wcbh 0 #1 October 19, 2006 SCAM ALERT & DETAILS (Do not use Western Union) The following information relates to an individual that tried to sell me my own rig to me. Thanks to some friends and my own desire to catch the scam artist, I have been able to compile to following information as it relates specifically to this scammer. Aliases: Brian Tobin Robert Mancer Physical Address. Using the name Robert Mancer he gave the following address as the location for me to send him money (via Western Union): Robert Mancer 326 High Holborn London, WC1V 7PE United Kingdom USPA Number. Using the name Brain Tobin he said that his home zone was Bay Area Skydiving - Byron in California and that his USPA # is 120516. I contacted them and report the issue. IP Addresses (as determined from email responses). His ISP is AOL and to report him to their fraud department, contact Isaac Green at (703-265-1000 & ask for Isaac). Since he continues to link through his AOL account to his Yahoo email, he is still using the same group of IP addresses. Make sure that you check the header of any email sent to you. You can do a simple WhoIs search on anyone and determine where they really are. 195.93.60.98 195.93.60.100 195.93.60.106 195.93.60.134 Email Address (this may change, but he used in the last 2 scam attempts). opaquehelluen@yahoo.com Western Union Info: I have reported this scum to AOL, Western Union and the authorities. He will try to get you to send money via Western Union. Be aware of the risk and read the info at their site: http://www.westernunion.com/info/fraudindex.asp. Posting Photos: When posting a photo, try to overlay a personal logo or user name, so that it can not be easily air brushed or cropped out. A recent classified that I posted (ID 40578), shows an example of how I used my username as the overlay. It might not solve all the issues, but since most scam artist are lazy, they will probably look for another target to rip off. I hope that this info has been helpful and that this thread helps to catch a few of the bad guys. Liam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #2 October 29, 2006 send this info to the BPA, that will screw him. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #4 October 30, 2006 British parachute association .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcbh 0 #5 October 30, 2006 Aaahhh... Thanks... Will Do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xanlith 0 #6 May 23, 2008 Well this confirms it. I talked with "Brian" for a couple days and asked him a number of security questions about the Mirage G4 he was selling. Apparently they werent enough. He got $1300 and it appears that Im getting nothing. His handle was Brianinthesky and Im attaching all the information from our discussions to make sure this doesnt happen to anyone else. Guess my first rig is going to cost $1300 more than I thought it was going to. First time I've been scammed in 15 years on the net. Was a nice looking rig, I was pretty excited about. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3219381 JoshDont get scammed! Avoid Western Union transactions!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 May 23, 2008 Did you happen to call Bay Area or at least have your DZ look up that USPA number? I have to admit that he answered all the questions with a lot more info then you would normally expect a scammer to know. Only thing that jumps out at me is Mirage does not use C-17 as a harness measurement. SunPath uses that format, MirageSys uses a different format for their harness sizes.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xanlith 0 #8 May 23, 2008 Yep I called both his DZ and my DZ. His DZ just confirmed that he had jumped there before and my DZ confirmed that his USPA # matched his name and that it expired in 2004. I found it curious that his rig was DOM 2005 with the 2004 expiration but I figured that was when he moved to the UK and switched affiliations. Unfortunately the C-17 thing slipped past me. I've learned alot about gear in the last few months but I havent learned it all.Dont get scammed! Avoid Western Union transactions!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #9 May 24, 2008 PD 9-cell reserve? That caught my eye... xanlith - sorry you got 'taken' like that and I hope you get everything straightened out.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kzib 0 #10 September 7, 2009 Three years later is looks like this guy is up to his same old tricks with the same rig. Beware of user: heapyb http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/detail_page.cgi?ID=82677;d=1 I just reported his new listing as a scam. Josh, thanks for posting the fraud alert! KeithKeith Zibilich kzibby@gmail.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sapphire 0 #11 September 8, 2009 Yeah - he emailed me after his ad suddenly disappeared - LOL! Asking for Western Union payment has certainly given himself away... and now I found this thread. It really is a nice looking rig - whomever owns it... LMAO! "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar" ~ Helen Keller Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
