 Old Stage Rd., Wytheville, VA 24382

Lisa Callahan, 1355 W Ridge Rd Lot 8, Wytheville, VA 24382

Robert Callahan, Pulaski, VA 24301

Richard & Carrie Callahan, Dublin, VA

Shellie Williams, 1696 Cedar Springs Rd., Rural Retreat, VA 24368-2698

If anyone can fill in any blanks, feel free to contribute.

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Deadlord
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:58 pm

Thank you, Ben! He/she/it is a forum member as well, a shame we can't ferret that out. I'll start the proceedings.

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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:26 pm

RaisedFromTheDead wrote:Thank you, Ben! He/she/it is a forum member as well, a shame we can't ferret that out. I'll start the proceedings.

For what it worth, here's Shellie's MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/neva4gotton

Maybe she's bitter and can be turned against him.

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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:45 am

RaisedFromTheDead wrote:I have a problem buyer, who is harassing me for a refund on an item for which he/she didn't read the description. However, that is not the core of the problem. The writing style this person uses is VERY familiar, and I think it is an incarnation of a recurring scammer. The buyer is brenscollectables, and here is an excerpt of a message:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
That Impossiple. The ONLY Item I carried about was the DUNGEON MASTERS Set that was suppose to be Sealed. You kno YOURSELF this transaction should have NEVER...NOT EVEN CLOSE...have taken this much time!! I'm I AM being Nice abut it!

I requested ONLY 10.00 back as the game is now worth 1/3 of what it was before you PORRLY Packed the Box. A

Grannt the 10.00 Refund...and we are Finished. don't know what else to tell other than to JUST DO The right THIING? AND LETS NOT FORGET YOUT TOTAL LIES...PROMISING ME I WOULD HAVE IT BEFORE MY SONS BIRTHDAY!! WHAY A JOKE!!! LOL

YOU......DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS FROM THE **VERY** START!! NOT ME!!! HELL i SPENT AN ENTIRE WEEK JUST TRYING TO GET YOU PAID, BECASUE YOU WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT SEND AN INVOICE???
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Aside from the outright lies and exaggeration of the details of the situation, I already refunded this person $20, which was $5 above the shipping price.
Who is this person? I just KNOW we have seen him/her before. Bclarkie would have her sniffed out in an instant.......

Tell this person to write in a language you can understand. Geeze, is that even English?

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:48 am

More bullshit:

>>>>>>>
Well, you are right! I did just now go back notice the mention of the wrap. I guess me being angry about how long it took the package to get here. SURELY you don't think I was buying those to resale??? You Better.....I would have never paid that much for the sets, if they were not truly going to my son! All is All it worked out...so all is well!

You know how it is...the 1 thing I actually got for me...didn't arrive like I wanted it to. And I just got Real Touchy!

Next Time I would pick a better post office....and this would not happened. GIVE Big John January a HUG for me!! And tell everyone to stop raising the dead every time somebody with nothing better to do "Says" Hey another Seller in VA...IT MUST BE THEM I JUST KNOW IT!!

My God TALK About PARANOID!!!!!!!!!! I know and deal with allot the members and have NEVER Had a Problem with ANYONE there!

My Apologies though I have NO Idea what I'm apologizing about??
Brenda
>>>>

I'm on the phone with eBay right now, I'll get it banned. Next step is the local FBI office in Manchester.

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mbassoc2003
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:50 am

10 years in the making, huge chunks of it documented by people on the forum. I really hope the Callahan clan get what's coming to them.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

Deadlord
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:39 pm

Doing what I can, Ian

. Actually, since John is homeschooled, I figured this would be a good opportunity to show him how the FBI works; what it does, why it does what it does, etc.

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:03 pm

RaisedFromTheDead wrote:And I just got Real Touchy!

Jeez....ya think?

Next Time I would pick a better post office....and this would not happened.

Seriously? One of the dumbest things I've ever quoted in my life.

GIVE Big John January a HUG for me!!

Yeah Frank....come down here and give John January a hug for her. I'll be sure and take pictures. :lol:

My Apologies though I have NO Idea what I'm apologizing about??

I hear this is what happens to bipolar people. :roll:

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:45 pm

This is either a single male redneck, or a redneck couple, using whoever's ID they can convince to set up accounts in their name. Problem is, they are so thick, they keep using the rest of the redneck family, so most of the names come up Callahan. The Callahans of VA must be a real bunch of thieving melon farmers. You really have to be as thick as sh!t to keep stealing uning the same MO and using the names and addresses of people who can be tied to you.

I can see why the guy was kicked out of the Army. You really don't need people like that bringing down the US Forces. Soldiers need to know they can trust their buddies when the sh!t hits the fan, and not bug out on them, or go rifling though their pockets when they were hit.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

Deadlord
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:24 pm

We should know soon enough. I was on the phone with eBay for an hour (thank you language barrier). I didn't make it to the FBI office, but I can hit that Monday. A woman answered the phone number, so it is valid.

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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:54 am

We know he lurks here too. Just a little cowardice left from his Army days keeping him from posting.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:50 am

Wouldn't it be good to see this schmuck finally busted!

Rolls a '3'

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