Beware of Brian Artrip (aka scruggsinhand)
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Point well taken,,,lol.cuedoctor said:As long as big armed John adds his personal TOUCH to the collection process then 40% is well worth it. If possible have him post before and after photos of this theif
The Beginner said:hey bud sorry to hear about your deal w/ scruggsinhand...i feel your pain and concerned...my only adviced is be patient there and be strong...just let his conscience eat him...let me know how i can help you...ill give you a hug if you want lol..just joking bud..just trying to cheer you up....
Jun
Thanks man but no hug~ Just give me a dozen of beers~
thomsont said:Brian Artrip CHEATED me too!! I called local town police but they asked me to report to my town police instead. He cheated me $570. Damn! I can buy a lot of milk powder for my son with that amount of money!!
It's funny that I reported to the local police dept and they told me to "contact with the kokomo police dept".
nick serdula said:I know this is unlikely but if you sent a USPs money order he will go to jail! The post office will see to it he is prosicuted. It would involve the U.S. mail and mail fraud if you used the USPS also.
I try to use every advantage I can when making payment to a person that I have never delt with and when they hear about this from the local post master they always make right.
I have a feeling none of this is any help.
Good luck
Nick
Too bad I made the wire transfer through Citibank.
hoosier_cues said:
I actually paid him $1400 cash plus two yellowish micarta ferrules for his solid ebony SW cue which I never received.
The yellowish micarta ferrule is around $100 each.
I am willing to give anybody $50% to get my money back as long as it's legal. That will be $800 cash or $700 plus one yellowish micarta ferrules.
poolchady said:
That's a Federal violation....wire fraud. Either the FBI and/or the Secret Service need to be contacted. It is my understanding that the Secret Service handles cases of Internet fraud in this country.
Chady, I realize, that by yourself, it is considered a small loss...but when you start to add the others who have been duped, it begins to add up.....I would suggest that any and all who have been 'had' contact their local offices of the Secret Service for any information/action.
Lisa
poolchady said:I actually paid him $1400 cash plus two yellowish micarta ferrules for his solid ebony SW cue which I never received.
The yellowish micarta ferrule is around $100 each.
I am willing to give anybody $50% to get my money back as long as it's legal. That will be $800 cash or $700 plus one yellowish micarta ferrules.
Chady, i hope you don't mind me posting for the same reason here.
I offer the same reward (50%) if anyone could get my money back, but legal way of course. I PayPal Brian Artrip $570.
Just want to add some information. I've emailed a guy that claim can help me get my money back. After exchanging few emails, he start to ask for my PayPal username and password. The reason is to check the transaction details made to Brian Artrip. I can't see any reason to give him that so I stop emailing him. He is one of the member in this forum. He hasn't do any harm to me yet so I won't post his name here. Please beware!
ridewiththewind said:
While I am not totally sure that it falls within their realm, here is the info...
http://www.secretservice.gov/financial_crimes.shtml
Joe
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call his bank and act like a merchant with a check attempting to verify the funds in the account, if he has them PM me I know lots about this, i own a piece of a bank and can help you, the govt weather its the cops ,attorny general etc takes forever if the cash is in his account there are ways of getting to it, if it aint, keep trying til it is, lemme know
You should get his name and face up at every billiard related event that you can think of. Aside from a few of these scumbags, the pool playing community tends to look out for each other. Anybody got a pic of this guy?
hope things would turn good for everyone..
thomsont said:
You should post the name. Given the numerous possible methods of that person getting a copy of your Paypal transaction details with Brian (without requiring your username and password) I just can't see anyone being able to defend that assinine request.