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wint_88
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Aug 14, 2007 11:11 |  #1

Hey everyone,

After 5 years of buying and selling, I finally get burned. christianlewisphotogra​phy saw my add wanting to buy Pocket Wizards, gave me a good deal, and then stopped communication after I sent the money. After doing some searching online, I found out that he's done this to several other people to the tune of thousands of dollars. I've filed a dispute with PayPal, and if that doesn't work I'll attempt to get a refund from my bank.

His email and paypal are christianlewisphotogra​phy@gmail.com (external link). I want my $600 back!

Don't fall victim like me. It's people like this that give forums a bad name.

Best wishes,

-Ben




  
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Aug 14, 2007 11:33 |  #2

http://photo.net …e?classified_ad​_id=688741 (external link)

Sorry bud :(


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Steve ­ Beck
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Aug 14, 2007 11:48 |  #3

He ssems to be from Reidsville, NC only little over and hour from me, and i will be going right by on my way to VIR this weekend. I could pay him a visit :)


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Aug 14, 2007 11:50 as a reply to  @ Muzz's post |  #4

Christian Lewis
163 Scalesville Rd.
Reidsvile, NC 27320
p: (336) 342-9614

Contact some authorities or go to his place if you're close enough.


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Aug 15, 2007 06:28 |  #5

bnlearle wrote in post #3726207 (external link)
Christian Lewis
163 Scalesville Rd.
Reidsvile, NC 27320
p: (336) 342-9614

Keep an eye out on the news... ;)

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Aug 15, 2007 07:21 |  #6

A good lesson why on any transaction, even with local merchants, the preffered method of payment is a creditcard, not a debit card, check, cash, or money order.


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Aug 15, 2007 11:03 |  #7

Wow, read that thread on Photo.net. This guy is really bad news. Please keep us posted on the outcome of this.




  
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Aug 15, 2007 11:32 as a reply to  @ Pinto's post |  #8

I wonder if its really him or someone who phished his account. There was that phishing page here a couple of weeks ago so that could easily have happened. What was his Paypal address? Was it a Hotmail, Gmail, or the like?


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Aug 15, 2007 11:35 |  #9

Dude, that sucks... Hope you can get this resolved...


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Aug 15, 2007 11:35 |  #10

He's not answering his phone...


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Aug 15, 2007 11:39 |  #11

This could turn out bad... if you do, bring some back up...

bnlearle wrote in post #3726207 (external link)
Contact some authorities or go to his place if you're close enough.


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Aug 15, 2007 11:46 |  #12

That sucks. I saw this on FM also, probably yours also. This always catches up to the scammer who will end up in the slammer where he will will meet Bubba the Bammer.


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Aug 15, 2007 12:07 |  #13

umbra wrote in post #3732216 (external link)
I wonder if its really him or someone who phished his account. There was that phishing page here a couple of weeks ago so that could easily have happened. What was his Paypal address? Was it a Hotmail, Gmail, or the like?

Looks like this has been going on since at least the middle of July. If it wasn't him, I would guess that he would be all over the forums trying to clear this mess up.




  
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Aug 15, 2007 12:08 |  #14

joegolf68 wrote in post #3732275 (external link)
This always catches up to the scammer who will end up in the slammer where he will will meet Bubba the Bammer.

We can at least hope so.




  
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Aug 15, 2007 12:14 |  #15

One of my customers is located about 30 minutes from reidsville. Perhaps I could pay him a visit. What is your prefered tool and methodology: the crowbar, the pipewrench, or the subpoena? ;)


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