I Got Scammed Out of $500! Help Me Find "CobraSmith" !!
04-16-10, 09:17 PM
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I Got Scammed Out of $500! Help Me Find "CobraSmith" !!
An RX-7club member "CobraSmith" https://www.rx7club.com/itrader.php?u=140515 had PM'd me with a supposed street-ported motor that he had for sale, when I was in the market for a replacement motor.
He couldn't seem to get Paypal working, so I suggested a wire transfer between banks.
I sent him $500 towards a total $2,000.
When I scheduled the remaining $1,500 payment I called him that day and his phone stopped working. I immediately canceled the pending $1,500 wire transfer, but at that point he already got my $500.
I have a name and Bank Account # attached to a Chartway Federal Credit Union, based out of Virginia.
I need help locating this son of a B. My bank, HIS bank, local police, Navy Legal JAG officers, attourneys, and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov) have proven to be of NO help to me whatsoever!
Help! I can provide an IP address from his e-mails, or maybe the moderators on here could?
Any help is appreciated.
He couldn't seem to get Paypal working, so I suggested a wire transfer between banks.
I sent him $500 towards a total $2,000.
When I scheduled the remaining $1,500 payment I called him that day and his phone stopped working. I immediately canceled the pending $1,500 wire transfer, but at that point he already got my $500.
I have a name and Bank Account # attached to a Chartway Federal Credit Union, based out of Virginia.
I need help locating this son of a B. My bank, HIS bank, local police, Navy Legal JAG officers, attourneys, and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov) have proven to be of NO help to me whatsoever!
Help! I can provide an IP address from his e-mails, or maybe the moderators on here could?
Any help is appreciated.
04-17-10, 01:43 PM
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Name on the bank account is Chelsea Jenkins.
I don't wanna post their account # though..
The guy's name was supposedly "Dan" if that helps..
insidex7@yahoo.com
Name on the bank account is Chelsea Jenkins.
I don't wanna post their account # though..
The guy's name was supposedly "Dan" if that helps..
04-18-10, 05:51 PM
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Happened to me, I actually got my money back all 950$ of it. I did my HW first though. I'm a little nuts in the head so I before I sent the money I found her facebook, myspace and other personal accounts. Then looked through her accounts and found her sister and mother + both of their addresses. When I never got the stuff, an refused contact. I sent her mother a nice threatening action in the mail. I got a response that day. You must find the name of the person then use their close family as collateral in a sense. I don't care what anyone says, you take my money I will get it back one way or another.
If someone doesn't want to be found they won't be, however the people close to them won't be hard to find. The court will make someone pay or force someone who does know where he or she is to cooperate.
1. Search the name on Fbook and myspace.
2.If you find him or her check to see if they have other people with the last name FIRST. - If you message them they can always block you or delete their account, all your chances are gone from there.
3. Find the family and contact them, alert them to the situation and let them know the under handed crap their son/daughter is pulling. Then threaten them gently with legal action. Insist you don't want to but you will if you have too.
Here's my legally worded letter I messaged on Facebook to her & her parents. It got results... I hope this helps.
I got most of my info from a bank wire as well. Bank regs require an address, that alone should be enough. Lastly, please DO NOT FORGET TO inform them that will not only be sued for the money stolen but ALL legal fee's incurred by this transgression. If it's out of state, boy they will paying a lot for room, flight, lawyer and even so far as work comp.
Hope this helps, also don't get wrapped up in this. Play it cool like I did. The more your on their *** while hunting for them the deeper they will go into hiding. Once you have all the info then hit em hard.
If someone doesn't want to be found they won't be, however the people close to them won't be hard to find. The court will make someone pay or force someone who does know where he or she is to cooperate.
1. Search the name on Fbook and myspace.
2.If you find him or her check to see if they have other people with the last name FIRST. - If you message them they can always block you or delete their account, all your chances are gone from there.
3. Find the family and contact them, alert them to the situation and let them know the under handed crap their son/daughter is pulling. Then threaten them gently with legal action. Insist you don't want to but you will if you have too.
Here's my legally worded letter I messaged on Facebook to her & her parents. It got results... I hope this helps.
To XXXX XXXX
Recently I had purchased merchandise from you. I have not received my merchandise as per the terms of our agreement (Emails are a legal agreement). Instead you have taken the money I had sent to you and refused communication. I have legal documents of proof and have contacted the attorney general's office of xxxxx as well as a state senator here where I reside. I have spoken to my attorney and plan on going forward with legal action against you. I have tried to contact you countless time's and no response was made. If you do not contact me before Monday my attorney will be pursuing the maximum legal force allowed in this situation. I have bank statements and emails corroborating these transactions. I strongly urge you to refund my money. I am very serious about pursuing this matter legally until I receive the full amount paid to you.
After xday you need not contact me but my attorney directly. Monday night I will send you his number if no response is made. Then from Monday on I will let my attorney coordinate with the local sheriff's office to deal with this matter.
Regards
XXX XXXX
Recently I had purchased merchandise from you. I have not received my merchandise as per the terms of our agreement (Emails are a legal agreement). Instead you have taken the money I had sent to you and refused communication. I have legal documents of proof and have contacted the attorney general's office of xxxxx as well as a state senator here where I reside. I have spoken to my attorney and plan on going forward with legal action against you. I have tried to contact you countless time's and no response was made. If you do not contact me before Monday my attorney will be pursuing the maximum legal force allowed in this situation. I have bank statements and emails corroborating these transactions. I strongly urge you to refund my money. I am very serious about pursuing this matter legally until I receive the full amount paid to you.
After xday you need not contact me but my attorney directly. Monday night I will send you his number if no response is made. Then from Monday on I will let my attorney coordinate with the local sheriff's office to deal with this matter.
Regards
XXX XXXX
Hope this helps, also don't get wrapped up in this. Play it cool like I did. The more your on their *** while hunting for them the deeper they will go into hiding. Once you have all the info then hit em hard.
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04-20-10, 07:13 PM
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What type of assistance are you looking for. Sadly you chose to work with an individual with very little forum history it seems which means we have little to work with.
04-20-10, 10:00 PM
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The best I have to go off is the name "Chelsea Jenkins" attached to a "Chartway Federal Credit Union" account ####### (I have), which is based out of the Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virginia area..
I've tried looking up various personal-finders online and I've had a more than difficult time trying to isolate which one might be her..
I already tried the Facebook thing as well, along with phone number tracking based on the (2) phone numbers I have (757) 469-7147 and (757) 468-7147...the 469 number was a cell phone, most likely a pre-paid kind of phone...no longer works.
The 468 number registers under a Jessica Wilson in the Virginia Beach area, whom I messaged on Facebook and says she doesn't know WTF...
The name "Chelsea Jenkins" is 110% the name attached to the account my money went to. That's the best information I have to work with at this time..
I've tried looking up various personal-finders online and I've had a more than difficult time trying to isolate which one might be her..
I already tried the Facebook thing as well, along with phone number tracking based on the (2) phone numbers I have (757) 469-7147 and (757) 468-7147...the 469 number was a cell phone, most likely a pre-paid kind of phone...no longer works.
The 468 number registers under a Jessica Wilson in the Virginia Beach area, whom I messaged on Facebook and says she doesn't know WTF...
The name "Chelsea Jenkins" is 110% the name attached to the account my money went to. That's the best information I have to work with at this time..
04-21-10, 12:15 AM
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I'm not sure what kinda of additional assistance you are looking for.
The rx7club has no law enforcement ability nor do we function as a collection agency. Your best bet is to find some friendlies in the area to do some footwork for you or otherwise look into some of the federal money transfer/fraud laws.
The rx7club has no law enforcement ability nor do we function as a collection agency. Your best bet is to find some friendlies in the area to do some footwork for you or otherwise look into some of the federal money transfer/fraud laws.
04-24-10, 01:05 PM
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Why? Why?? WHY???
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Sounds stupid by: IPhone app: Background Check by Been Verified.
I was AMAZED at how much information it pulled up on me, my wife, and a buddy of mine.
It's a free ap, and you get 3 free background checks a week.
I work with several repo men and they are the ones that turned me on to it.
I was AMAZED at how much information it pulled up on me, my wife, and a buddy of mine.
It's a free ap, and you get 3 free background checks a week.
I work with several repo men and they are the ones that turned me on to it.
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