MOTM

I'm one of the four of course and I'm not an US resident. Is this 
story going to be forgotten for ever? did the other three make any 
progress under any aspect of this annoying story? I always said I 
would join any kind of action of any type. Any thoughts? Apologizes to 
the others who may not be interested in this topic.
Enrico Dibennardo (Italy)

Eager to meet Todd in person one day :-)

> I'm one of the four of course and I'm not an US resident. Is this
> story going to be forgotten for ever? did the other three make any
> progress under any aspect of this annoying story? I always said I
> would join any kind of action of any type. Any thoughts? Apologizes to
> the others who may not be interested in this topic.
> Enrico Dibennardo (Italy)
>
> Eager to meet Todd in person one day :-)

Funny I should wake up and read this post - I was just thinking about  
this last night.

The only reason I haven't done anything about it is that, to me, the  
time and cash involved to make any action happen would surely exceed  
the original amount of money stolen. So I've sat on my hands. I can't  
speak for others, of course.

Does anybody know a good lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, partial to  
starving musicians, who would want to take this on?

e

I am not a lawyer.  But doesn't this look like fraud or theft?  That is 
a matter for the police.  You would need evidence that a) an agreement 
was made to purchase some items, b) the buyer sent the money and the 
seller received it, and c) the goods were never delivered.  That does 
not seem too difficult to show.  You have a record of emails and money 
transaction records.  It doesn't cost anything to contact the police and 
ask.

-Richard Brewster

Eric Frampton wrote:

>>I'm one of the four of course and I'm not an US resident. Is this
>>story going to be forgotten for ever? did the other three make any
>>progress under any aspect of this annoying story? I always said I
>>would join any kind of action of any type. Any thoughts? Apologizes to
>>the others who may not be interested in this topic.
>>Enrico Dibennardo (Italy)
>>
>>Eager to meet Todd in person one day :-)
>>    
>>
>
>Funny I should wake up and read this post - I was just thinking about  
>this last night.
>
>The only reason I haven't done anything about it is that, to me, the  
>time and cash involved to make any action happen would surely exceed  
>the original amount of money stolen. So I've sat on my hands. I can't  
>speak for others, of course.
>
>Does anybody know a good lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, partial to  
>starving musicians, who would want to take this on?
>
>e
>
>  
>

Not to mention if this took place across state lines or via the mail I 
believe that makes it a federal offense.

Dave Moylan

Richard Brewster wrote:

> I am not a lawyer.  But doesn't this look like fraud or theft?  That is 
> a matter for the police.  You would need evidence that a) an agreement 
> was made to purchase some items, b) the buyer sent the money and the 
> seller received it, and c) the goods were never delivered.  That does 
> not seem too difficult to show.  You have a record of emails and money 
> transaction records.  It doesn't cost anything to contact the police and 
> ask.
>
> -Richard Brewster
>
> Eric Frampton wrote:
>

Copied from another list.  I have not tried this.

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By the way, in case anyone needs to know how to file a fraud compalint, you
call the District Attorney for the County that the party committing fraud
lived in at the time the fraud was comitted. Say you wish to register a
criminal complaint of fraud for non-delivery of purchased goods. If the
amount is over $500, it is a felony fraud complaint.

It is not nessecary to know the current address of the criminal. The
complaint only needs to be filed for the address where the check was sent
to.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> David Moylan
> 
> Not to mention if this took place across state lines or via the mail I
> believe that makes it a federal offense.
> 
> Dave Moylan
> 
> Richard Brewster wrote:
> > I am not a lawyer.  But doesn't this look like fraud or theft?  That is
> > a matter for the police.  You would need evidence that a) an agreement
> > was made to purchase some items, b) the buyer sent the money and the
> > seller received it, and c) the goods were never delivered.  That does
> > not seem too difficult to show.  You have a record of emails and money
> > transaction records.  It doesn't cost anything to contact the police and
> > ask.
> >
> > -Richard Brewster
> >
> > Eric Frampton wrote:
> >

> I had a problem buying a bicycle headlight from someone in the US  
> ($800), and reported it to this website, they forwarded the  
> complaint onto the local police for action.
>
> Simon
> Canberra
> AUSTRALIA

Thanks for the tip. I'll contact them immediately. Perhaps the other  
three folks can do the same? This looks like a really good resource -  
I just wish I'd known about it a year ago.

e

> > I had a problem buying a bicycle headlight from someone in the US  
> > ($800), and reported it to this website, they forwarded the  
> > complaint onto the local police for action.
> >
> > Simon
> > Canberra
> > AUSTRALIA
> 
> Thanks for the tip. I'll contact them immediately. Perhaps the other  
> three folks can do the same? This looks like a really good resource -  
> I just wish I'd known about it a year ago.
 
Checking in late here (as the 4th victim), let's coordinate on this and 
any other strategies...

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