This person put up for bidding on Ebay a 12" Apple Powerbook at a buy it now price of only $200. He had good feedback from other auctions so I decided to go ahead and purchase it. Then after a few weeks of back and forth e-mailing and multiple excuses as to why the laptop hadn't yet shipped, I received in the mail a laminated 8x11 picture/poster of the laptop in a big box, and not the laptop itself!!

I should have known it was too good to be true when I won the auction, but the person had good feedback. Ebay and Paypal were unable to do anything because too much time had passed, but other people had tracked down all these different AKA's and posted them in the feedback section since he has apparently done this to many many people.

If anyone has any more info on this criminal, please post so we can track him down and make sure he gets locked up and our money is returned.

I have already filed a complaint with my local police, and the Miami, FL police since this is where I was told he was located, but they are not willing to get involved for such a small amount, so if others join in then maybe we can get him found and charges filed against him.

Amy W.
Carpinteria, California
U.S.A.