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#Amiga Con Man BEWARE!!

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#98216From: Gary KleinerJan 5, 1995 11:10 AM

Please beware of a scam artist who took me for several hundred dollars in a deal to purchase an Amiga 4000 from a CServe classified ad. He is David Chase along with Betty Yoder of Orville, Ohio membership # 74452,674.

#98217From: Gary KleinerJan 5, 1995 11:11 AM

P.S. If anyone else has had a problem with this scam, please let me know. Thanks

#98219From: Steve BorschJan 5, 1995 11:41 AM

Have you reported them to CIS? If not, do so immediately and follow up with your local state district attorney's fraud office. Since you have access via the CIS network locally (provided you're not using the 800# and live in the Aleutian Islands or something) you can be covered under your local state laws for fraud.

#98492From: henry tellerJan 9, 1995 9:08 PM

PMFJI – If you sent them money you should know where they live. Maybe a local member can dig up some info.

#98228From: Peter GreciJan 5, 1995 4:09 PM

That S**ks!!! Have you called Compuserve management about it? They may not be able to do anything for you but then again maybe they can.

#98285From: Brian JonesJan 6, 1995 6:51 PM

I don't remember if it was you that posted it, Gary, but on the internet, there is a guy that got burned from the same people via delphi, and evidently he has found several others that have had the same problem with people of similar names in the same city. It is on the comp.sys.amiga.marketplace newsgroup. He is trying to file legal action so you may want to contact him.

#98289From: Gary KleinerJan 6, 1995 8:56 PM

Brian, I am very interested in contacting the others who got burned. I know how to post to internet to a particular person, but how do I get into the newsgroup?>

#98310From: Peter GreciJan 7, 1995 1:51 PM

Gary you can do it here on Compuserve now according to the new Compuserve magazine. Try GO USENET, I've never used it so I don't know how you access individual newsgroups

#98332From: Michael MiloffJan 7, 1995 9:56 PM

PMJI There is a very easy, intuitive menu system to select specific newsgroups to which to subscribe. I was able to set up 10 or so Amiga newsgroups (from about 20 possible ones) within 5-10 minutes. The system is a lot better than some other text-based Internet access systems I have seen – and worse than others – but definitely very usable.

#98371From: Peter GreciJan 8, 1995 1:13 PM

Thanx for the info on the Usenet newsgroup setup here on CI$ Member of the Association of Media Professionals

#98325From: Mark SterlingJan 7, 1995 7:35 PM

Gary, I live only 15 miles from Orrville, OH. You want I should pay them a visit, eh? I could take Bluto with me. Goin' AP …..Mark Sterling

#98342From: Gary KleinerJan 8, 1995 12:53 AM

Mark, You say that in jest perhaps, but I'll keep it in mind. Evidently, they have ripped off several people in the past week. If I were to corner him and say that a friend was going to come by and pick up the computer, would you be willing to go by there?

#98385From: JAMES HANDYJan 8, 1995 4:27 PM

PMFJI Who is ripping off amiga users?? Jim

#98388From: Gary KleinerJan 8, 1995 4:35 PM

>Who is ripping off amiga users?< The scam artists are David (akaDevin) Chase and finance/wife Betty Yoder of Orville, Ohio.

#98449From: JAMES HANDYJan 9, 1995 4:07 PM

<Who is ripping off amiga users?> >>The scam artists are David (akaDevin) Chase and finance/wife Betty Yoder of Orville, Ohio.<< What are they trying to sell and how?

#98476From: Gary KleinerJan 9, 1995 7:09 PM

There was a CIS classified for Amiga 1200s and 4000s. They also scammed at least several people on Delphi.

#98558From: Mark SterlingJan 10, 1995 7:16 PM

Sure I'd pick it up. Orrville is not much out of my way. I hate to say it but it seems unlikely that they would agree to such a thing. It IS a rotten thing to rip someone off through the mail. Kinda cowardly.